Sheep genetics and how it continues to adapt to the demands placed on UK industry are at the center of the National Sheep Association’s latest sheep breed survey. Carried out for the fifth time since 1971, the survey carried out by AHDB / Signet Breeding, with funding from UK collectionRead More →
London, Ont. – Ask Paul Bilawski if he ever thought he would be a sheep farmer, and he’ll laugh and tell you no. The retired construction worker moved from Innisfil to southwestern Ontario with his wife Darlene in 2016. She had worked in an office and had recently retired. “WeRead More →
curling-draft Duncan Barrie of Galbraith, who manages the sale, said: “This is a really beautiful place, private but accessible and surrounded by attractive countryside. The land is well maintained and used as part of a larger farm and sheep farm, supported by several modern sheds. There is also a potentialRead More →
New Suffolk sheep breed record set for 200,000g of Salopian ram lamb Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon depicting a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret A block arrow icon pointing right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook A Facebook “f” brandRead More →
New Suffolk sheep breed record set for 200,000g of Salopian ram lamb Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon depicting a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret A block arrow icon pointing right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook A Facebook “f” brandRead More →
Rising costs and decreasing subsidies have prompted many mountain farms to review their production and systems. Many units have switched to a Cheviot sire for this reason, either to raise breeding stock or as a terminal sire for reserve or premium lambs. The company’s sales saw throughputs and averages increaseRead More →
Nature, conservation and food production must and can go hand in hand, according to Carwyn Jones, a Montgomeryshire beef and sheep farmer. The 160 acre beef and sheep farm at Ty Mawr, Dolanog in the Vyrnwy Valley, has been in the family for many generations, Carwyn took over full managementRead More →
An Idaho dog has been reunited with his family after a frightening car accident. Tilly, a 2-year-old border collie hooker, went missing on Sunday when a vehicle collision ‘threw’ the dog from the back seat of his family’s car on Idaho State Highway 41, a Press release of the IdahoRead More →
An Idaho dog has been reunited with his family after a terrible car accident. Tilly, a 2-year-old border collie hooker, went missing on Sunday when a collision with a vehicle “ejected” the dog from the back seat of his family’s car on Idaho State Highway 41, according to a pressRead More →
OVINO opens its doors to the public on June 12 TORONTO, June 8, 2021 / CNW / – OVINO is a new business that will house more than 2,000 sheep. OVINO uses advanced technologies in the automation of feeding, littering and milking. Sheep are fed and laid down by TKSRead More →
UPDATE: JUNE 8 AT 10:28 AM Tilly, the 2-year-old Border Collie who was thrown from a car on Sunday in a crash, has been found. He was found on a sheep farm, where he had apparently taken on the role of shepherd. According to the owner of Tilly, he hasRead More →
A magistrate’s court has found a sheep trader and the manager of a sheep farm in Kibbutz Geva in northern Israel guilty of animal abuse. Despite the prosecution’s request to send them to jail, the two men are given suspended sentences and fines as part of a plea bargain. TheRead More →
Caroline Reese Nelson had what might have been considered by other creatives to be a good career. By 2013, she had released two country-folk solo albums, ‘Indian River’ in 2010 and ‘Slow Code’ in 2013, and was an active touring musician. Still, life on the road took a heavy tollRead More →
POTTSTOWN, PA — Own a piece of history in Pottstown. A historic 1750s home that was once part of a local sheep farm has just come up for sale. Here is the full list: Address: 891 Temple Road, Pottstown, Pennsylvania Price: $379,900 Square feet: 3071 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 fullRead More →
A working sheep farm in Massachusetts known as Bogastow Farm is the oldest listing to land on the market this week on realtor.com®. About 40 kilometers southwest of Boston, the main house of the 64-acre property dates back to 1693. The property has been in the family of the currentRead More →
Groton – The Groton Open Space Association has purchased the 104-acre Sheep Farm South plot at the corner of Flanders Road and Route 1, marking a long-standing preservation goal that fits within the larger framework of open spaces in Groton . The property abuts the existing 63-acre Sheep Farm propertyRead More →
