YOUNG sheep farmer Emily Saunders won a £200 voucher in the National Sheep Association's (NSA's) bimonthly prize draw, just weeks after joining.
She and her family farm at Hemlington, on the edge of Middlesbrough, where they run both a Kerry Hill and Whitefaced Woodland flock, from which the lambs are sold as breeding stock.
The farm opens to the public seven days a week. Emily said: "I feel it is important to provide people with knowledge of how we farm and also where their food comes from.
"We do have to plan around this a bit. For example, to make sure we have pet lambs during the school Easter holidays, lambing takes place indoors around February/March time. I also buy some pet lambs for the children who visit the farm to bottle feed."
NSA teamed up with FecpakG2, Cox Agri/Ritchey and JG Animal Health to give away three £200 vouchers in a free prize draw every other month in 2016. Emily plans to buy some everyday essentials, including a new shepherds crook after a busy lambing time.
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