NEXT year's North Sheep 2021 is pleased to announce that Hexham and Northern Marts will be its headline sponsor.

The National Sheep Association's (NSA) showcase event will be held at a noted sheep producing farm, Bradford House Farm, near Ponteland in Northumberland on Wednesday, June 2.

The NSA is dedicated to safeguarding the interests and future of all aspects of the sheep industry and this key showcase will provide farmers with a forum to see a tremendous sheep farming enterprise, along with accessing the latest genetics, technologies and genetics.

Hexham & Northern Marts is one of the North of Englands foremost livestock trading companies. Established more than 100 years ago, it hosts weekly livestock auctions at both Hexham and Scots Gap Marts.

Host of next years event, Willie Woodman, of JE Woodman & Sons farming enterprise, is both a long-standing customer of Hexham & Northern along with acting as a company director.

In hosting NSA North Sheep 2021, Willie alongside his wife, Christine, and son, Martin, will present the workings of their traditional Northumbrian sheep farm, focusing on the production of top-quality prime and breeding sheep they sell at Hexham Mart.

The event itself will take place at their 930-acre Bradford House Farm, home to a lowland flock of 250 Mule Ewes and 200 Texel cross ewes. There will also be display of Blackface sheep from Great Chesters, their 1,200-acre hill farm.

Robert Addison,managing director of Hexham & Northern Marts, said: We are delighted to have NSA North Sheep returning to Northumberland and on our doorstep next year and to have the opportunity to support both the event and the Woodman Family.

"I am sure that given the cancellation of this years shows and sheep events, people will be particularly keen to attend, not just in terms of learning and knowledge transfer, but from a social aspect, to meet with like-minded farmers and friends.

"Bradford House Farm is a tremendous livestock farm and this unique event will provide the thousands of people expected to attend with an insight into the production techniques of one of our long-standing customers along with a showcase roadmap to increased profitability.

The NSA North Sheep is a key date in the industrys diary, attracting thousands of sheep farmers from across the north of England and beyond. In addition to the huge number of trade stands expected, there will be a series of seminars and demonstrations covering all areas of the sheep industry.

The events organiser and NSA Northern regional manager, Heather Stoney-Grayshon said: We are very pleased to announce this partnership with long-standing supporters Hexham & Northern Marts. It is only thanks to commitment from businesses such as this that we the Northern Region of the NSA are able to host what I hope will once again be a fantastic celebration of the sheep farming industry.

The NSA is funded by the membership of its sheep farmers. Through the many industry related activities, such as the North Sheep Showcase, the NSA is dedicated to safeguarding the interests of sheep producers throughout the UK. The NSA forms an essential network sheep producers throughout the UK and receive significant support from those connected to the industry.

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Auction mart to be headline sponsor at North Sheep 2021 - Darlington and Stockton Times