NSA Highland Sheep, hosted by the Sutherland family, Sibmister, Caithness, was another great day for the Society, with the breed stand busy throughout the day and visitors able to see the hugely positive impact Texels are having on this progressive sheep and beef farming business in the far north of Scotland.
This included the sheep on the Society stand, with the Sutherland family kindly supplying two Texel cross ewes with Texel-sired lambs at foot.
These sheep provided the basis for the Society’s guess the weight competition, with this again sponsored by Ritchie Agricultural. The four lambs on the stand weighed in at 148kg, with four visitors getting the correct answer and these names will now go in to the draw to win a Ritchie lamb weigh crate at the end of the summer.
In addition the Society sponsored the event’s Next Generation Young Shepherd competition, with first place in this hard fought competition being awarded in a two-way split between Amy Jo Reid and Farquhar Renwick.
Society YDP coordinator Ailish Ross said the competition had once again shown the high standard of young people currently entering the industry. “It is great to see such skilled young people in the sheep sector and congratulations go to both the joint winners and all of those who competed.
