UK’s first dedicated virtual livestock sale to go ahead
I think this is one of the way things will permanently change (not completely but substantively) as a consequence of the coronavirus. This story tells us:
A rural auctioneer is holding the UK’s first dedicated virtual pedigree livestock sale as the coronavirus crisis continues to cause restrictions.
The initiative will allow Harrison & Hetherington’s (H&H) Annual Dairy Pedigree Sale of dairy bulls, from across the North of England and Scotland, to still go ahead.
The rural firm’s decision to launch an online catalogue comes as Covid-19 restrictions have made the conduct of livestock sales impossible.
But the virtual sale will allow “normal” trading to continue, albeit without the face-to-face sales that the traditional mart embodies.
The catalogue is already published, and bidding will commence on Friday 10 April at 9am, with final bids to be made by Tuesday 14 April at 5pm.