• WIN a 12ft Nugent Livestock trailer worth over £9,500

    Click below to enter NSA's 2024 prize draw and potentially walk away with the fantastic prize of a Nugent Livestock trailer.

    The prize draw is open to any UK resident aged 16 or over, who is involved in the sheep industry.

  • NSA warns sheep farmers to remain vigilant amid ongoing bluetongue outbreak
  • NSA Lambing List is open

    Students can browse placements and NSA members can input details of lambing placements they are able to offer for the coming 2023/2024 lambing season.

    Browse or submit placements below.

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  • Support the industry with an NSA 100% certified British wool tie

    100% certified British Wool ties are available for NSA members and other supporters of the UK sheep industry to purchase.

    The attractive navy Harris Tweed ties are handwoven in the Outer Hebrides and are priced at £35.

News
Friday 8th March 2024
A sustainable sheep sector to be showcased at NSA flagship summer event
The National Sheep Association’s (NSA) flagship event, NSA Sheep 2024, will return to the Three Counties Showground, Worcestershire this July and will be firmly focussed on looking towards a positive future for a sustainable UK sheep industry. The biennial event is firmly established as the leading technical sheep event in the UK. It provides visitors with the unique opportun...
Friday 8th March 2024
NSA submits response to Welsh SFS urging major overhaul of proposals
The National Sheep Association (NSA) Cymru / Wales Region has submitted a detailed response to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) consultation in Wales. In the response NSA outlines the urgent need for an overhaul to the current proposals and to recognise the value of Welsh food across the supply chain. NSA Chief Executive, Phil Stocker, says: “NSA is especially concerned t...
Friday 8th March 2024
Would you like to represent the UK at the World Young Shepherd's Challenge?
NSA is looking for a young female shepherd, aged between 18 and 25 years old, residing in Scotland and willing to represent the UK at the World Young Shepherds Challenge in France between Friday 25th May and Friday 1st June 2024. The week will consist of competitions, activities and insightful visits across France to Research Institutions, Sheep Farms and Agricultural College...
Tuesday 5th March 2024
Shepherding work made easier thanks to NSA prize giveaway
Shepherding work has been made easier this year for one Cornish turned Scottish sheep farmer. As the lucky new winner of the 2023 NSA prize giveaway, Kim Courtauld from Argyll can now make good use of his prize of a 3.0m Porta-Yards mobile sheep handling system, kindly provided by Wise Agriculture. Kim and his family moved to their Argyll hill farm five years ago, more than 6...
Thursday 29th February 2024
NSA joins forces with rural crime teams for sheep worrying by dogs awareness day
Demonstrating a united force in highlighting the serious issue of sheep worrying by dogs, the National Sheep Association (NSA) joined together with Police Rural Crime teams this week to meet with dog owners raising awareness of the problem. The day was coordinated by the Sussex Police Rural Crime team at the popular dog walking location of Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. Just 30...
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