Gill Napper (General Secretary) - 01691 860336

Jones Peckover
E-mail: auctioneers@jonespeckover.com
Web: www.jonespeckover.co.uk
Phone: 01978 364283

Brightwells
E-mail: gwynedd@brightwells.com
Web: www.brightwells.co.uk
Phone: 01982 553614

Welshpool Livestock Sales
E-mail: steven@thewls.fsnet.co.uk
Web: www.welshpoolsmithfield.co.uk
Phone: 01938 553313

** Only members can sell at the official sales. Life membership costs only £5. For application forms contact the General Secretary Mrs Gill Napper, tel 01691 860336

** For more information about Border Leicester sheep and their sales go to www.borderleicesters.co.uk or contact the secretary Ian Sutherland - info@borderleicesters.co.uk

MEMBERS' NOTICE BOARD:

TAG COLOURS: The colour for 2009 ewe lambs is yellow and they need to be double tagged for the sales. Yearling ewes should have blue tags.

This year's President Allan Bennett is one of the Association's leading producers. He started farming in partnership with his father in the early Sixties and shortly afterwards they began breeding Welsh Halfbreds. Allan took over the farm in 1971 and now farms two holdings, one at Abbeycwmhir and the other at Llanbister, in partnership with his son John. Also working on the farm is one of his grandsons, Andrew. Between them they run  cattle and around 1,000 sheep on their 400 acres which rise to 1,350 feet. They aim to grow as much of their stock feed as possible and also do some contract work. The family has always been noted for the quality if its stock and the 200 plus yearling Welsh Halfbreds they sell each year are always among the price leaders. Allan has been a community councillor for more than 40 years and is also a well-known judge of Welsh Halfbreds and other breeds.

As our Field Officer Pat brings a wealth of experience of all aspects of the farming industry in addition to his extensive knowledge of Welsh Halfbreds which he has been involved with since the early days. Based near Llandrindod Wells, he is a well-known face to hundreds of farmers through his work for various cattle and sheep societies and as Chief Livestock Cattle Steward at the Royal Welsh Show and the Smallholders Show. He is also the Cattle Director at the Welsh Winter Fair.
Now semi-retired he is still buying and selling some Welsh Halfbreds.

Emyr’s father Edwin started the family association with Welsh Halfbreds and now Emyr farms 250 upland acres at Lwydiarth, near Welshpool with his son Robert.
Their 650 ewe flock includes 350 Welsh ewes used to breed Welsh Halfbreds plus a flock of Welsh Halfbred ewes they keep for themselves.
Emyr is a vice-Chairman of the Mid Wales region of the Association and a past President.
He is heavily involved with the Young Farmers movement and is the Welsh Vice-President and President of Montgomery YFC.