News

AGM 2024

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. 

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Christmas Holiday Closure 2024

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

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Beltex Rams are key to profitability

Tuesday 17th September 2024
Category: All News,  Features

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.

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Carlisle Premier 2024 sale tops at 60,000gns

Thursday 22nd August 2024
Category: All News

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

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Flock Survey and 2022 Lamb Registrations

Monday 27th March 2023
Category: All News

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

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AGM rescheduled

Thursday 17th November 2022
Category: All News

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

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John Hall receives lifetime achievement award

Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Category: All News

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

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AGM Weekend 2022

Thursday 8th September 2022
Category: All News

It is with regret that the Society has had to take the decision to cancel the AGM weekend planned for the 7 – 9 October 2022 due to the low numbers who have shown interest in attending. Our thanks and

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Changes to DNA Testing

Thursday 11th August 2022
Category: All News

Following a meeting of the Beltex Sheep Society Council, concerns have been raised over spiralling costs to the membership. It has therefore been decided that DNA testing of stock rams and flushing ewes will, from 10 August 2022, be voluntary

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Beltex Premier Sale Ballot 2022

Monday 11th July 2022
Category: All News

The ballot was drawn today for the Premier Sale 10 – 12 August 2022 Schedule – will be confirmed in the catalogue Wednesday 10 August Arrival of stock Thursday 11 August Arrival of stock and inspection.  Stock must be in

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