Aberdeenshire Suffolk breeders, Jim & Irene Fowlie, have become the first to export any type of breeding stock to Europe since Brexit - and this by air to Georgia.
Irene & Jim Fowlie with some of their Essie Suffolk sheep
The Fowlies showed great determination in overcoming the various export protocols to fly 36 Suffolk sheep (4 rams and 32 ewes) from their Essie flock in the north east of Scotland. Purchasers are the Adjara Group whose agricultural business is based in Sagaredjo in the Kakhetian region.
Georgia boasts a sheep industry with a deep history and culture with sheep bred for wool, cheese and meat. The Essie Suffolks were chosen for their high-health status along with high index performance figures. Another export is planned for the future. For further information, please see www.essiesuffolks.co.uk.
Picture and text reproduced by kind permission of The Scottish Farmer