Apr 10, 2024 | General, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
New announcement – RamCompare nominations are now open and we encourage you to consider putting your rams forward as new natural service rams or sell frozen semen for use in artificial insemination programmes for the 2024 mating season. RamCompare, the national...
Apr 4, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
At the Society Council meeting on 14th March 2024, it was agreed that the following adjustments to testing requirements would be made for the Society sales. SRUC Scrapie genotye testing The need for SRUC Scrapie genotype test is no longer required for Society sales....
Apr 3, 2024 | 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 2024 is now open for entrants! All applications must be received...
Mar 28, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Suffolk Sheep Society CEO, Barrie Turner’s update to members. Keeping you informed… Hopefully lambing for most of you on the pedigree front has now finished although I know that many of our members also have later lambing breeds and commercial flocks so...
Mar 22, 2024 | Council Updates, Homepage Featured, News
At the recent Suffolk Sheep Society Annual General Meeting, Pat Machray was appointed as 2024 Society President and the outgoing president Alastair Barkley gave a short address to thank Council and wish Pat all the best for the next year. “I was both honoured...
Feb 22, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Arthur Davies, Hugmore Flock which was established in 1987. The funeral will take place on 14th March 1.30pm at Pentre-Bychan Rd, Rhostyllen, Wrexham LL14 4EP crematorium, for any of you that wants to attend....
Feb 16, 2024 | General, Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Congratulations to Philip Poole, Salopian who bred Salopian Stradale, the 2023 Sire of the Year! In 2023, the title of Sire of the Year, a prestigious recognition in livestock breeding, award was recalculated following the initial announcement. Upon reassessment, the...
Jan 17, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of David McLean, Mounthill Flock, after a short illness. A Service of Thanksgiving will be held in Craigy Hill Presbyterian Church, Larne on Saturday 20th January at 1.00 p.m., followed by interment in Raloo...
Jan 3, 2024 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
BALLYMENA AUCTION MARKET BURNVIEW DISPERSAL – SATURDAY 18th November 2023 The Burnview Dispersal Sale exceeded all expectations on Saturday 18th November, when a large crowd of over 300 people attended Ballymena Auction Market, with a further 200 plus registered...
Dec 21, 2023 | Homepage Featured, News, Recent Articles
Suffolk Sheep Society CEO, Barrie Turner’s update to members. What being a CEO is all about… You can read books about being a CEO and they all start to sound the same after a while. It’s all a collection of buzz words and things that I am like. Books...
