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16 December 2005
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT AS SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP REACHES TRIPLE FIGURES

The Welsh Black Cattle Society will be entering the New Year with added vigour having signed up its 100th member... read more
28 November 2005
LIFE SIZED BRONZE BULL STATUE UNVEILED AT BUILTH WELLS


Builth Wells, the home of the Royal Welsh Show, has a new resident – a life-sized bronze statue of a Welsh Black bull. The statue which weighs 1.5 tonnes was unveiled to coincide with the first day of the Royal Welsh Winter Fair today... read more

22 November 2005
welsh blacks walk back in time



There was a flash-back to days gone by in Pembrokeshire as 120 head of Welsh Black Cattle were driven on foot through the county's lanes...
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13 November 2005
new homes north of the border for hardy welsh blacks
It is often said that the first animal in the sale ring is the best buy, and that was certainly the case at the last Welsh Black Cattle Society sale of the season, which took place at Carlisle on Friday (November 11)... read more


2 November 2005
sambo tops the trade at dolgellau sale
Welsh Black Cattle Society Bull of the Year, Penwernhir Sambo bagged another accolade yesterday (November 1) – top price at the Society's Autumn Show and Sale at Dolgellau... read more


30 October 2005
cattle breeders miss out by not registering welsh blacks for dolLgellau sale
Welsh Black cattle breeders who don't register their cattle are losing the opportunity to boost their sale prices. The warning follows October 28th's special store sale at Dolgellau where more than half the cattle entered were Welsh Blacks... read more


24 October 2005
quality shows at LLANDOVERY store SALE
Quality Welsh Black cattle were in demand at the Llandovery Autumn Store Sale (October 21 st ). Auctioneers Clee Tompkinson and Francis sold 122 Welsh Black store cattle – including feeding bull steers and heifers – from the 648 cattle entered for the sale...
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14 October 2005
ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE AT LLANDOVERY
A 28 month old in-calf heifer called Neuadd Caran Ddu 310th reached the highest price as champion female at yesterday's (Thursday 13 October) Welsh Black Cattle Society Autumn Show and Sale at Llandovery, reaching 3,400gns... read more


13 October 2005
‘CAUTIOUS’ TRADE AT ABERGAVENNY FOR WELSH BLACKS
The Welsh Black Cattle Society’s autumn sale schedule got into full swing at Abergavenny Market yesterday (Monday, September 12th) at the Society’s 5th Annual Show and Sale... read more


2 October 2005
rain fails to dampen interest

The chance to buy polled Welsh Black Cattle drew buyers to Mid Wales on Saturday October 1 for the Idloes Herd dispersal sale. The sale by Edward Hamer, Penybanc Farm, Llanidloes was subject to heavy rain, but the inclement weather failed to dampen interest... read more


25 September 2005
HISTORY IS MADE AS TYDDEWI HERD GOES UNDER THE HAMMER



It was 115 years to the day since the last dispersal sale at Penlan Farm, St Davids, and yesterday’s (Saturday Sept 24th) sale of pedigree Welsh Black breeding cattle proved an enormous crowd puller... read more

 


18 September 2005
DISPERSAL SALE PROVES THE RIGHT ‘MEDICINE’ FOR ORPHANED CALF
The first of three Welsh Black Cattle Society dispersal sales during September took place at Harlech yesterday (September 17)... read more

15 September 2005
CEREDIGION CATTLE TAKE WELSH BLACK ANNUAL ‘MR & MRS’ TITLES
One county has swept the board in the Welsh Black Cattle Society’s annual search for the best bull and female of the year... read mor


17 August 2005
End of an era for Welsh Blacks at Penlan
It will be the end of an era when 140 pedigree Welsh Black cattle come up for sale at Penlan Farm, St Davids in Pembrokeshire.
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7 August 2005

FOESIDOES GWENO PROVES THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR EXPERIENCE

She may have been born in the year the world rocked with ‘Live Aid' and Mikhail Gorbachev took the helm at the Kremlin but Foesidoes Gweno 11 th can still give her much younger counterparts a run for their money in the show ring!
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30 May 2005
A DAY FOR THE ‘BOYS’ AT LLANDOVERY WELSH BLACK CATTLE SALE
Llandovery Market may have a reputation among Welsh Black Cattle devotees as a centre for marketing females, by it was a local home bred bull which topped the 18th Annual Pedigree Summer Show and Sale... read more


16 May 2005
WELSH BLACKS END CENTENARY YEAR WITH AUCTIONS & ARIAS
The Welsh Black Cattle Society (WBCS) rounded off its centenary celebrations with a weekend of activities, mixing business with pleasure... read more

8 May 2005
“QUALITY SELLS” AT DOLGELLAU SPRING SHOW & SALE
Welsh Black cattle were once again among the winners and top sellers at the 48th Annual Spring Show and Sale at Dolgellau on Friday, May 6th, 2005... read more

24 April 2005
WELSH BLACK PRICES QUELL SINGLE FARM PAYMENT FEARS AT DOLGELLAU SPRING STORE SALE
The Dolgellau Spring Store Sale (April 22) saw some 200 Welsh Black steers and heifers entered among a total of 550 cattle at the sale... read more

17 April 2005
LLANDOVERY STORE SALE PUTS A‘SPRING’ IN THE WELSH BLACK CATTLE SOCIETY’S STEP
An increase in entries and prices got the Welsh Black Cattle Society’s 2005 spring sale season off to a great start on Friday (April 15)... read more

16 March 2005
WELSH BLACK CATTLE SOCIETY ROUNDS OFF CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS WITH A ‘WALK AND A SONG'
The Welsh Black Cattle Society (WBCS) will mark the end of its centenary year celebrations in rousing style with a special concert... read more
16 January 2005
'Bullish' trade at Welsh Black Cattle Winter Sale
It was certainly a day for the boys at the 49 th Annual Welsh Black Cattle Society Winter Show & Sale , with bulls accounting for the day's top prices... read more

8 January 2005
New Council Chairman, Evan Tudor
The future is looking good for Wales' native cattle breed, so believes Evan Tudor, the newly elected Welsh Black Cattle Society Council Chairman... read more

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