RAMCOMPARE NEWS
Aug 2019 – Understanding ram breeding traits to suit your production system and improve target market specification – North Yorkshire
May 2019 – RamCompare Third Year Results and Press Release now available
December 2018 – RamCompare breed updates: Texel, Hampshire Down, Suffolk, Charollais, Meatlinc, Beltex, Bleu du Maine, Blue Texel, Poll Dorset
17th December 2018 – RamCompare Winter Update
15 August 2018 – Updated results from RamCompare sees some rams re-ranked…read more.
29 June 2018 – RamCompare Update – Free semen available to pedigree breeding flocks. Further details can be found here..
21st June 2018 – On Farm Event at Thornton Farm, Norham, Berwick on Tweed. Contact [email protected] to book a place
21st May 2018 – On Farm Event at Bradley Farm, Mitcheldean, Gloucestershire. Contact [email protected] to book a place
1st May 2018 – RamCompare Update, May 2018
22nd January 2018 – RamCompare Phase1 final report
9th January 2018 – RamCompare nominations now open! (Deadline 5th March 2018).
17th November 2017 – RamCompare preliminary results released at Sheep Breeders Round Table. Find the press release here
28th June 2017 – On Farm Event at Moat Farm, Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire. Contact [email protected] to book a place
19th June 2017 – On Farm Event at Bowhill Estate, Selkirk. Contact [email protected] by Monday 12th June to book a place
13th June 2017 – On Farm Event at Beili Ficer Farm, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. Contact [email protected] by Friday 9th June to book a place
May 2017 – Ram and Semen Nominations open for Phase II (Deadline 26th June 2017)
April 2017 – RamCompare Phase II: New Flock Nominations (Deadline 29th May 2017)
April 2017 – Year 1 Ram Progeny Summary
March 2017 – Click here for the latest from the second year of the RamCompare project
January 2017 – RamCompare breed updates listed below
- RamCompare update for the Texel breed
- RamCompare update for the Hampshire Down breed
- RamCompare update for the Suffolk breed
- RamCompare update for the Charollais breed
- RamCompare update for the Meatlinc breed
3rd November 2016 – On farm event at Thistleyhaugh, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 8RG. Contact [email protected] to book a place Thistleyhaugh Farm Event
October 2016 – Click here to read the latest newsletter from RamCompare
September 2016 – Press Release “Analysis of data from ground-breaking project begins ”
August 2016 – New natural service sires joining the farm teams
August 2016 – On farm event at Chawton Park, Alton, Hampshire, 3rd August 2016
July 2016 – Semen released to industry. Free semen enables breeders to get involved – read leaflet
July 2016 – New RamCompare AI Sires announced – read more
May 2016 – On farm event at Bradley Farm, Gloucestershire, 18th May 2016
May 2016 – The RamCompare Spring Newsletter is now available
February 2016- The RamCompare project is looking for top quality tups – read more here
October 2015 – First RamCompare Newsletter – Download your RamCompare Newsletter Winter 15 here
August 2015 – Ram profiles updated – read more here
28th May 2015. Farm profiles updated – read more here
28th April 2015. The project team are currently visiting potential trial farms and collating lists of rams that may be of interest to the project
14th April 2015. Press release issued “RamCompare project to boost sheep industry genetic improvement”
