CCM Skipton’s opening sale of early breeding sheep proved a great success with 153, predominantly gimmer shearlings making up ...

Philip and Jonathan Higgins in west Sligo have quadrupled the gross margin of their ewes in just over 10 years from €35/ewe to €148/ewe by focusing on five key areas.

“Our Suffolk and Texel cross ewes which run together scan out at 190+% lambing at the end of March, with the Suffolk crosses producing slightly more lambs than the Texels. The Mules will always ...

Suffolk and Essex farmers shared top honours at a highly contested Christmas livestock show this week. Benn Lugsden of Thwaite, near Eye, took the top trophy in the sheep pens for his Texel cross ...

A Suffolk sheep farmer is delighted after scooping the top interbreed award for his sheep at the Tendring Show. After being crowned champion in his breed at the competition on Saturday, July 13 ...

He had two periods on the Suffolk Sheep Society’s Council, as the Northern Ireland representative and he was honoured with the Presidency of the Society in 1995. He enjoyed this year tremendously.

As a result, flock numbers now stand at 600 Scotch Mule, Texel cross and Suffolk cross ewes, which are put to either Beltex, Suffolk or Texel rams; and 20 pedigree Suffolk ewes. In addition, 150 store ...