Tullow Sheep Breeders Association’s first sale
The first sale of the Tullow Sheep Breeders Association takes place on Wednesday 27 July in Tullow Livestock Mart. The sale looks set to have an entry of close to 3,000 Suffolk Cheviot cross ewe lambs and hoggets.
The association is 29 years running and is usually first out of the traps, hosting the first big sale of the sheep breeding sales calendar which serves as a good barometer as to confidence among producers.
Open evening at Ballycoose Farm in Co Antrim
An open evening has been organised for Friday 29 July starting at 6pm on the Ballycoose farm of Campbell Tweed, Cairncastle, Larne, Co Antrim. Campbell runs a large flock of Easycare and Wiltshire Horn sheep, both breeds that shed their wool.
The farm records performance with both Signet and Sheep Ireland and the latest performance figures will be available at the event as well as a good selection of sheep.
The event will also include two talks from Dr Eileen McCloskey, CAFRE sheep specialist and Dr Steven Morrison, AFBI and Project Manager of the NI Livestock Industry Data Hub. Everyone is welcome to attend.