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May 11, 2021 12:33 pm A man and a woman were arrested after a dispute broke out at a Limousin cattle sale at Borderway Mart in Carlisle in the UK. Police in Cumbria were called out to the dispute which occurred at around 8:50 last Thursday evening (May 6). A Cumbria Police spokesperson said: “A 61-year-old male, from Sheffield, sustained a slight injury to his head. “A 53-year-old male from Shropshire was arrested for assault and later cautioned for the offence. “Also, a 57-year-old female from Shropshire was arrested for public order offence and also cautioned.” Carlisle trade tops out at 50,000gns Despite the incident, the mart sale held the following day in Carlisle saw a great trade with prices topping out at 50,000gns. ....
Background? I grew up on a farm in Millbrook, Oldcastle, Co Meath, and was the second eldest of six children. My father bred Hereford and Simmental cattle along with suckler cows on the farm. I left school at 15 to help out on the farm with the intention of going to agricultural college when my older brother, John, finished school and was going to stay home for a year. Unfortunately, John got leukaemia before this happened and died at the age of 19. It was a tough time for all the family, especially my parents. What got you into breeding Limousins? A very good friend of my father, William Mulligan from Banbridge, Co Down, would visit regularly and, to hear him talk about the breed and what it had to offer, lit a fuse within me. ....