03/01/08 - THAINSTONE SET FOR NEW SEASON OF SFP ENTITLEMENT SALES

07/01/08 - 2008 LIVESTOCK EVENTS GET OFF TO A FLYING START AT THAINSTONE

15/01/08 - GOOD START ANTICIPATED FOR 2008 SFP SALES

17/01/08 - RECORD PRICE ACHIEVED FOR THAINSTONE ANIMAL

18/01/08 - 2008 SINGLE FARM PAYMENT SALES OFF TO A POSITIVE START

29/01/08 - FIRST SATURDAY SALE OF 2008 LOOKS SET TO ATTRACT CROWDS

29/01/08 - SECOND SFP ENTITLEMENT LOOKS SET TO BE ANOTHER SUCCESS

SECOND SFP ENTITLEMENT SALE LOOKS SET TO BE ANOTHER SUCCESS

More than 2,744.40 hectare units of Single Farm Payment entitlements will go under the hammer at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie this Friday (February 01) from 2pm.

Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ second sale of entitlements this year will include 33 lots (2709.74 hectare units) of standard entitlements with a wide range of values between €14.71 and €946.46, and 7 lots (34.66 hectare units) of set aside entitlements with values between €226.49 and €342.21.

The popular eBid @ live auction system will again be in operation during the auction. For further information on eBid @ live auction or to obtain a sale catalogue call Alan Donald on (01467) 623753.

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FIRST SATURDAY SALE OF 2008 LOOKS SET TO ATTRACT CROWDS

Plans are afoot for the first Thainstone Saturday Sale of 2008.

The sale of commercial vehicles, 4x4s, tractors, farm machinery, building and horticultural plant equipment and hand tools will take place at Inverurie’s Thainstone Centre on Saturday, February 02, from 9am.

A number of notable items are expected on the day as the event marks the first of seven Saturday sales due to take place throughout the year.

Speaking ahead of the weekend sale, Alan Hutcheon, Aberdeen & Northern Marts deputy general manager said: “We look forward to starting at the weekend what we hope will be a busy and successful season of Saturday sales in 2008. We already have a large number of quality items to the fore and I am certain a number of people will turn up on the day to browse and buy.”

For further information on the sale of commercial vehicles contact Andy Birtwhistle on (01467) 623770, or Alan Hutcheon on (01467) 623700 for other items.

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2008 SINGLE FARM PAYMENT SALES OFF TO A POSITIVE START

Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ 2008 auctions of Single Farm Payment entitlements got off to a great start at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie on Friday (January 18).

A total of 1356.23 hectare units of standard entitlements were forward, selling to a top price of £800 per unit for 20 units valued at €419.81. Also on offer were 31.39 hectare units of set aside entitlements which achieved a top price of £590 per unit for 15.86 units valued at €342.21.

With almost 60 people logged on, eBid @ live auction the remote bidding system experienced a high volume of traffic for a SFP entitlement sale, and 13 out of the 24 lots sold were bought by this method.

Top multiplier for set aside entitlements was 2.47, while top multiplier for standard entitlements was 3.19.

Commenting on the company’s first SFP sale of 2008, Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ general manager John Gregor said: “The inaugural sale of 2008 SFP sales was very well attended with a number of both standard and set aside entitlements to the fore.

“A top price of £800 was achieved on the day and it was especially encouraging to see almost 60 people taking advantage of the eBid @ live auction facility. eBid has firmly established its place in these sales and today’s number of participants was testimony to its growing success.”

The next sale will be held on Friday, February 01 at 2pm.

Entries for this sale close at 12noon on Monday, January 28. For further information on Single Farm Payment entitlement auctions or on eBid @ live auction, call Alan Donald on (01467) 623753 or email alan.donald@goanm.co.uk

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RECORD PRICE ACHIEVED FOR THAINSTONE ANIMAL

A record price for commercial beef breeding cattle was realised at a special sale at Inverurie’s Thainstone Centre last week.

