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Shropshire sheep flock set for Royal Three Counties show

Ahead of the Royal Three Counties Show, one Herefordshire farming enterprise with a fondness for Shropshire sheep shares why they are the breed of choice both inside and outside the showring. Ellie Layton reports.

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock • 8 min read
Shropshire sheep flock set for Royal Three Counties show

Shropshire sheep have been a passion for sheep breeder Sue Farquhar since 1983, when she established the Piddington flock, named after her home village in Oxfordshire. This makes the flock one of the oldest...

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