NSA Event Reports

4^th May 2022 NSA Breakfast Club webinar - Putting food on the table: the future of food security? Time: 8.30am Location: Online - Zoom Below is a full report on the Breakfast Club webinar. To watch the webinar, click here. This webinar focused on future food security in the UK. As part of the Agriculture Act 2020 the government committed to publishing a report relating to food security every three years. Read More

6^th April 2022 NSA Breakfast Club webinar - The politics of numbers: What's the value of sharing flock figures? Time: 8.30am Location: Online - Zoom Below is a full report on the Breakfast Club webinar. To watch the webinar, click here. This webinar focused on what information/data is available at a farm level, from production figures to the level of inputs, including vets & medicines, through to movements etc. Read More

25^th February 2022 NSA Scottish Region ARMM Time: 3pm Location: Online and at United Auctions Stirling Market NSA Scottish Region held its Annual Regional Members Meeting (ARMM) at United Auctions Stirling last Friday. Attendees approved Jen Craig to continue in her role as Regional Chair, Maimie Paterson as Vice Chair, Mary Dunlop as Regional Treasurer, and Aileen McFadzean and Peter Myles as Regional Trustees. Read More

24^th February 2022 NSA South West Region ARMM Time: 7.30pm NSA South West Region came together on Thursday evening for its Annual Members Meeting (ARMM). With outgoing Chairman Howard Tratt unable to attend due to the arrival of his and his wife’s first baby that morning Vice Chairman Olly Matthews delivered the Chairman’s report on Howard’s behalf before himself being elected to take the Chairman role for the next term. Read More

22^nd February 2022 NSA Cymru/Wales Region ARMM Time: 2pm Location: Online or at International Pavilion, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, LD2 3WY Change can bring opportunity as well as challenge was the message at the National Sheep Association Wales/Cymru ARRM, held at the Royal Welsh Showground. Members were told that the future is bright for those willing to adapt. And the NSA’s mission is to support sheep farmers through rapidly changing times, including climate change and trade deals with Australia and New Zealand. Read More

21^st February 2022 RoSA CPD webinar: Can sheep be regenerative? Time: 7.30pm Location: Online - Zoom Join this RoSA webinar on regenerative systems which will: Provide RoSA members (plus others) with a basic introduction to regenerative systems and the watchpoints, e.g. trace elements, worms, feet, animal performance Highlight resources for advisers to use Highlight tools for advisers to recommend, e. Read More

8^th February 2022 NSA Central Region ARMM Time: 7pm Location: Agricultural Business Centre (Bakewell Market), Derbyshire, DE45 1AH NSA Central Region welcomed members, friends and neighbours to its Annual Regional Members Meeting (ARMM) on Tuesday and were joined by speakers Andrew Hogley, British Wool Chief Executive, Emma Steel from AHDB and representatives from LLM farm vets who all gave informative and interesting presentations. Read More

3^rd February 2022 NSA Northern Ireland Region ARMM Time: 7.30pm Location: Online Alistair Armstrong from Tempo in Co Fermanagh was elected as the new NSA Northern Ireland Chairman at the region’s ARMM last night (Thursday 3rd February). He takes over the role from outgoing chairman Jonny Farmer. Alastair farms on the family farm in Tempo, County Fermanagh, under the Leam Livestock banner. Read More

3^rd February 2022 NSA Northern Region ARMM Time: 7.30pm Location: Tyndale Function Suite, Hexham Auction Mart, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3SG NSA Northern Region’s ARMM took place last night (Thursday) with several changes to officeholder positions. Viv Lewis from Penrith, Cumbria was elected as regional Chairman, taking on the role from outgoing Chairman Thomas Carrick. Ted Ogden, who has served as regional Treasurer for several years now takes on the Vice Chairman position as well. Read More

2^nd February 2022 NSA Breakfast Club - UK sheep breeds in the world: serving the international demand for UK sheep genetics Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a full report on the Breakfast Club webinar. To watch the webinar, click here. “Treat every enquiry as a potential sale” was a strong theme coming from the NSA Breakfast Club webinar on Wednesday 2nd February, underlining the continued and increasing international requests for UK sheep breeds across both well-known breeds but also for the lesser well known and the heritage breeds. Read More

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