North Country Cheviot Sheep

In your field: Kate Rowell - "As with many farming couples, we are a team"

In your field

In your field: Kate Rowell - "As with many farming couples, we are a team"

Kate is a fifth-generation farmer running the 750-hectare (1,853-acre) Hundleshope Farm on the Haystoun Estate, Peebles, where the family have been tenants for 150 years. She runs the hill unit with her husband Ed and their four children. She is also a vet and chair of Quality Meat Scotland

clock 08 September 2024 • 3 min read
Sheep enterprise continues to expand for British Farming Award winners

British Farming Awards

Sheep enterprise continues to expand for British Farming Award winners

Robert and Becca Rennie who contract farm at Mowhaough and Attonburn on the Roxburgh Estate aim to maximise the value of every animal leaving the farm

clock 18 June 2024 • 3 min read
Cheviots still at the heart of breeder's passion

Farm Life

Cheviots still at the heart of breeder's passion

After finding his own way into agriculture, David Pittendreigh has made a name for himself as a Cheviot breeder. Ellie Layton finds out more.

clock 15 February 2024 • 6 min read
North Country Cheviot proves profitable in the Lake District hills

Livestock

North Country Cheviot proves profitable in the Lake District hills

Switching from one hill breed to another was what Jack and Rachel Cartmel needed on their Lake District hill farm to ensure a sustainable sheep enterprise

clock 01 September 2023 • 6 min read
North Country Cheviot goes from strength to strength in Northern Ireland

Livestock

North Country Cheviot goes from strength to strength in Northern Ireland

A new North Country Cheviot Sheep Society sale and the growing appreciation of the commercial qualities of the breed is fuelling a surge in its popularity in Northern Ireland. Farmers Guardian reports.

clock 25 May 2023 • 6 min read