News Archive 2004

08/12/2004

Seisiog Cymro 61 st and Caerynwch Gladys 43 rd have become cattle royalty after scooping the top prizes in the Welsh Black Cattle Society's prestigious Bull and Female of the Year competition.

05/12/2004

The Welsh Black Cattle Society rounded off their most successful ever year with more wins at this year's Royal Smithfield Show last week (2 – 5 December).

05/12/2004

The Welsh Black Cattle Society rounded off their most successful ever year with more wins at this year's Royal Smithfield Show last week (2 – 5 December).

01/12/2004

The Welsh Black Cattle Society rounded off its centenary year by taking to the ring at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Winter Fair.

24/11/2004

Welsh Black Cattle exhibitors are busy preparing for two major events next week – the Royal Welsh Agricultural Winter Fair and the Royal Smithfield Show.

14/11/2004

Welsh Black Cattle Society Centenary President, Dai Jones MBE, ARAgS, led the way at the society's 27th Annual Autumn Show and Sale at Carlisle on November 12.

03/11/2004

The last of the Welsh Black Cattle 2004 sales to be held on home soil has been declared a ‘great success' with six females sharing the top price of 3,000gns.

29/10/2004

Welsh Black Cattle dominated the sale of store cattle at Dolgellau, accounting for over three quarters of the cattle entered for the sale on October 29th, 2004.

25/10/2004

The Welsh Black Cattle Society is on a high following one of the most successful sales in recent years, with several animals selling for well over 2,000gns a head.

18/10/2004

Llandovery Market is fast becoming a sale ‘hot-spot' for Welsh Black Cattle with entries up 50% on last year's store cattle sale.

14/09/2004

The Welsh Black Cattle Society's Centenary Show & Sale season swung into action at Abergavenny Market on Monday 13 September, with good trade and increased averages.

23/08/2004

Guests at Carmarthen’s Boar’s Head Hotel could be forgiven they were seeing things when a Welsh Black heifer paid a visit to mark the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Welsh Black Cattle Society.

14/08/2004


Experience doesn’t automatically mean success as Welsh Black heifer Iwrch Ann 2nd demonstrated when she took top honours for the breed at the Anglesey Show - her first outing in a show ring.

25/07/2004

Yesterday's (Sat July 24) Drovers Parade through the streets of Llandovery rounded off a remarkable week for the Welsh Black Cattle Society.

05/07/2004

Welsh Black Cattle eyes were focused on the rings at the Royal Show on Wednesday (July 7) and the judging of the NatWest Burke Interbreed Cattle Championship trophies.

15/06/2004

Welsh Black Cattle Society members turned out in force to support the Aberystwyth and Ceredigion County Show, the first time cattle have been in the show's ring since 2000.

21/05/2004

No strangers to winning awards, the Welsh Black Cattle Society has scooped another accolade, in this its centenary year.