Redflow’s systems integration architect and largest shareholder has brought his work home, installing a Redflow 280kWh battery-powered micro-grid at his sheep farm in northwest Tasmania. April 21, 2021 peacock bella Simon Hackett’s 73 hectare sheep farm, The Vale, has now achieved energy independence with the deployment of an advanced 100Read More →
Copyright AFP 2017-2021. All rights reserved. A video has been viewed thousands of times in several Facebook and YouTube posts, alongside a claim that it shows a clone of a goat-pig hybrid animal called Khanzarof. The claim is false. The video actually shows the Beltex sheep, a breed originally fromRead More →
A herd of self-replacing terminal bulls is now aiming for 1000 kg liveweight / ha after increasing yield by 27% in three years. Lamb production has increased from 517.85 kg / ha to 662.61 kg / ha since 2017 at Greenfield Farm, High Etherley, County Durham. At the same time,Read More →
A breed of Welsh Mountain sheep that has declined in numbers by almost 30% since 2013 has been added to a breed survival watchlist. The rare Badger Face Torwen will now have targeted support to aid in breed revival. Torwens, which means “white belly,” have a black face with whiteRead More →
Accidentally buying the wrong sheep is a mistake in paying dividends for a producer in Hunter Valley. The Australian White is a breed of Australian meat sheep originally developed for Australian conditions and rapidly gaining popularity. However, this was never something a Gundy farm had in mind until they accidentallyRead More →
The rams are led to another kraal. Photo: Glenneis Kriel At Pienaarsrivier, a grain and sheep farm near Riversdale in the South Cape, farm owner Kobus Horne and sheep production manager Dirk Liebenberg have dramatically improved production efficiency and reduced costs through the use of technology and a carefully plannedRead More →
The cutest sheep in the world or a face only a mother could love? You can decide at the Otago Taieri A&P Show in Mosgiel on Saturday. Woodland Farm owner Nikita Woodhead of Mosgiel said the Valais black nose is widely considered the cutest sheep breed in the world. “WhenRead More →
The Blue Texel breed of sheep is growing in popularity Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon depicting a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret A block arrow icon pointing right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook A Facebook “f” brand icon. GoogleRead More →
The Blue Texel breed of sheep is growing in popularity Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon depicting a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret A block arrow icon pointing right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook A Facebook “f” brand icon. GoogleRead More →
When Danielle Pennel and Garnet Underwood sold their property at Stories Beach in Campbell River to become sheep farmers in Sayward, they couldn’t predict that rising lumber prices would disrupt their plans. Of the seven acres of land they bought in May, the Vancouver Island couple planned to build anRead More →
When Danielle Pennel and Garnet Underwood sold their property at Stories Beach in Campbell River to become sheep farmers in Sayward, they couldn’t predict that rising lumber prices would disrupt their plans. Of the seven acres of land they bought in May, the Vancouver Island couple planned to build anRead More →
By Debbie James Focusing on ram breeding to be profitable in a commercial sheep farming situation is proving a winning formula for a Welsh sheep farm. Far from needing rams that win awards at shows, most of Gary and Meinir Howells’ clients want an animal with a good body withRead More →
Genetics combined with a reseeding policy are helping a Welsh sheep farmer to sustain his business amid changes in farm support. Iwan Jones leads a flock of 700 Welsh sheep on the LlÅ·n Peninsula. He established the herd 10 years ago after returning from New Zealand, where he ran aRead More →
During most of this time, the farm focused on producing milk for local dairies as well as chickens for the laying egg market until 1995. When James and Austin took over the farm from their parents in 2010, they faced the common challenge of how to balance the continuation ofRead More →
The Fife farm “at the forefront” of innovations in the sheep breed Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. to cancel An icon depicting a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret A block arrow icon pointing right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook A Facebook “f” brandRead More →
The final episode of the second series of Channel 4’s hit show Devon and Cornwall is due to air tonight and will look at a mission to save a rare breed of sheep from extinction. Episode four of the show – which follows the exploits of people living in bothRead More →
