One of the UK's largest sheep industry events is returning to Northumberland for the first time in fifteen years.
Thousands of visitors are expected at Bradford House Farm near Ponteland for NSA North Sheep, a platform which aims to keep farmers and agricultural works up to speed with the latest industry developments through demonstrations, seminars, and hundreds of trade stands. This year's demonstrations include an all-female line-up in the sheep shearers and handlers and a post-mortem on a deceased sheep by Professor Ben Strugnell.
Visitors will also be able to take a tour of the traditional Northumberland livestock and arable farm, which is home to a lowland flock of 250 Mule ewes and 200 Texel cross ewes. More than 30 associations and societies will be represented at North Sheep, showcasing support from commercial mainstream to exotic rare and endangered breeds.
