ABERDEEN CHRISTMAS CLASSIC CATALOGUE OF SHOW & SALE OF TEXEL, SUFFOLK, BELTEX, CHAROLLAIS FEMALE SHEEP In conjunction with the North of Scotland Texel Club North of Scotland Suffolk Sheep Club Beltex Scotland Club MONDAY 28th NOVEMBER 2016 at THAINSTONE CENTRE, INVERURIE JUDGING Ring No. 2 : at 3.00pm SALE within Sale Ring No. 2 : at 5.00 pm Programme of Events Monday 28th November 2016 11.30am Judging of Cast Sow Competition Pens 3.00 pm Judging of Pedigree Female Sheep : Sale Ring No. 2 5.00 pm Sale of Pedigree Female Sheep : Sale Ring No. 2 6.00 pm Judging of Young Farmers Prime Sheep : Exchange 6.15 pm Judging of Young Farmers’ Prime Cattle followed by Rising Stars Calf Show : Exchange Tuesday 29th November 2016 8.30 am Judging of Unhaltered Prime Cattle : Exchange and Judging of Prime Sheep : Behind Sale Ring No. 2 9.30 am Judging of Haltered Prime Cattle : Exchange 11.30 am Judging of Pedigree Beef Bulls : Exchange 12.30 pm Parade of Champions, Bulls, Rising Stars and Prime Cattle : Exchange 1.15 pm Presentation of Prizes Prime Cattle and Sheep within Sale Ring No. 3 1.30pm Sale of Prime Cattle and Sheep commencing with Cattle within Sale Ring No. 3 Note : Principal Haltered Cattle prize winners will be sold after Lot 2.00 pm Reduction Sale of Cairnton Herd : Sale Ring No. 2 3.00 pm Sale of Pedigree Beef Bulls & Females within Sale Ring No. 2 7.00 pm Young Farmers’ and Open Stock Judging Competition : Sale Ring No. 2 4 MESSAGE FROM OUR MAIN SPONSOR Serco Limited, operators of NorthLink Ferries have worked consistently to develop our relationship with the farming community since commencing operational responsibility for the Northern Isles Ferry services in July 2012 on behalf of the Scottish Ministers. The opportunity to support The Aberdeen Christmas Classic in 2016 sits both naturally and comfortably in our Sponsorship programme and indeed presents an ideal platform for us to meet with many of our customers, key stakeholders and colleagues in the fantastic surrounding of the Thainstone Centre. Working closely with the industry brings us into contact with and links both the North East and the Northern Isles, indeed one constant factor in developing, nurturing and growing the current successful livestock trade between the Northern Isles and the North East is NorthLink Ferries. Our Freight Team, based in Stromness, Orkney, led by Kris Bevan our Freight Manager, and our Livestock handling teams at Lerwick, Kirkwall Hatston and Aberdeen are focussed on ensuring the continued success of the livestock trade and with it the agriculture sector. Our teams liaise closely with Mart, Haulier and Animal Welfare Officer in delivering the successful transit of over 137,000 sheep and 27,000 cattle entrusted to us annually, taking pride and care in each safely delivered consignment. We hope you all enjoy your time at the ‘Classic’ and we look forward to meeting with you over the next two days. Stuart Garrett Managing Director NorthLinkFerries 5 MEET OUR EVENT SPONSORS The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society Pedigree House, 6 King’s Place, Perth Our mission: To maximise the opportunity for the use of pedigree Aberdeen-Angus stock, resulting in improved profitability of members’ pedigree livestock enterprises. Our goals: To increase consumer awareness and market demand for the Aberdeen-Angus brand; to increase the production of Aberdeen-Angus beef in line with consumer demand; to improve the efficiency of production and standard of Aberdeen-Angus cattle by evaluation and implementation of a planned breeding programme; to raise the skills and knowledge base of the Society’s members; to increase the cost effectiveness and range of member services; to develop a fully integrated youth development programme. T: 01738 622477. E: [email protected]. www.aberdeen-angus.co.uk Blackadders LLP Our Rural land and Business team, headed up by Petra Grunenberg, covers the whole of Scotland with offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth. The team recognises the particular needs and difficulties facing landowners, farmers and those with rural businesses in Scotland and we offer the full range of specialist legal advice of the highest quality, hand in hand with practical commercial solutions. Our Director, Ellen Eunson is always happy to deal with any queries from our Aberdeen office or from our booth at Thainstone Mart (which is located on the ground floor in the corridor to the rings). 