The market will be inside the equestrian arena on November 27 and will feature several local manufacturers and producers. PRESS RELEASEKIMBER VALLEY FARMS************************ Kimber Valley Farms, a unique Icelandic fiber sheep farm, located in the beautiful Beaver Valley in Kimberley, Ontario, announces its first Christmas market located in their largeRead 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →