Southdown sheep wool and cereals due to rising volumes of imports from the British Empire was accompanied by the Wet Years - a six-year period of cold, wet weather with little sun. In the Second World War, the South Downs were commandeered for military training, only fringe farms being left to produce milk for the towns. Sheep farming declined further after the war, although it is now being encouraged again through the designation of the downland as an environmentally sensitive area, and the restoration of arable land to sheepwalk. The Southdown has been placed on a watch list by the Rare Breeds
Southdown Creative Southdown Creative Southdown Creative is a film and video and live event production company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company is primarily known for its creation of comedic corporate videos, such as "See the Future" and the First Sundays Comedy Film Festival award-winning "The Man Behind the Motion". Southdown Creative's Fred Northup, Jr. met his future business partner, Ryan McFaul, while both were attending NYU Film School. While there, Northup was hired by "Saturday Night Live" into its film unit, the unit primarily responsible for producing the fake commercials. After "Saturday Night Live", Northup worked in Los Angeles at Warner