A homebred Belgian Blue cross limousin from GP Smart & Son, Sheil, Alford, achieved a top price of £2000 – a record for in calf commercial beef breeding cows at the centre.

The animal – served to calve her second calf in April to AI limousin bull Killarton Travis – was purchased by North showman John Smith of Brora.

Aberdeen & Northern Marts said all classes at last week’s special sale met an increased demand with spring calving heifers and cows in great demand.

Other leading prices were as follows:

Heifer with bull calf: Simmental - Kinbattoch, Glenkindie £960; Belgian Blue - Kinbattoch £940; Limousin - Oswie, Whithorn £830.

Heifer with heifer calf: Limousin - Oswie £900; Simmental - Blairfowl, Fyvie £880; Belgian Blue - Muirfield, Cuminestown - £800; Her - Oswie £760.

Cow with bull calf: Belgian Blue -Wester Coxton , Elgin £1,250; Simmental - Wester Coxton £800; Limousin - Nether Lenshie, Rothienorman £780.

Cow and heifer calf: Belgian Blue - Wester Coxton £1,050; Limousin -Wester Coxton £850; Belgian Blue - Wester Coxton - £820; AA - Bruntlands, Alves £720.

Spring calving heifers: Simmental - Backhill, Seggat, Auchnagatt; £960(three); AA - Obliston, Fochaber - £960(two); Limousin - Backhill Seggat £800.

Spring calving cows: Limousin - Shiel £1,150; Simmental - Knockando, Craigievar £1,100; Belgian Blue - Shiel £900; Her - Uradale, East Voe - £680; Sho - Scatsa, Brae £570;

Dispersal from Mains of Newton, Craigellachie (J & R McCulloch)

Cows with autumn born bull calves: Simmental - £1,150; Limousin £980; Charolais - £980.

Cows with autumn born heifer calves: Simmental - £1,120; Charolais - £980.

Bulling heifers - Simmental - Mains of Tannachie, Buckie £760.

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GOOD START ANTICIPATED FOR 2008 SFP SALES

With 29 lots amounting to almost 1387.62 hectare units, Aberdeen & Northern Marts anticipate strong interest in their first Single Farm Payment entitlement sale of 2008 this Friday (January 18).

Going under the hammer at Thainstone Centre from 2pm will be 1356.23 units of standard entitlements with values between €103.31 and €801.03, and 31.39 units of set aside entitlements with values between €314.43 and €342.21.

The ANM Group Ltd’s eBid @ live auction remote bidding system will operate during the auction, and anyone wishing to participate using this method should register at least 48 hours in advance of the sale.

For further information on eBid @ live auction or to obtain a sale catalogue, visit www.goanm.co.uk/sfp or call Alan Donald on (01467) 623753.

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2008 LIVESTOCK EVENTS GET OFF TO A FLYING START AT THAINSTONE

1700 animals made the trip to Thainstone last Friday as the 2008 farming year got off to a flying start at Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ annual anniversary show and sale.

With the overall champion selling for £1000 and the reserve champion achieving £850, trade was brisk at the joint Thomson of Sauchen and Henry J Thomson-sponsored event.

Judge Philip Simmers of Backmuir, Keith placed as his overall champion and home bred champion a 660kg charolais cross steer from Andrew Anderson, Smallburn Farms Ltd, Mayne Farm, Elgin, which he bought for £1000.

The overall reserve champion, a 510kg home bred charolais cross heifer from R & J Greenlaw, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone also sold to the judge for £850.

Speaking at the show and sale, held to mark 18 years since the centre opened, judge Mr Simmers said the standard was incredibly high.

He said: “I was looking for a top butchers’ animal and there was certainly many to the fore today. It was also encouraging to see such a high volume of entries which makes for a positive start to the 2008 farming year. I am very pleased with the prices I paid for both the champion and reserve animals.”

Prizes were presented by show and sale sponsor Eric Thomson of Thomson of Sauchen.

