Wednesday 22nd October 2025

Category: Features

When Alan Miller of the now well-known pedigree Lurg Beltex flock from Midmar, Aberdeenshire first ventured into the breed almost eight years ago, his belief that you need to be prepared to buy the best in order to breed the best, has been fulfilled in recent years on both the show scene and in the sale rings.

Tuesday 5th August 2025

Category: All News,  Features

Having had a clear focus on breeding low maintenance flock replacements since his first pedigree purchases as a young man, well-known breeder and showman Andrew Baillie has continued to concentrate on the commercial traits of the Beltex, which he says

Sunday 22nd June 2025

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Thursday 21st November 2024

Category: All News

This year’s AGM will be held on 12th of December at 7pm at Pinegrove Hotel,262 London Rd, Carlisle CA1 2QS. Tea and Coffee will be provided. 

Sunday 17th November 2024

Category: All News

The Office will be closed from 5pm on Monday 23 December, through to 9am on Thursday, 2 January. Wishing all our members and breeders a very merry Christmas and all the best for 2025

Tuesday 17th September 2024

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Having evolved a management strategy to achieve the best prime lamb returns throughout the season from their 950-ewe flock, the Musgrave family, Dalston, Carlisle adhere to it from year to year.

The sheep share the 1030-acre Cardew Hall Farm with 350 commercial milkers which calve all year round, and some 300 acres of cereals, maize and fodder beet for home use. Being a dairy farm, the sheep are always on quality grass or, when they are inside for lambing, the same quality silage as the dairy cows get.

Thursday 22nd August 2024

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The overall sale average was up on the year and a 94% clearance of the 977 catalogued entries was achieved. According to Harrison and Hetherington’s Jimmy Little, himself a breeder, the strong trade was down very much to breeders’ time

Monday 27th March 2023

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The new deadline date for Fully Registering your 2022-born lambs is fast approaching and must be done by Friday, 31 March, before late fees apply – £20 + VAT per lamb. Complete your Flock Survey and Fully Register your lambs

Thursday 17th November 2022

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A note from our Chairman, Kevin Buckle:   “Due to the likely late start of the AGM which was to be held after the evening sale at Carlisle on 8th December, it is now proposed to re-schedule the AGM to

Wednesday 2nd November 2022

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Cumbrian farmer and longtime supporter of the Beltex breed, John Hall of Inglewood Edge Farm, has been announced as the winner of the David Thomlinson Award which was presented at Borderway Agri Expo, for the second year running after its