Antimicrobial residues found in soils at all 27 Argentine beef feedlots, raising concerns over contamination, medicine traceability and antimicrobial resistance.

North Country Cheviot rams average £837 at Longtown sale, up £300 year-on-year, with top price £4000. Bluefaced Leicester rams average £842.

Balthayock Charolais, founded in 1969, is led by Nick Walter at the 1800-acre Perthshire farm, with six pedigree bulls bound for Stirling’s October sale near Perth.

British Blue heifer from Flimby Hall wins Harrison and Hetherington’s Carlisle store cattle championship at £2750, with top price reaching £4400.

QMS will showcase Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Prime Scottish Pork at SIAL Paris 2026 from October 17, promoting exports, provenance and growth to global buyers.

Rumenco launches pink Lifeline Lamb and Ewe blocks and Nettex Promark spray, raising funds for the Pink Ribbon Foundation and breast cancer charities in the UK.

Scottish Texel breeders dominate Ruthin sale in North Wales, with Cambwell Jed leading ram lambs at 4000gns and a Knap gimmer at 1700gns.

Breeding sheep, gimmers, store lambs and rams sold well at Thainstone, Dingwall, Stirling and St Boswells sales.

Texel gimmers and ewes reach £520 at John Douglas and family’s fifth annual flock production sale in Kirkcolm, held by C&D Auctions.

United Auctions’ Stirling sale saw 6947 Blackface and Cheviot ewes and gimmers sold, led by a £2800 Blackface gimmer, with averages rising year on year.

GWM POER300 named Most Affordable Diesel Double Cab Pick-up in Diesel & Eco Car’s 2026 awards, with 3,500kg towing, 1,000kg payload and 4WD from £32,495.

Mark Munro’s Invercharron flock won champion and reserve at Dingwall’s ram sale, selling for £3200 each; Bluefaced Leicester topped prices at £4000.