Sponsors of NSA North Sheep

Major Sponsors

Hexham & Northern Marts Hexham & Northern Marts have been established for over 100 years as key regional auctioneers for livestock auctions and agricultural services. Livestock Auctions are held weekly at Hexham and Scots Gap. Collective, furniture and machinery auctions are held quarterly at Rothbury and Hexham. Hexham Mart is easy to find, just off the A69. Please click here for a detailed map. https://www.hexhammart.co.uk/

Mainline Sponsors

Carrs Billington Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr’s Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds. https://www.carrs-billington.com/

MSD We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company https://www.msd.com/company-overview/

Elanco Raising healthy animals limits the potential for disease spread, supports farmers' livelihoods, and provides nutrient-rich meat, milk, fish, and eggs to nourish and support human health.  Through our products and services, we improve the health of animals by supporting the prevention, control, and treatment of disease. Guided by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life, we ensure integrity, affordability, and availability of the food supply, and help to raise animals more efficiently, through supporting healthier people and a healthier environment.  https://www.elanco.com/en-us/products-and-services/farm-animals

British Wool Marketing Board (BWMB) https://www.britishwool.org.uk/

Cryatalyx Crystalyx supplies a high energy form of supplementation to the main forage diets of cows, beef, sheep, goats, and deer in a very palatable form. https://www.caltech-crystalyx.co.uk/

Roxan - Kiwikit Specialising in livestock identification products for over 20 years, ROXAN has introduced farmers to a new and innovative approach to EID Tagging, Reading and Data Management. ROXAN are responsible for some of the most time saving and quality farming products on the market including TagFaster, the only fully automatic sheep ear tag system with strips of 10 double tags for breeding sheep or 20 single EID slaughter tags, plus our high visibility Rubba Tag range, or visual and EID Cattle Tags and Applicators. https://www.roxan.co.uk/

Walter Watson Walter Watson’s Agri equipment is one of the market leaders in the engineering and manufacturing of agricultural machinery and feeding equipment. For over 45 years Walter Watsons has designed innovative and efficient machines that are used and depended on throughout the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in a constantly growing market. The agricultural machinery is renowned for its construction and is one of the heaviest and most durable on the market. Watsons produce a wide range of silage and meal feeding equipment to suit every farmers need.  All equipment is built with the usual robust design and is convenient to incorporate into today’s modern progressive farms. https://www.walter-watson.co.uk/agri/feedingequipment.php

Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association Hybrid Vigour passed on by the Bluefaced Leicester's to the Mule ensures milkiness, prolificacy and adaptability, making them the perfect lamb producer. https://blueleicester.co.uk/

Natural Stockcare Natural Stockcare products can help prevent ill health in animals and promote optimal animal growth. Farmers can cut veterinary visits, make their livestock more profitable, and produce healthier animals. https://naturalstockcare.com/about-us/

Virgin Money Virgin Money is please to announce they are the event CARBON PARTNER Virgin Money has launched a new £200m fund to support farmers in their transition to net zero, by offering lower cost loans that can be used to invest in changes which reduce on-farm emissions. The Agri E Fund is the first fund offered in the UK dedicated to supporting farmers with the investment and carbon audits required to help them achieve their net zero target. https://www.virginmoneyukplc.com/newsroom/article/helping-farmers-create-a-greener-future/

Johnston Tractors Ltd Johnston Tractors is a dealer for Fendt and Valtra tractors, Kuhn farm machinery, Suzuki all-terrain vehicles and other agricultural equipment with branches in Carlisle, Dumfries and Penrith. We are well known across the UK and internationally as a reputable used equipment dealer, supplying second hand items to many end users as well as the trade and export markets. https://www.johnstontractors.com/

AHDB Beef & Lamb The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain to help the industry succeed in a rapidly changing world. We want to create a world-class food and farming industry, inspired by and competing with the best. https://ahdb.org.uk/beef-lamb

National Sponsors

Davies Tractors Ltd Polaris ATV UTV and Chapman ATV machinery main dealer for sales and service based near Hexham, Northumberland https://www.daviestractors.com/

RM Corbett Ltd Bulk haulage/spreading of lime (calcium & magnesium), slag, fibrophos, Pgrow, Aggregates and testing. https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1794409770850661&type=3

Harrison & Heatherington Renowed pedigree and commercial livestock auctioneers operating markets within Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Southwest Scotland and teh Scottish Borders. https://harrisonandhetherington.co.uk/

Local Sponsors

D & C Fawcett Sheep Breeding Services https://www.sheepbreeding.co.uk/brochure/

UNDO Cardon Ltd At UNDO we spread crushed basalt rock on agricultural land, enhancing soil health while removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. https://un-do.com/farmers-landowners/

JS Hubbuck Ltd We are a family run business in Hexham, Northumberland, and been in business over 70 years. The business now has grandchildren in the business – Catherine, Jon, Sarah and Philip also alongside 4 full time wagon drivers delivering mostly fertiliser from Scotland to Lincolnshire. We have Sue in our shop also with her vast knowledge of all things agriculture! https://hubbucks.co.uk/

Other Sponsors

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart Next Generation Shepherd Competition Darlington Farmers Auction Mart is a formidable Auction Centre in the North East of England. DFAM is served on weekly basis by livestock from all surrounding counties of North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Cumbria and further afield handling in excess of 250,000 head of livestock annually. https://dfam.co.uk/

Barclays Admission We’ve been supporting the agricultural sector since 1744, helping farmers and growers to thrive and grow their businesses. As well as the livestock and growing sectors, we also support the Landed Estates, energy and agri-tech sectors. We know that sector expertise and local knowledge are crucial, which is why we have a team of Agriculture Managers across the UK, all supporting businesses within their local communities. So whether you’re established or just starting out, see how our range of products, services and sector expertise could help your business thrive. https://www.barclays.co.uk/business-banking/sectors/agri-business/

Vickers & Barras Next Generation Shepherd Competition Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents. We offer a professional land agency and surveying service throughout the North East of England to farmers, estates and land owners alongside a professional sales and lettings service for residential and commercial property throughout the region. https://www.vickersandbarrass.co.uk/

LG Seeds (Limagrain UK Ltd) Farm Tour Support Ask our forage team everything you need to know about growing and maximaising the potential of your forage crops. We supply a complete range of seeds across every season including some of the world’s top performing varieties. Our range is the result of a robust breeding programme, active partnerships with our growers, in-house knowledge built through experience across the globe and a superior understanding of plant genetics. Together these result in a range which tops league tables year after year, providing a complete, consistent and reliable solution for you. Set up in 1965 and still run by farmers, at heart we’re growers like you. That means we don’t just understand seeds, we understand farming and we understand you.   https://lgseeds.co.uk/news/

youngsRPS Seminars youngsRPS is an independent firm of chartered surveyors, land and estate agents, planning consultants, and commercial surveyors operating throughout the UK, but principally within the North of England and Scotland.  https://www.youngsrps.com/