1. MY ROAD TO DAMASCUS CONVERSION
EASYRAMS
THE JOURNEY
MY ROAD TO DAMASCUS CONVERSION

2. HISTORY CROSEMANOR PEDIGREE SUFFOLKS FOUNDED 1952
ROBYN RETURNED HOME 1977
SHOW AND SALE SUCCESSES
PANKYMOOR PRELUDE + CROSEMANOR COMMANDEUR
CROSEMANOR FLOCK DISPERSED 2006
EASYRAMS ESTABLISHED 2006

3. HISTORY

4. HISTORY

5. WHY CHANGE? The decline of the Suffolk Breed – WHEN HOW & WHY?
The decline of the Suffolk Breed – WHEN HOW & WHY?
SRH as breed society chairman
ALL IRELAND SHEEP CONFERENCE 2005
Murray Rohloff
Suffolk Conference at Rheghed 20016
DECLINE OF CROSEMANOR FLOCK

6. DECISION TO CHANGE Why? Functional v Show Ring Why New Zealand?
Why?
Functional v Show Ring
Why New Zealand?
Why Suffolks?
How? Visit/Where/Scrapie/Embryos
Risks and potential rewards

7. WHY IS NZ DIFFERENT? 1984 Agricultural Subsidy removal OVERNIGHT
1984 Agricultural Subsidy removal OVERNIGHT
Results PRICES BANKRUPTCIES AND WORSE
Need to CHANGE to SURVIVE
Grow MORE and BETTER QUALITY GRASS
BREED SHEEP better able to use the grass.
FUNCTIONAL SHEEP require LESS LABOUR. 1 man looked after 850 Sus in and today that is 1/4000 Sus with contractors for shearing drenching vaccinating etc

8. PRACTICAL WEDGE SHAPED Fine Head - Fine Shoulders - Shallow Chest
LARGE CAPACITY STOMACH
WIDE PELVIS / BACKEND
SMALL FEET with tight cleats
OPEN WOOL able to breathe

9. PRACTICAL

10. NZ SUFFOLKS – EASYSUFFOLKS  
NZ SUFFOLKS – EASYSUFFOLKS
Use in NZ
Use in UK
Why are they different?
Terminal and Maternal
EASYSUFFOLKS

11. EASYSUFFOLKS

12. EASYSUFFOLKS

13. EASY SUFFTEX SUFFTEX IN NZ EASYSUFFTEX IN UK Why? Myomax 2009 ETing
SUFFTEX “S” & SUFFTEX “T”
Which and why?
The Future
Stabilising

14. EASY SUFFTEX

15. EASY SUFFTEX

16. EASYTEXEL (1) NEW ZEALAND EASYTEXELS UK
History- sourced ex Scandinavia Finland Norway?
Use
Dual Purpose/Maternal
Scrapie
Robbie Hughes
Importation Process
UK INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
TEXELS IN UK
NZ MATERNAL TEXELS
NEW ZEALAND
EASYTEXELS UK

17. EASYTEXEL (1)

18. EASYTEXEL (1)

19. EASYTEXEL (1)

20. EASYTEXEL (2) USE OF EASYTEXELS IN UK PHYSICAL FUNCTIONAL
DIFFERENCES TO UK TEXELS
USE OF EASYTEXELS IN UK
PHYSICAL
FUNCTIONAL
Finer heads
Finer shoulders
Larger pelvis
Longer neck
Truly maternal
Lambing ease
Mastitis
Feet
Texel throat
Profligacy/GDF9

21. EASYTEXEL (2)

22. EASYTEXEL (2)

23. MANAGEMENT FEEDING EWES Grass Rotational Grazing Winter Feeding
12 MONTHS AT EASYRAMS
Tupping
Lambing
Feeding
Vaccines/Wormers/Dips
Weaning
Recording
Selling
FEEDING EWES
Grass
Rotational Grazing
Winter Feeding
FEEDING LAMBS/RAMS
Summer
Winter
ZERO CONCENTRATES

24. MANAGEMENT

25. MANAGEMENT

26. MANAGEMENT

27. MANAGEMENT

28. MANAGEMENT

29. OUR SALES PROMOTION FARM SALES versus AUCTIONS WHAT DO WE SELL?
Lambs/ Shearlings
Breeds
Females

30. OUR SALES

31. OUR SALES

32. OUR SALES

33. OUR SALES SALES PROGRESS OVER 11 YEARS 2007: 15 Suffolk Ram Lambs
2014: Suffolk/Sufftex/Texel Shearling and Lambs
2015: 430 to date
THE FUTURE????

34. THE FUTURE (1) EASYMUMS COOPERATION WITH OTHERS
EASYMUMS
COOPERATION WITH OTHERS
BREXIT EFFECT ON UK SHEEP INDUSTRY
BREXIT EFFECT ON EASYRAMS

35. THE FUTURE (2) WHAT WILL MAKE SHEEP FARMING PROFITABLE? LOW INPUTS
WHAT WILL MAKE SHEEP FARMING PROFITABLE?
LOW INPUTS
LOW LABOUR
LARGE NUMBERS
OPTIMAL USE OF GRASS
HI HEALTH