BELTEX
SHEEP
SOCIETY
For all Beltex Sheep Society enquiries please contact secretary:
Beltex Sheep Society
Holme House, Dale
Ainstable
Carlisle
Cumbria CA4 9RH
©Beltex Sheep Society 2024
News
Annual General Meeting & Beltex Young Breeders Open Day
Friday 18th October 2019
Category: All News, Beltex Central, Beltex Ireland, Beltex Northern, Beltex Scotland, Beltex South West, Beltex Wales
The Society will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 26 October 2019 at the Preston Marriott Hotel, at 10.00am followed by farm visit to Withy Trees Beltex by kind permission of Andrew & Claire Wood. All Welcome Preston
READ FULL STORYMairs focus on Beltex breed
Thursday 10th October 2019
Category: All News, Beltex Scotland, Features
A FAMILY renowned for producing quality stock in the North-east of Scotland has backed the Beltex breed for many years, reaping the rewards at shows and sales to put the breed on the map. Known for breeding pedigree Texels and
READ FULL STORYMeet the Auctioneer: Glyn Owens
Saturday 21st September 2019
Category: Features
Lamb producers in North Wales looking to hit premiums of 40p to 50p per kg are turning to the Beltex breed, the modern sheep for the modern market, as it fits the specifications of both the export buyer and the
READ FULL STORYChanges to Society Sale Inspections and Substitutes for 2019
Friday 9th August 2019
Category: All News, Beltex Central, Beltex Ireland, Beltex Northern, Beltex Scotland, Beltex South West, Beltex Wales
As per information already given out in the Society Newsletter and in the Sale Catalogues Carlisle Premier will be the first of five sales including Welshpool, Skipton, Worcester and Lanark to include the presence of veterinary officers during pre-sale inspections
READ FULL STORYBeeston Sale Moves to Leek
Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Category: All News, Beltex Central, Beltex Ireland, Beltex Northern, Beltex Scotland, Beltex South West, Beltex Wales
Beeston Castle Sale moves to Leek Livestock Market for 2019
READ FULL STORYProducing quality prime lambs from hill ewes
Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Category: All News, Features
Rough hill ground in the south of Scotland may not be where you’d typically find Beltex sheep, but the Cavers family is making a name for itself by producing winning Beltex-sired lambs out of South Country Cheviot stock females. The
READ FULL STORYPaul Bartholomew, Vivers
Sunday 30th June 2019
Category: All News, Features
A word from Paul Bartholomew, Livestock Buyer for Vivers Scotlamb Ltd. “I’ve been very privileged to work for Vivers Scotlamb Ltd for the past 10 years, working alongside Livestock manager John Gibson, procuring around 5000 lambs per week, sold mainly
READ FULL STORYImproving quality and income at Low West House
Thursday 27th June 2019
Category: All News, Features
Producing improved lambs to meet market demands that sell sooner and for a better price was the reason for the switch to Beltex-sired lambs at Low West House Farm for the Beveridge and Cowton family. Gerard Beveridge bought the 227-acre
READ FULL STORYMeeting the McQuistins and the Airyolland flock
Wednesday 5th June 2019
Category: All News, Features
It is a name that hit the headlines in the last year by setting a new breed record of 65,000gns for a shearling ram named Airyolland Castro, but the Airyolland flock of Beltex has long established a reputation for breeding
READ FULL STORYRaising awareness with the Esme Hope Flock
Thursday 30th May 2019
Category: All News, Features
Two newcomers to the Beltex breed have been touched by the support they have received from fellow breeders while setting up a new flock in memory of their daughters. Having sadly lost their two daughters, Esme and Lilly, at just
READ FULL STORY
