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Meet the Butcher: Gareth Ward

Wednesday 21st April 2021
Category: Features

Gareth Ward, the chef owner of Michelin-starred Ynyshir Restaurant Eglwys Fach, Machynlleth, credits Beltex lamb as one of the most memorable dishes on his menu, and as one of the reasons people return to savour meals from the multi-course menu.

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Virtual show season 2021

Tuesday 13th April 2021
Category: All News

Following on from the success of the 2020 virtual show season and coupled with the ongoing show season uncertainty, the Society has decided to run its virtual show season again for 2021. Although some events have been cancelled and others hope

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RamCompare nominations open until 14 May

Friday 9th April 2021
Category: All News

Improving efficiency and reducing costs are both key drivers for any business. But for sheep breeders involved with the RamCompare project, investing in a ram with the right genetic merit for their system has proved to tick both boxes. After

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Grassroots Online Registry Update

Thursday 18th March 2021
Category: All News

Grassroots Online Registry replacing the old Pedeweb and introduction of the Grassroots Mobile App

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Roadblocks for breeding sheep exports

Wednesday 24th February 2021
Category: All News

The UK’s exit from the EU on 1 January has created some (largely unexpected) roadblocks for moving breeding stock from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and the EU. The immediate problem is the lack of physical infrastructure at ferry ports

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Show/event cancellations in 2021

Friday 29th January 2021
Category: All News

Covid-19 is already having an impact on the 2021 summer calendar with many shows and events making the decision  to cancel or postpone this year. See below a list of amendments to the large show calendar that will continually be

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Matthew Burleigh presented with Smyths Daleside Trophy

Thursday 21st January 2021
Category: Features

At the Irish Beltex Sheep Breeders Club In-Lamb Christmas sale at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart in December a special presentation was made to Kinawley-based Beltex breeder, Matthew Burleigh, for setting a new auction record price of 45,000gns for his ram lamb,

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Covid – National Lockdown

Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Category: All News

COVID Office Hours & AGM

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Christmas Shopping 2021

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Category: All News

Christmas Shopping 2021 New in for 2021 Beltex Calendar, available to pre-order for collection at the In-Lamb sales email the office on [email protected]     Other items available on the Merchandise page Beltex Travel Mug and Cufflinks new for 2020

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MV Scheme Covid Extension

Wednesday 25th November 2020
Category: All News

A statement from SRUC regarding Maedi Visna testing reads as follows: “As we outlined in previous correspondence, the current situation is that members who are overdue a routine MV test will have their status lapse at the end of December

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