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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →