N.Ireland
Ballyhivistock flock dispersal sale set for Ballymena Market
Due to sudden illness, the Ballyhivistock Texel and Rouge De L’Ouest adult flocks are being offered up for sale at...
N.Ireland
Due to sudden illness, the Ballyhivistock Texel and Rouge De L’Ouest adult flocks are being offered up for sale at...
N.Ireland
A total of 16 breeds were represented in the final sheep inter-breed champion class at Castlewellan Show 2024. William Tait...
N.Ireland
Newry Show 2024 saw a tremendous Jersey cow scooping the event’s dairy inter-breed title – Potteswalls Bontino Dawn. She calved...
Sheep
The Texel Sheep Society has said a key part of its 50th anniversary celebrations this year will be the Textravaganza...
Sheep
The Texel Sheep Society is set to introduce routine genomic evaluations for its texelplus genetic improvement service. Society chief executive...
Sheep
A Scottish Texel breeder has won an award recognising his “outstanding contribution” to the sheep breed. Solway and Tyne Club...
N.Ireland
The popular Festive Crackers in-lamb Texel female sale took place earlier this week (Tuesday, December 19), and saw a top...
N.Ireland
Ballymena Mart is the place to be on Tuesday, December 19 for the popular Festive Crackers in-lamb Texel sale. With...
N.Ireland
A spotlight has been shone on the Texel breed ahead of the 2023 Sheep Northern Ireland event, with recent research...
Sheep
The Texel Sheep Society has said that there is “huge value” for sheep farmers in collecting data on their flocks,...
Sheep
With just a fortnight to go, having attracted 199 entries from 56 exhibitors, Texel breeders’ thoughts are turning to the...
Sheep
The Scottish National Texel Sale in Lanark, Scotland, this week saw a new world record price for a sheep, when...
Sheep
A rare, new opportunity has opened to manage 1,200 commercial Texel/Beltex ewes on the Matfen Estate in Northumberland, England. The...
Sheep
The upcoming iTexel Conference will give attendees an opportunity to hear how ongoing research could help farmers breed sheep with...
Sheep
Next month’s iTexel conference will take place at the North Lakes Hotel, Penrith, on Saturday, November 17. The event aims...
N.Ireland
The pre-sale champion from Brian Williamson’s Farmhill flock led the prices at Wednesday’s (August 29) Northern Irish National Texel Sale....
N.Ireland
The four-day Balmoral Show format has worked for Co. Down Blonde breeder William McElroy. But there is an almost equal...
N.Ireland
Some 43 ewe lambs have been reported stolen from a field in Co. Derry, the second theft of sheep in...