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SKIPTON Auction Mart’s opening New Year prime cattle sale – the monthly show will be staged this coming Monday as more retail buyers return –…

THE Red Rose bloomed at Skipton Auction Mart’s 14th annual Christmas prime cattle show and sale, with the Critchley family from Mercer Farm,…

A BUSY Skipton Auction Mart kicked off the 2020 Christmas show season with the annual rearing calf highlight, with Louise and Andrew Ayrton of…

Tampa has been welcoming the French military since 2001. Here’s why. | Column French and U.S. military forces have cooperated in coalitions to combat terrorism.     French soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force patrol in a residential area of Kabul, Afghanistans capital, in October 2004. [ EMILIO MORENATTI | AP ] Published 50 minutes ago Updated 50 minutes ago Editor’s note: French Ambassador Philippe Etienne will be touring Central Command at MacDill Air Fo...

WHILE a good response to Skipton Auction Mart’s call for retail cattle in handier weights had a dampening effect on selling averages, a strong underlying trade was seen on Monday for the 24 under 30-month prime cattle for all tastes, including a good number at 530kg and below. Bacup retail butcher Phil Gregory made another foray across the border to claim two for his DA Gregory and Sons Butchers, among then the top price per kilo entry, a 565kg British Blue-x heifer from ever-present Thre...