#InternationalHeritageBreedsWeek

The Tamworth is considered Britain's oldest pure breed of pig and thought to be the closest living relative of the Old English Forest Pig. A very hardy animal suited to an outdoor system.

Read more here: rbst.org.uk/tamworth

📸Ewen Robertson

RBST are delighted to welcome three new trustees.

Native breed farmer and artisan produce expert Jan McCourt, sustainable farmer and regenerative agriculture consultant Tom Fairfax and ‘The Regenerative Vet’ Dr Claire Whittle 👏

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#InternationalHeritageBreedsWeek

Gloucester Cattle are an ancient breed that has been common in the Severn Valley area since the 13th century. They were originally a tri-purpose breed, valued for their milk, beef and as draught oxen.

Read more here: rbst.org.uk/gloucester

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The breed gets its name from the town of Aylesbury in Bucks, where it was bred as a white table duck in the 18th century. Large quantities of the Aylesbury ducks were used to supply the London market.

Read more here: rbst.org.uk/aylesbury

#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

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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

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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

Trotting up to the rare breeds farm to see the beautiful saddlebacks along with some other favourites! 🐖🐽

#Rarebreeds #Saddlebacks #LargeBlackPig #GloucestershireOldSpot #MiddleWhite

Brilliant work RBST Scotland 👏

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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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Great day yesterday at Gordon Castle
Time for a quick photo before the gates open which was the last time we had to stand around. Crowds very keen to see the rare and native breeds of sheep, and of course the Nth Ronaldsay lamb.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Regenerative Farming Zone at the Balmoral Show this year.
We were delighted to join six other organisations to discuss biodiversity loss and climate change. Together we can promote #sustainablefarming for the future 👏🌱 #balmoralshow

We’re back at the Fife Show.

The sun is out, the sky is blue, what else would you rather do?

Come along and see the stand at the show.

#whitefacedwoodland #greyfacedartmoor #lincolnlongwool #polleddorset #bagotgoats #clevelandbayhorse #gonative #nativebreedsformodernneeds

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.

Day 3 at @Balmoralshow

Come & say hello to us at the #RegenerativeFarming Zone.

You can have a chat with our RBST Northern Ireland Support Group members about getting involved and see some of our UK Native Livestock.

#GoNative

Second day at the Balmoral Show, lots of chat with farmers, ministers, NGOs and the general public. Lots of concerns about the inability to import livestock currently and getting new genetics into Northern Ireland Artur Silva #gonative #balmoralshow

Afternoon highlights of day one Balmoral Show #balmoral24 #balmoralshow #DAERAatBalmoral