#InternationalHeritageBreedsWeek

Did you know that following the collapse of Orkney’s kelp industry in the early 1830s, North Ronaldsay sheep had to be pushed off the land and onto the foreshore, in order to utilise the available acreage.

📸Ena Gwel Flock

#InternationalHeritageBreedsWeek

A representative of the old tan face sheep found throughout England before the roman invasion.

Originally bred on the island of Portland and mentioned in the doomsday book of 1086.

Read more: rbst.org.uk/portland

On the #InternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity , it's worth going back to first principles, and reflecting on what we mean by “biodiversity”.

We generally use the word to refer to just wild plants and animals, but it actually covers much more than that...

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Did you know the Bagot has existed continuously since the 1380s and got their name from the Bagot family, of Blithfield Estate, in Staffordshire, where the original herd resided.

📸Jon Durrant

#HeritageBreed #GoNative #AtRiskGoat #NativeGoat

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Did you know...Dorking Chickens are considered to be the UK's oldest breed of chicken having been brought over by the Romans.

📸Sharon Smith
#IHBW #PriorityPoultry #RareChicken #GoNative

After last week's announcement of Government support for new #abattoirs , it's great to see an extension of support for existing abattoirs. For many livestock farmers, abattoirs are a bigger worry than BPS.

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Brilliant work RBST Scotland 👏

Just born! A lovely Kerry Hill lamb 🥰 🐑

#lamb ingseason #lamb s #rbst #gonative #lamb

Another bioengineered food alert-
Look how clever they think they are. #Eagle sweetened condensed milk makes it a point to write “no rBST hormones”, then on the back states- “no difference between milk with rBST hormones vs. without, THEN says only milk and sugar, that is, until

The sad consequences of rbst growth hormones on your average Hen 😔 retweet to spread awareness

Day 3 update from Balmoral Show...

Well attended and intense discussion panel on the future of #environmentalschemes in NI agriculture, which was held in the RBST marquee.

An interesting and informative day at the British Pig & Poultry Fair.
One of the talks covered include inspiring younger people to eat pork, RBST Senior Conservation Adviser Tom Blunt highlighted the importance of educating the next generation about #NativePigs .

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This is Jimmy G, the English Goat, and he's part of our rare breeds here at the farm!

English Goats are considered a priority according to the Rare Breeds Survival Trust so we are very lucky to have him here 🐐

#rarebreads #englishgoat #rbst #farming #jimmysfarm #goat

DEFRA is asking for views on its proposals to change the Native Breeds At Risk List, the list of breeds that qualify for payments under ELM and the Devolved Administration's equivalent schemes.

RBST will be circulating its views in the next few days.

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