2016
- Essie Suffolks took a show stand at the NSA Scotland and the NSA National
- Article in Farmers Weekly (Click here to read)
- Article in Farmers Guardian (Click here to read)
2015
- The Essie Flock won the prestigious Sheep Innovator of the Year award presented at
the national British Farming Awards.
- At the NSA Highland Show Essie Suffolks received the Top Price in Show for Gimmers.
- Essie Suffolks had great results at the Black Isle Show where it achieved Overall
Reserve Champion, First Prize for a Group of Five bred by exhibitor, and Four First
individual prizes.
- Essie Suffolks exported a ram to Germany
2014
- Essie Flock winner of the Brooks Cup (for flocks over 100 ewes) (Click here) (P&J
cutting)
- Essie Flock - Reserve Chebsey Cup (Progeny Group -10 senior ewes bred by same rams)
- Essie Flock - Certificate of Merit in Best Stud Rams category (4 out of 5 Essie rams
were home bred)
- Essie Suffolks took a show stand at GrassTech and the NSA Scotsheep.
- New Deer Show gave us a 1st Prize for Aged Ram (Essie Gold Star) and a 2nd prize
for a shearling (later exported to Holland). This is remarkable as we only entered
two sheep in the show.
- Nairn Show presented Essie Suffolks with a 1st Prize for Aged Ram (Essie Gold Star)
and 2nd and 3rd prize for Shearlings (Each shearling sold for £1200 at Kelso), also
a 3rd prize for a Ewe.
- 10 top performance Recorded females and one ram have been exported to found a Suffolk
flock in Romania. Click here for more information.
- The final consignment of 500 straws of semen from three rams in the Essie Flock has
been sent to Canada. (Semen also sent to Czech Republic). Click here for more information
.
Top Results in 2014 National Suffolk Breeding Evaluation
- Essie Samson - top UK Stock Sire of Performance Recorded Suffolks with and Index
of 7.10 (breed record for a stock sire)
- Top Performance Recorded Suffolk female - twin sister of Samson - with a Terminal
Index of 6.95 (breed record)
- Top Performance Recorded Suffolk female for Maternal Index with 371 (breed record)
- Top Performance Recorded Suffolk ewe lamb for 2014 with an Index of 6.45
- Essie Suffolks have bred 8 of the top 13 Terminal Index ewe lambs
- Essie Suffolks have bred 6 of the top 8 Maternal Index ewe lambs
- Essie Suffolks have bred 11 of the top 20 Terminal Index ram lambs
- Essie Suffolks have bred the top 3 Maternal Index ram lambs
2013
Essie Suffolks took a show stand at the National Sheep Association Highland Sheep
2013. We also entered 2 pairs of gimmers for the inaugural NSA show and sale of pairs
of gimmers.
Essie Suffolks won First and Second prize for Suffolks, with the top price for gimmers
in the sale.
The famous New Deer Show awarded Essie Suffolks First Prize for an Aged Ram (Stock
Tup) and third prize for a Shearling.
Nairn Show 2013 produced excellent results for Essie Suffolks with First Prize for
a Shearling, Second Prize for an aged Ram and Second Prize for a Gimmer. The prize
for Reserve Overall Champion was awarded to our Shearling which was subsequently
sold to the Cadbolmount Flock as a stock ram.
Feature article about the Essie Suffolk Flock in FARM NORTHEAST magazine 2013 (click
here)
- n 2013 all stock sires used were in the top 1% of Terminal Index
- In 2013 Essie Suffolks bred the top ram lamb with a Terminal Index of 6.96 and a
Maternal Index of 290.
Past Successes
- Top UK performance recorded ram lamb in 2013, 2012 and 2011
- Highest average price for Suffolk Shearling rams at Kelso Ram Sale 2012
- Winner of the UK Flock competition 2013 Brookes Cup (over 100 ewes) (Click here)
- n 2012 Essie Suffolks bred the top ram lamb with a Terminal Index of 7.03 (Breed
record)
- 1st, 2nd, 4th ram lambs in 2012 bred by Essie flock
- In 2012 Essie Suffolks bred the top ewe lamb with Terminal Index of 6.46 and Maternal
Index of 274 (Breed Record 2012) – twin to the second top ram lamb (6.73)
- n 2012 Essie Suffolks have bred or own 6 of the 10 top recorded stock rams
- In 2011 Essie Suffolks bred the top ram lamb with a Terminal Index of 6.02 – Essie
Pabbay.