6 Cheale Meats, Brentwood, Essex With their modern specially equipped Sow abattoir, Cheale Meats Ltd, handles the majority of Scotland’s and England’s cull sows. Working with producers to maintain a regular supply of high quality Sow meat for export throughout European Union. Cheale Meats is the essential service for the UK’s pig breeders. Constantly seeking new markets and CHEALE MEATS LTD innovation in production, Cheale Meats is proud to consistently return the highest possible prices for producers. We have a reputation for high quality, high hygienic pork for premier brand products sold worldwide. Cheale Meats and ANM are the proven marketing outlet for Scottish pig breeders. East Coast Viners Animal Nutrition Drumlithie-based East Coast Viners Animal Nutrition is one of Scotland’s largest family-owned animal feed compounding businesses, producing a wide range of feeds for all types of cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and game. ECV also supply straight feeds and minerals for the on-farm mixer. Full technical support and rationing provided. Farmers Guardian Newspaper Farmers Guardian is the best read weekly title at farms of all sizes in the UK. If you want to reach farmers there’s no better vehicle for your advertising message. The classified section is jam packed with advertising of products, sales and services essential to the agricultural industry. Farmers Guardian is written for farmers about farming. Whether it is the latest news on everything that matters in the industry, or in-depth farm features, farmers across Britain turn to Farmers Guardian every Friday. Farmers Guardian’s technical coverage whether - arable, livestock or machinery - covers the key issues our readers need to know, week-in, week-out. We are committed to working for a positive future for Britain’s farmers. 7 Farmers Journal The Farmers Journal is focussed on delivering practical technical farming knowledge and market information to farmers in a bid to improve profitability. In this regard, we are delighted to be working with ANM Group on our Farm Profit Programme. This opportunity to work with Scottish livestock farmers across the North East is something that really excites the Farmers Journal specialist team. Many challenges lie ahead for farmers but all that we can really control is what we focus on inside our own farm gate. We look forward to working with farmers through the Farm Profit Programme and taking on these challenges to drive profitability both on the focus farms and wider industry. Filpumps, Thainstone, Inverurie With our own state of the art mobile drilling rig, retail store and dedicated sales and service department we are able to assist customers from all industries with various projects from beginning to end. Being the main agent for Permastore Slurry Stores we can supply and install tanks, mixers valves and heavy duty Chopper pumps. We also have access to industry leading manufacturers and therefore can offer customers supply, fit and commission all types of pumps and treatment systems, for drinking water, parlour and wash-down, and effluent and sewage waste. For more information please contact us on 01467 623010 or [email protected] GPH Builders Merchants Limited is the leading independent Builders Merchants in the North East of Scotland, proudly serving our customers for over thirty years. With branches in Inverurie, Westhill and now Stonehaven, we supply high quality, ethically-sourced goods from reputable, innovative and brand-leading manufacturers, and can deliver throughout the region on our own fleet of mechanical off-load vehicles. We’re open to everyone, and deliver excellent customer service whilst providing value for money, cost effective solutions to all your needs. Better go GPH! 8 GWT Plant Hire Ltd Based in Stonehaven, we cover all areas of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus and beyond We specialise in all types of Groundcare and ATV machinery for both professional and domestic use. GWT is an appointed service centre for Toro and TYM products and also a dealer for BRP CanAm Quad bikes and Kawasaki Mule. GWT can carry out repairs on all types of machines on site and also in our GWT Plant Hire Ltd fully equipped workshop. We have a wide variety of machinery for sale for both professional and domestic use including- ride on mowers, push mowers, strimmers and hedge cutters, chainsaws, blowers - both new and used stock available. Harbro Limited, Markethill, Turriff Harbro’s Rumitech is making its mark in finishing diets by improving feed utilisation, feed efficiency and as a result, improving killing-out percentages. This unique additive works in several ways to increase feed efficiency by increasing the number of bugs in the rumen, reducing the amount of energy lost as methane and reducing the loss of protein as urea. This ultimately leads to better digestion and better retention of energy and protein. Rumitech is available exclusively from Harbro for use finishing diets through inclusion in Grampian Minerals, Champion concentrates or finishing compounds, Beefstock and Elitestock nuts. HRN Tractors Ltd., South Road, Insch Nothing runs like a Deere. HRN are the main dealers in Scotland for the John Deere range of tractors and farm machinery. They now cover from Perthshire up to Caithness with depots at Insch, Turriff, Muir of Ord. Kinloss, Caithness & Balbeggie. All depots stock a full range of machinery and spares and are staffed by factory-trained engineers.