Hundreds of hospitality workers took to the streets on Friday to demand something be done to solve Florida’s unemployment problem. On Friday, the state released figures showing it has paid nearly everyone who qualifies. Hundreds of cars poured into the parking lot near the Florida Mall with horns honking, flagsRead More →
Standing outside Birch Cove Farm, it’s easy to forget the horrors that fill the news. Dozens of sheep graze in the lush green fields, calling out to each other with baas ranging from soprano lamb to tenor ram. Two incredibly large and fluffy cattle guard dogs keep an eye onRead More →
Standing outside Birch Cove Farm, it’s easy to forget the horrors that fill the news. Dozens of sheep graze in the lush green fields, calling out to each other with baas ranging from soprano lamb to tenor ram. Two incredibly large and fluffy cattle guard dogs keep an eye onRead More →
The Swiss architectural firm RDR Architects chose corrugated metal to cover a vast agricultural complex in Patagonia where cows and sheep are raised. Richter Dahl Rocha & Associates (RDR Architects) designed the Estancia Morro Chico ranch in the Argentinian province of Santa Cruz, near the Chilean border. The project isRead More →
REAL FARM IN WORK Our search for a second farm stay led us to the Tyddyn Chambers B&B, and it was true to its advertising of a working cattle and sheep farm, with a feeder cattle operation of 300 head and 200 ewes. . Tyddyn Chambers, near the small townRead More →
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This year marks 30 years of breeding for the Mangapiri Downs stud. Imagine a breed of sheep that does not require typing, shearing, vaccination or soaking. He is very fertile, lives a reproductive life of 15 years or more and puts all his energy into producing meat. It has beenRead More →
by Jeannette Béranger Sheep come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but among them the British long-wool breeds are considered kings. The Lincoln is the largest of the longwools, and over the years I have had the pleasure of visiting several herds in the United States and Canada. I stillRead More →
Jersey cows, at Rovey Dairy in Glendale, Ariz., Crane their necks for a better view on January 22. The dairy processes 1,800 cows, twice a day, and builds a dairy with 1,200 ewes to reach other niche markets. (Photo by Rebecca Miller) GLENDALE, Arizona – There is a legacy andRead More →
BELEN, NM (KRQE) – At the gates of Terra Patre Farm in Belen, the first signs of dawn mean one thing: food. The New Mexico Dahl sheep that live there don’t look like your regular sheep and rams. They have both wool and hair, and sporting horns similar to thoseRead More →
This time tomorrow one of three outstanding sheep businesses will be named Scotland’s Best Sheep Farm of the Year at AgriScot. The finalist farms, from Borders and Ayrshire, were selected from a strong list of nominations this year. While the companies themselves are quite different, both are run by producersRead More →
Brent and Carrie Wasser of Willow Pond Sheep Farm in Gardiner, pose for a photo with some of their East Frisian dairy lambs. (Photo by Lauren Thomas) In recent decades, the town of Gardiner has become a home for herds of grass-fed beef cattle – including Brookside, Brykill, Four Winds,Read More →
THREE “Outstanding†sheep businesses have been unveiled as finalists for the AgriScot Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year award. While the companies themselves are quite different, all are run by producers dedicated to producing premium, quality-guaranteed IGP Scottish Lamb. The finalists are Sharpitlaw in Kelso, led by Kevin Stewart; OrchardtonRead More →
Matt Murtagh is the owner of Causey Farm, a 300 acre sheep and oxen farm that has chosen to diversify its income in a rather “scary” way. Talk to AgriLand, Matt explained how the idea for the Farmaphobia event came about. He explained that many historians have suggested that theRead More →
Sheep. The exact starting and ending point is actually a difficult point to predict in a dynamic farming business. Annual sales and shortened evenings are all indicators that the sheep calendar year is drawing to a close – although weather, factory prices, feed costs and individual business setup will allRead More →
Police are asking for more information after a flock of rare breed sheep was abandoned in North Yorkshire. The flock of 32 Hebridean sheep was found in a field on Brackenthwaite Lane in Pannal near Harrogate. The sheep, which include a mix of rams, ewes and lambs, were discovered byRead More →
Françoise Saverot keeps one of her Tunis sheep, a rare breed, on her farm in Barboursville. LOGAN BOGERT / GREENE COUNTY RECORD BARBOURSVILLE – Owning sheep was Françoise Saverot’s dream since she was a little girl, and now Saverot is living that dream at Three Sheep Inn Farm in Barboursville.Read More →
