EASYRAMS THE JOURNEY MY ROAD TO DAMASCUS CONVERSION
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EASYRAMS THE JOURNEY MY ROAD TO DAMASCUS CONVERSION
E 2 HISTORY CROSEMANOR PEDIGREE SUFFOLKS FOUNDED 1952 ROBYN RETURNED HOME 1977 SHOW AND SALE SUCCESSES PANKYMOOR PRELUDE + CROSEMANOR COMMANDEUR CROSEMANOR FLOCK DISPERSED 2006
HISTORY
HISTORY
WHY CHANGE? The decline of the Suffolk Breed – WHEN HOW & WHY? SRH as breed society chairman ALL IRELAND SHEEP CONFERENCE 2005 Murray Rohloff Suffolk Conference at Rheghed 20016 DECLINE OF CROSEMANOR FLOCK
DECISION TO CHANGE Why? Functional v Show Ring Why New Zealand? Why Suffolks? How? Visit/Where/Scrapie/Embryos Risks and potential rewards
WHY IS NZ DIFFERENT? 1984 Agricultural Subsidy removal OVERNIGHT Results PRICES BANKRUPTCIES AND WORSE Need to CHANGE to SURVIVE Grow MORE and BETTER QUALITY GRASS BREED SHEEP better able to use the grass. FUNCTIONAL SHEEP require LESS LABOUR. 1 man looked after 850 Sus in 1985 and today that is 1/4000 Sus with contractors for
PRACTICAL WEDGE SHAPED Fine Head - Fine Shoulders - Shallow Chest LARGE CAPACITY STOMACH WIDE PELVIS / BACKEND SMALL FEET with tight cleats OPEN WOOL able to breathe
PRACTICAL
EASYSUFFOLKS NZ SUFFOLKS – EASYSUFFOLKS • Use in NZ • Use in UK Why are they different? Terminal and Maternal
EASYSUFFOLKS
EASYSUFFOLKS
EASY SUFFTEX IN NZ EASYSUFFTEX IN UK Why? Myomax 2009 ETing SUFFTEX “S” & SUFFTEX “T” Which and why? The Future Stabilising
EASY SUFFTEX
EASY SUFFTEX
EASYTEXEL (1) History- sourced ex Scandinavia Finland Norway? Use Dual Purpose/Maternal Scrapie Robbie Hughes Importation Process UK INDUSTRY STRUCTURE TEXELS IN UK NEW ZEALAND EASYTEXELS UK
EASYTEXEL (1)
EASYTEXEL (1)
EASYTEXEL (1)
EASYTEXEL (2) DIFFERENCES TO UK TEXELS PHYSICAL FUNCTIONAL Finer heads Finer shoulders Larger pelvis Longer neck Truly maternal Lambing ease Mastitis Feet Texel throat Profligacy/GDF 9 USE OF EASYTEXELS IN UK
EASYTEXEL (2)
EASYTEXEL (2)
MANAGEMENT FEEDING EWES Grass Rotational Grazing Winter Feeding FEEDING LAMBS/RAMS Summer Winter ZERO CONCENTRATES 12 MONTHS AT EASYRAMS • Tupping • Lambing • Feeding • Vaccines/Wormers/Dips • Weaning • Recording • Selling
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
OUR SALES PROMOTION FARM SALES versus AUCTIONS WHAT DO WE SELL? Lambs/ Shearlings Breeds Females
OUR SALES
OUR SALES
OUR SALES
OUR SALES PROGRESS OVER 11 YEARS 2007: 2014: 15 Suffolk Ram Lambs 383 Suffolk/Sufftex/Texel Shearling and Lambs 2015: 430 to date THE FUTURE? ?
THE FUTURE (1) • EASYMUMS • COOPERATION WITH OTHERS • BREXIT EFFECT ON UK SHEEP INDUSTRY • BREXIT EFFECT ON EASYRAMS
THE FUTURE (2) WHAT WILL MAKE SHEEP FARMING PROFITABLE? • LOW INPUTS • LOW LABOUR • LARGE NUMBERS • OPTIMAL USE OF GRASS • HI HEALTH
