A charity auction to raise funds for the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) which works with volunteers to provide free educational activities and experimental learning opportunities, aiming to bring farming and the working countryside to life for young people.
Now in its 25th year, RHET works with partners to provide and deliver world-leading learning opportunities for all Scotland’s young people aged 3 to 18 about, in and through the Scottish agricultural environment and the countryside.
As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations a gala ball is being held on Saturday 2nd March, featuring a charity auction. Four lots of Texel genetics are included within the auction.
The first of these is an opportunity to purchase two grade one embryos donated by Robert Cockburn, Knap. The embryos are by 2023 Texel Sire of the Year, Haddo Falcon, and out of a full ET sister to Knap Daisy Duke, dam of the 170,000gns Knap Grumpy.
Maternal sister to embryos
Second up are four doses of semen from the 170,000gns Lanark topper Knap Grumpy, kindly donated by Messrs Boden and Davies, Sportsmans.
Knap Grumpy
Following that are six doses of the 42,000gns Ettrick Grey Goose, with these donated by Gordon Gray, Ettrick, Messrs Campbell, Cowal and Nick Legge, Thornbury.
Ettrick Grey Goose
The final lot is a further four doses of Grey Goose semen.
Bids may be placed at any time between now and Saturday evening through the event’s online bidding platform. Anyone outbid on any lot will be notified and have the opportunity to increase their bid.