RACE HARDY: One of Sandra Parker’s many striking images of Swaledale sheep – a breed that fascinates her and her clients. Sandra Parker opened her Barnard Castle high street gallery selling her sheep paintings in the spring of 2017. The business has grown steadily. Journalist Wendy Short went to meetRead More →
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Maui Milk CEO Peter Gatley (left) and geneticist Jake Chardon. Photo / Supplied KEY POINTS: The fastest growing sheep farming option in New Zealand An officially recognized new breed of dairy sheep More and more farmers are switching from dairy cow to sheep Multi-year contracts of $ 3 per literRead More →
A progressive approach to herd health, combined with hard work and savvy marketing, has allowed a Lincolnshire couple to expand their sheep business and income. Chris and Louise Elkington of Gelston, near Grantham, lead a herd of 450 after starting with just two companion sheep 10 years ago. They branchedRead More →
Paul Elwood of HVS Animal Health (right) on the farm with Loughgall Blue Texel breeder Jonathan Redmond earlier this week Renowned for their easy lambing, carcass conformation and formidable killing characteristics, the Blue Texel breed is expected to make significantly more inroads into the local sheep industry in the comingRead More →
A Southland farming family has invested heavily in the Beltex sheep breed, believing it will be of “major benefit” to the New Zealand sheep industry. Brent and Ann-Maree Robinson, and their son Michael, who operate a farm in Glenham, near Wyndham, paid $ 12,000 for a ram lamb last yearRead More →
Plans to reintroduce the golden eagle to Wales prompted farmers to record predator attacks on sheep at the NSA Cymru Wales AGM. Brexit, the orientation of companies towards an uncertain future and a proactive approach to animal health were among the other topics discussed. President Tim Ward said the annualRead More →
A new genetically improved sheep breed was made available yesterday to breeders in Vanua Levu. The F1 breed is a cross between a Dorper and a Fiji Fantastic and is expected to improve the genetic makeup of the existing sheep population. Handing over the new breed to farmers at BatiriRead More →
It was always Meredith and her mother Connie’s dream to buy a farm, where they could move her childhood flock of sheep – which lived in the back of their home in Olney – and possibly have a horse. or two. That dream seemed to come true in 2011, whenRead More →
THE McGowan family of Incheoch, near Alyth, Perthshire, have been announced as this year’s AgriScot Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year winner. Husband and wife team Neil and Debbie McGowan, in partnership with Neil Judy’s mother, father Finlay and sister Clare manage the 485 hectare farm at the foot ofRead More →
A family farm in Perthshire was named today (Wednesday 21 November) AgriScot Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year 2018. The award is managed by AgriScot and Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and sponsored by Thorntons Solicitors. Incheoch, near Alyth, is run by husband and wife team Neil and Debbie McGowan inRead More →
Upper Nyack acquires land for the new village park, the Hester Haring Cason reserve by Mike Hays The stone carriage house is over 100 years old. Bleating sheep surprised strollers from North Broadway to Upper Nyack about 15 years ago as they passed the sloping meadow at 626 N. BroadwayRead More →
A New Zealand farmer is on a mission to bring the ‘cutest sheep of all time’ to the world after successfully raising them in New Zealand. Sally Strathdee and her husband Lindsay fell in love with the Valais Blacknose breed after discovering pictures of the fluffy creatures online. After successfullyRead More →
Click to enlarge Sara tabin Sheep in one of the barns at the Benson Binding Site farm Half a dozen barns on a Benson farm 2,200 sheep – one of Vermont’s largest herds of animals – that are not raised for meat or fleece. The workforce of nearly 50 makesRead More →
Anna Truesdale runs a dairy and sheep farm with her father Mark and brother William in Newcastle, County Down, home to Castletru Holsteins. nna is entering her final year of college and hopes to become an independent consultant in the future, while continuing to work on the family farm. TheRead More →
A forage shortage will be the main driver of increased input spending on Irish sheep farms this year, according to the recent Teagasc Situation and Outlook report from July 2018. The Department of Agriculture reports that feed use increased by 18% in sheep farms during the first quarter of 2018,Read More →
