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Talking about his experience of Ted Ogden continued “we have a
Suffolk x lamb sales Ted commented good demand for Suffolk x store
“there is a good demand for Suffolk lambs at our fortnightly sales
x lambs in the spring. The Suffolk starting in July and going through
x is ideally suited for the early lamb to February with numbers at these
production due to the ability to grow sales being eight to ten thousand in
and finish quickly. The Suffolk tup is peak season.”
used on flocks with mixed farming
enterprises in the North of England Suffolk x Mule ewe lambs are
as for a dairy farmer with a sheep sought after from Skipton and Ted
flock grass is at a premium in the Ogden highlighted the popularity
summer months and the Suffolk x of the Suffolk x Mule breeding ewe
lambs are lambed in late January due to inheriting traits from the
and early February and are sold at North Country Mule this makes her
Skipton to meet the early spring an excellent commercial ewe that
lamb trade as they grow and finish produces top quality prime lambs
quickly which means the summer when crossed with any terminal sire.
grass is used for beef or dairy cattle CCM Skipton also hold Suffolk Ram
on the farm.” Sales annually. Dates for 2021 are

Customers of CCM Skipton who 20th August and 1st October with
produce early lambs use the Suffolk Suffolk Female Sale held on 6th
on the North of England Mule or November and can be found on the
continental x ewes to produce prime Society website.
lambs that reach target weights in a For more information please visit
short time. https://www.ccmauctions.com

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