Commenting on Thainstone Centre’s first livestock event of 2008, Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ store and breeding cattle manager John Angus added: “There was a superb entry this year and despite the winter weather a large number of people were present. The animals were extremely high quality with prices on the day exceeding expectation.”

The full prize list was as follows:

Junior Steer – 1 Uppermill Farms Ltd, Springburn, Kintore; 2 J & J Grant, Earlsfield, Kennethmont (576kg, £800); 3 A Johnstone & Partners, Tannachie, Stonehaven (570kg, £705).

Senior Steer – 1 Smallburn Farms Ltd, Mayne Farm, Elgin (660kg, £1000); 2 D & A Bruce, Dorsell, Alford, (626kg, £835); 3 J B Smith, Auchnavaird, Auchnagatt (670kg, £860).

Junior Heifer – 1 R & J Greenlaw, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone, (510kg, £850); 2 Smallburn Farms Ltd, Mayne Farm, Elgin (480kg, £705); 3 JJ Gordon, Wellheads, Huntly (512kg, £655).

Senior Heifer – 1 R & J Greenlaw, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone, (768kg, £960); 2 I D Ross, Coldhome, Dallas (514kg, £700).

Pair of Steers – 1 Smallburn Farms Ltd, Mayne Farm, Elgin (487kg, £690); 2 J B Smith, Auchnavaird, Auchnagatt (624kg, £780); 3 J & J Grant, Earlsfield, Kennethmont (530kg, £720).

Pair of Heifers – 1 K H & K Marshall, East Bogheadly, Rickarton (518kg, £725); 2 R & J Greenlaw, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone (467kg, £675); 3 Uppermill Farms Ltd, Springburn, Kintore (480kg, £630).

Pen of Four Steers – 1 W Mather & Sons, Shandford, Fern (479kg, £682); 2 R & J Greenlaw, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone (526kg, £675); 3 ID Ross, Coldhome, Dallas (505kg, £670).

Pen of Four Heifers – 1 R & J Greenlaw, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone (467kg, £675); 2 JJ Gordon, Wellheads, Huntly (382kg, £540).

Event photos:

Head stockman at Smallburn Farms Doug Stephen (left) prepares to accept the champion’s perpetual trophy on behalf of Andrew Anderson, Smallburn Farms Ltd, Mayne Farm, Elgin from show and sale sponsor Eric Thomson of Thomson of Sauchen.

Gavin Greenlaw (right) of R & J Greenlaw, Groddie Farm, Logie Coldstone receives his reserve champion prize from show and sale sponsor Eric Thomson of Thomson of Sauchen.

Graham Gibb (left) of Aberdeen & Northern Marts presents show and sale judge Philip Simmers, Backmuir, Keith with a momento.

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THAINSTONE SET FOR NEW SEASON OF SFP ENTITLEMENT SALES

Aberdeen & Northern Marts has announced plans for a new season of Single Farm Payment (SFP) entitlement sales starting on Friday, January 18, 2008.

The 2008 series of sales will once again be conducted using ANM Group’s innovative national auction system which is widely recognised as the barometer for establishing prices.

At the beginning of 2007 more than 15,000 hectare units were sold using a combination of live bidding and the ANM Group Ltd’s state-of-the-art remote bidding system, eBid @ live auction.

John Gregor, Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ general manager said: “I expect to see confidence in the market for SFP with the recent Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) health checks reinforcing the payment system until 2013.

“The use of eBid @ live auction is an integral part of the ongoing success, meaning that bidding can take place from anywhere across the country removing the necessity for bidders to attend in person.”

Mr Gregor added: “Given the success of sales in the last couple of years, we anticipate strong interest in 2008 and I would urge both buyers and sellers to register an interest now.”

Entries for the first SFP entitlement sale of 2008 close at noon on Monday, January 14.

For further information or to register an interest, call Alan Donald on (01467) 623753 or visit www.goanm.co.uk/sfp.

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