Promoting a new competition for the best overall commercial flock of crossbred ewes and replacement ewe hoggets’ We are inviting all fermanagh farmers to consider entering this year.
2024 – New Top Flock of Sheep Competition
Promoting a new competition for the best overall commercial flock of crossbred ewes and replacement ewe hoggets’
Fermanagh Farming Society are interested in promoting and recognising the best sheep flocks within Co. Fermanagh.
The Champion Flock will be selected from the winners of Classes 1 and 2 and will be presented with the Smyth Feeds and Seeds Cup.
Sponsored by Top Flock –
Best Fermanagh Flock
Best Hoggets’
Commercial Crossbred Flock Competition.
With the continual focus on efficiency and sustainability in commercial sheep flocks across NI - Fermanagh Farming Society are launching a new annual commercial sheep Competition to identify the best overall crossbred commercial breeding flock with lambs at foot, and the best flock of replacement crossbred ewe Hoggets’ suitable for breeding, and rearing lambs in the following spring. Flocks will be judged on farm during late June and winners announced at the Prize Night in Autumn and all prize winners will be invited to attend.
Fermanagh Farming Society are interested in promoting and recognizing the best sheep flocks within Co. Fermanagh, and this is a first for any agricultural body to develop this competition for the sheep sector. We invite applications from farmers with flocks who based across Fermanagh who promote good management practices and disease control, run a flock of crossbred breeding ewes mated with above average rams to rear lambs with a high lambing percentage suitable for the present commercial fat lamb outlets or ewe lambs suitable for replacement Hoggets’ In this way it is our intention to promote efficiency and sustainability within our sheep sector as a benchmark for future practices. With all input costs rising to unfathomable levels, we believe in steering toward less wasteful practices currently taking place across the competition sphere.
GENERAL RULES:
(THE ENTRY FORM can be found on Homepage)
Entries will be accepted by email or hard copy between 21st May and 31st May 2024.
Application forms will be available to download from our website:fermanaghcountyshow.com. between 21st May & 3rd June2024.
All Flocks are required to have a Co. Fermanagh Flock number, and available for judging within Co. Fermanagh
All entries must include two contact telephone numbers for the flock owners responsible .
A photocopy of the current Farm Public Liability Insurance cover should be attached.
Entries will be judged by visual assessment during week from 24th to 28th June 2024 and must be easily accessible and convenient in fields to the main farm.
Entry Fees is £20 per farm holding (includes both classes) and must be submitted with the entry.
Winners must be prepared to be available for future publicity for CFFS to promote this initiative.
The judge’s decision is final.
Class 1 - The ‘Top Flock’ Breeding Ewes.
Prize money - 1st £100 2nd £75 3rd £50
Entry Fee per Flock £20
Class 1 is open to those who have entered the flock competition and have a flock of functional, well managed crossbred ewes displaying good sheep management skills and disease control with a high lambing percentage rearing easy fleshed lambs run on commercial basis
RULES
The judge will assess by visual appearance the overall breeding ewe flock which includes the ewes with commercial lambs at foot, the stock rams and any ewe lambs suitable as breeding replacements in their overall placement.
All the Breeding ewe flock should be available for judging and relate to the numbers on the Dec. 2023 return
Special Corporate Rosettes will be presented to the prize winners 1st to 3rd place at Prize Night in Autumn. All flock owners entered will be invited.
The J A G Knox Cup will be awarded to the 1st prize Breeding Ewe Flock in this class.
The directors have the right to amend the competition rules as and when required.
Class 2 – Best Hogget’s - No Entry Fee
Prize money - 1st £100 2nd £75 3rd £50
Class 2 is open to those who have entered the flock competition and have managed hogget’s as breeding ewe replacements with potential to produce lambs of good confirmation and growth potential suitable for the current meat markets.
RULES:
The competition is open to all cross breeds of ewe hogget’s’, with the potential to rear lambs in the following year for the current meat market.
Hogget’s must be born on or after 1st January 2023
The judge will assess by visual appearance the hogget ewe flock along with their potential for breeding good commercial lambs in their overall placings.
All the Ewe Hogget flocks should be available for judging and relate to the numbers on the Dec 2023 return
The judge’s decision is final.
Special Corporate Rosettes will be presented to the prize winners 1st to 3rd place at Prize Night in Autumn.
The Cecil Knox Memorial Cup will be awarded to the 1st prize Flock of Ewe Hoggets’
The directors have the right to amend the competition rules as and when required.
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