Hilltop flock with a lowland mindset: How one Welsh family is rethinking sheep farming

Farming up to 1,300 feet above sea level is not stopping one Welsh farming family from running a sheep system akin to a lowland flock

Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales

30 August 2025 鈥� 5 min read

In farming, life often comes full circle and no one illustrates that better than Rhys Edwards. He runs a flock of 520 Welsh Texel Mules alongside his parents, Russell and Eira, at Hendre Ifan Goch near...

Award-winning start at Royal Highland Show drives Falnash Bluefaced Leicester flock forward

Lisa Fleming established her Falnash Bluefaced Leicester flock in 2021, winning a major Royal Highland Show award the following year which ignited her passion for showing

Wendy Short

12 June 2026 鈥� 7 min read

Sheep

Final farewell: Westcarse Suffolks head to the Royal Highland Show one last time before dispersal

John Christie began showing Suffolks at the Royal Highland Show in 1981, so it was a dream come true when he finally won the breed champion title at Ingliston 19 years later, in 2000

Lynsey Clark

11 June 2026 鈥� 7 min read

Sheep

'Meating our Potential' 鈥� QMS shines a spotlight on the economic opportunity of Scotland's sheep sector

During Scotland's flagship sheep event, Scotsheep, Quality Meat Scotland aims to highlight the importance of Scotland鈥檚 sheep sector and support the long-term potential of the wider red meat industry

Mia Willemsen

02 June 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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