Sep 26, 2024 | CEO Updates, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Suffolk Sheep Society CEO, Barrie Turner’s update to members. Summer show & sale road trip complete At the point of my last report, I was about to embark on the road trip of all road trips around the shows and sales. July was just a blur starting off with...
Sep 25, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Date: 23rd September 2024 On an inclement day sheep started to arrive at the Royal Welsh showground for the 2024 main NSA ram sale. A further reduction in numbers of lambs forward at what is a spectacular event was the talk of the sale with 2754 sheep forward on the...
Sep 19, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Thanks to input from Marcus Bates & Rob Grinnall of UKECP (UK Export Certification Partnership), please see below some positive news on the BCP situation which has been frustrating exports of live breeding animals since Brexit. This has been sent by Richard...
Sep 18, 2024 | Featured sales, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles, Sales
Date: 12th – 13th September 2024 Judge: Brydon Nicholson A tremendous entry of sheep were put up for sale with the Suffolk breed representing just over 25% of the total sheep entered at Kelso this year. Higher numbers sold in both Rings 8 and 10 reflected the...
Sep 9, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of former member Eddie Morris (Bellman flock), Cold Blow, Narberth, Pembrokeshire. Eddie died on 1st September 2024 after a long illness. He was on our judges list and was an enthusiastic exhibitor in the Dyfed area....
Aug 14, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, NextGen News
Congratulations to Lauren McManus (Stanfree Flock) one of Midland and Eastern Branch Next Gen Suffolk Breeders on being a finalist in The British Farming Awards (Young Farming Hero 2024) someone who is a superstar helper on the farm or maybe a keen fundraiser or has...
Aug 7, 2024 | Events, Featured sales, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles, Sales
From Cornwall to Shetland and just about everywhere in between the buyers flocked to the Northern Counties Branch sale held at Borderway mart, Carlisle under Auctioneers Harrison and Hetherington. An excellent show and sale of quality pedigree stock saw keen demand on...
Aug 1, 2024 | Events, Featured sales, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles, Sales
Date: Friday 26th and Saturday 27th July 2024 Sponsors: Norbrook Show Judge: Mr Pat Machray, Society President, Middlemuir Flock The show and sale was held on the 26th and 27th July 2024 and as tradition goes a dinner and presentation of the trophies was held on the...
Jul 28, 2024 | 2024 Shows Highlights, Events, Featured shows, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles, Shows
Date: 22nd July 2024 Judge: Mr Pat Greaney, Dyffryn Farm, Monmouthshire Arnie sticks his Oare in at the Royal Welsh 2024 winning overall Interbreed Sheep Champion! With a record entry in the Royal Welsh Show 2024 the presence of the breed is becoming very impressive,...
Jul 25, 2024 | Events, Featured sales, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles, Sales
Castlewood take Supreme Champion at Ballymena Date: 20th July 2024 Sponsor: Danske Bank Auctioneer: JA McClelland and Sons Ltd. Martin & Eoin Butler of the Castlewood Flock, Rathkenny, Ballymena took the Supreme Champion title at the recent Northern Ireland...