Reading time: 3 minutes Susan de Rosemond had three strikes against her when she decided to become a sheep farmer in the late 1970s. First, she was an immigrant. Second, it was a woman. And the fatal blow? She wanted to be a sheep farmer in beef country. “When IRead More →
This year’s Omagh Show hosted the first competitive courses held in Northern Ireland for Valais Blacknose sheep. The breed has its origins in Switzerland with the first import arriving in this part of the world two years ago. They have been dubbed the cuddest sheep in the world. “But theyRead More →
Dutch spotted lambs from the company’s import 2017. The Dutch Spotted Sheep is the latest breed to arrive in the UK, mainly from its country of origin, the Netherlands. This attractive and remarkably marked sheep with an impressive market carcass has attracted a lot of positive attention since arriving onRead More →
+22 Guests of the TOWRI Sheep Cheeses farm danced to the rhythm of the jazz band, snuggling up to sheep and tasting the local produce served at the Eat Local Week preview event, Jamming with the Lambs. About 80 guests met newborn lambs Uno and Dos at Allenview Farm onRead More →
OPINION: “Honey, I just bought a sheep farm.” That’s what I said when I hung up the phone. I’m joking that I’ll just have to throw this one in the bucket with all of my other midlife seizures, even if it’s starting to wear out a bit I’m told, becauseRead More →
GRANVILLE, NY – Jody Somers, originally from Connecticut, traveled to Italy, via Texas A&M, to learn how to make cheese. He came home with a Tuscan woman and now they run Dancing Ewe Farm, a diverse farm set on 55 acres of rolling hills in upstate New York just stepsRead More →
Heavily in lamb ewes at Oaklands Farm, Church Broughton owned by the Redfern family The large length of 10kW ground-mounted solar panels has a 25-year payout The Redfern family in their fold, from left to right: Sam, Davinia, Danny, Claire and Dan Daniel and Claire Redfern bought the farm inRead More →
Producers believe there is huge demand and insufficient supply, given that Canada only produces half of what it consumes PONOKA, Alberta. – It’s crowded at East Valley Ranch – and it’s noisy. The “baa, baa, baa†collective of over 1,000 sheep and lambs bleating together under one roof is surprisinglyRead More →
March 13, 2018 11:44 (UTC + 04: 00) 4,173 By trend Representatives of the Uzbek agricultural society Umar visited a pasture in Kazakhstan and offered to cross Uzbek Gissar sheep with Kazakh Edilbay sheep, which can be bred in all conditions, Sputnik Uzbekistan reported on March 12. Umar, an UzbekRead More →
. LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces has added a third breed of sheep to their breeding program – a breed created in New Mexico. Three Debouillet sheep – a ram and two ewe lambs – from the RC “Punch” Jones ranchRead More →
RAMOT NAFTALI, Israel (Reuters) – The piercing note of a shofar – a ram’s horn used in Jewish religious ceremonies – cuts through the air in the mountains of Galilee. Here in northern Israel, Shepherdess Jenna Lewinsky herds a flock of Jacob sheep, pictured here, as a religious vocation. WithRead More →
GERALD PIDDOCK Retired farmer Robert Port is looking for someone willing to take over his flock of ryeland sheep. Wanted: Experienced sheep breeder willing to buy and raise a flock of one of the rarest sheep breeds in the country. The herd of 40 ryeland ewes is being offered forRead More →
Only one ram lamb was born on Saturday morning, but in the coming days the Vorac Suffolk herd near Jefferson is expected to increase in numbers. Peter Vorac and his adult daughter Kelly Vorac run the farm, which raises Suffolk sheep as breeders and animals for slaughter. The farm currentlyRead More →
New Zealand has a new breed of sheep, shown last week at the Canterbury A&P Show. Beltex, or Belgian Texel, has been bred for around 18 years in the UK, where it is valued for its particularly heavy hindquarters and high meat yield. The BeltexNZ partnership brings him to NewRead More →
MOORESTOWN – Charlene Carlisle stood in a large barn with huge bales of hay stacked to her right. She picked up a bottle and called two little lambs. “Come get your bottle. ” The two 3 week old black lambs trotted, one first, the other timidly following. The couple eagerlyRead More →
UNITY, Maine – The lambs were only a few days old, but they reared, kicked and suckled their mothers with confidence and only a few wobbles. They didn’t even seem to care about the people who passed by the Unity College barn to watch the school’s newest and cutest residentsRead More →
CAP CHARLES, Virginia – Hog Island sheep once thrived on an island off the east coast of Virginia, but the breed is in critical condition after settlers abandoned the island’s quicksand. Matt and Eden Ertle of Island View Farm in Cape Charles are working to change that. A few milesRead More →