Charmoise Hill News Today

Farmers could soon have the option to breed sheep with a naturally low carbon footprint thanks to a new project creating an EBV for methane yield.

A special show and sale devoted to one of the fastest growing breeds of sheep in the UK was held at Welshpool Livestock Market.

Performance recording is accelerating genetic progress and output in a Welsh hill flock, with gains being made at the top end filtering through the entire flock

Farming Connect is looking for Welsh sheep flocks to support performance recording through the new Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme.

New flocks are needed to join the Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme, specifically Welsh hill and upland breeds