Apr 4, 2025 | Flock Competition, News, Recent Articles
The Suffolk Sheep Society National Flock Competition is a great opportunity to showcase your flock of pedigree Suffolk sheep and celebrate the breed. The Suffolk Sheep Society National Flock Competition 2025 is now open for entrants! All applications must be received...
Mar 28, 2025 | CEO Updates, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Suffolk Sheep Society CEO, Barrie Turner’s update to members. Starting off a new year… As I closed out my last update, I wished you all a successful lambing and as we are working through the outcome some have not been so fortunate and have been badly...
Mar 27, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, NextGen News, Recent Articles
To be held on Saturday 17th May 2025 – 11am start By Kind permission of David & Julie Inman (Lindum Flock) Salters Hill Farm, Thorpe Satchville, Nr Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 2TB. Master Judge: Harry Lyons (Cloudside). Many thanks to The Suffolk...
Jan 29, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Auctioneer: Harrison & Hetherington Date: 30th November 2024 The 10th anniversary saw trade topping at 14,000gns for a ewe lamb from the Birness flock. Their first ewe lamb in the ring, a Crewelands Megastar daughter out of a homebred Limestone Legacy daughter....
Jan 27, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
The fourth Big Bang Export sale saw a flying trade with Suffolk females in demand in all corners of Europe, a total of 54 exhibits finding homes in Belgium, France, Holland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and a further 20 being exported to Southern Ireland Leading the day’s...
Jan 25, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
AUCTIONEERS: J. STRAKER, CHADWICK & SONS DATE: 9TH NOVEMBER 2024 A wonderful entry forward of 118 sheep from many of the foremost Breeders from throughout England & Wales. Judged by Mr Gareth Jones, Haverfordwest, the prizes were awarded as follows: FLOCK EWES...
Jan 23, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Harrison & Hetherington held their annual female sale at Carlisle on 8th November 2024. attracting a good show of both in lamb ewes & ewe lambs with a good trade throughout. The pre sale show was judged by Pamela Lupton, Kexbeck Flock & she found her...
Jan 23, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Advice from the Sheep Veterinary Society through Ian McDougal at Farmgene. The Suffolk Sheep Society is aware of the two midge borne diseases that are affecting sheep farmers now. Specifically, Bluetongue virus and Schmallenberg and want to assure you all that we are...
Jan 16, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
The eleventh annual sale was topped this year by the Lakeview flock of Stewart Craft. His first in the ring, sired by the 40,000gn Strathbogie Stallone out of a daughter of the 22,000gn Strathbogie Stradivarius, sold for 25,000gns jointly to Finn Christie of the...
Jan 6, 2025 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
We note the sad passing of Caroline Nelson, Rosepark Flock, who passed away on 23rd December 2024. More details to follow. Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time. Celebration of life ~ Caroline Maclean Nelson 25.07.1951 – 23.12. 2024 Due to the...
