Top Scots sheep event to be held in Ayrshire

The home farm at Dumfries House, near Cumnock in Ayrshire, has been confirmed as the venue for Scotland’s national sheep event, NSA Scotsheep 2012, on Wednesday, 6 June, 2012.

Historic Dumfries House was saved for the nation by Prince Charles in 2007 and the adjoining 960-acre home farm is run as a joint venture by the Prince’s charities and the UK’s fourth largest supermarket group, Morrisons.

A total of £2 million has been committed to developing the farming enterprise which includes 750 Scotch Mule ewes, a small flock of pedigree Suffolk sheep and 210 suckler cows, including pedigree Beef Shorthorn cattle and a commercial Aberdeen-Angus herd.

Cropping comprises 40 acres of cereals.

NSA Scotsheep is held in different parts of Scotland every two years and regularly attracts more than 5000 sheep farmers and industry professionals from throughout the UK and Ireland. Last year’s event was held at Blairdrummond near Stirling.