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6th May 2015
NSA Breed Society Forum 2015
Below is an overview of the NSA Breed Society Forum 2015. A full report and copies of presentation is available to NSA members and NSA affiliated breed socities in the members-only area of the website.The recent NSA Breed Society Forum ensured…
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25th February 2015
NSA Northern Region AGM 2015
It was an exciting evening at NSA Northern Region AGM on the 25th of February, with Greg Dalton elected as the new regional Chairman. Greg has served a two-year term as Vice Chairman and said he was looking forward to taking the top job and…
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19th February 2015
NSA Cymru/Wales Region AGM 2015
A wet afternoon on the 19th of February attracted a higher than usual number of attendees to the NSA Cymru/Wales AGM on the Royal Welsh Showground.The formal business saw Paul Wozencraft reapproved as Chairman and Llew Thomas as Vice Chairman, with…
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18th February 2015
NSA South West Region AGM 2015
The NSA South West AGM was well attended on the evening of February 18th in Devon with the formal business seeing Bryan Griffiths reapproved as Chairman, Alan Derryman as Vice Chairman and Sue Martin as Treasurer. There followed discussions over Red…
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29th January 2015
NSA Central Region Winter Fair 2015
The snow and terrible travel conditions did little to dent the enthusiasm of sheep farmers and allied industries at the NSA Central Region Winter Fair, held at Bakewell Market, Derbyshire, on Thursday (29th January).Attendance was lower than…
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9th January 2015
NSA Scottish Region AGM and Dinner 2015
The Scottish Region AGM and Dinner took place on the 9th of January at the Novotel in Edinburgh.The hotel proved to be an excellent venue and, most importantly, the lamb was cooked to perfection!In the afternoon there was a question and answer…
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3rd December 2014
NSA South East Region AGM 2014 and farm walk
The NSA South East Region AGM was held at FAI Farms near Oxford on 3 December. Prior to the AGM there was a farm walk focussing on the research being carried out on-site. This included pigs being fed silage, ducks on a former slurry lagoon,…
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25th November 2014
NSA Central Region 2014 AGM and Sheep Evening
It was all change at the NSA Central Region AGM on Tuesday 25th November, with a new Chairman, Vice Chair and English Committee representative being selected.Richard Wheeldon takes over from Bob Payne as Chairman. Richard is Programme Leader in…
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19th November 2014
NSA Northern Ireland AGM and Sheep Conference
The NSA Northern Ireland Region AGM took place on Wednesday 19th November, with all office bearers being re-elected. Samuel Wharry was proposed to represent Northern Ireland on the NSA Board of Directors for another term. Crosby Cleland was also…
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13th November 2014
NSA Marches Region AGM 2014 and Sheep Night
NSA Marches Region held its eighth AGM on Thursday 13th November at the Sheep Centre in Malvern.Angela Weston stood down as Treasurer/Secretary of the region at the meeting and Dy Webb has replaced her.The AGM was followed by a sheep night where…
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12th November 2014
Inspiring the Next Generation of Sheep Farmers: Conference and Farm Walk
Around 75 young people in the sheep sector came together yesterday (Wednesday 12th November) for an ‘Inspiring the Next Generation’ conference and farm walk near Cirencester, Gloucestershire,The one-day event marked the culmination of the first year…
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22nd October 2014
NSA Eastern Region 2014 AGM
On 22nd October NSA Eastern Region held its regional AGM, at which the officers for the region were re-appointed. Andrew Foulds continues as Chairman and Trustee Director, with Dan Phipps as Vice Chairman. John Maxwell stood down as English…
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22nd September 2014
NSA Wales and Border Main Ram Sale 2014
A record number of visitors, a £2million plus turnover, increased averages and some good headline prices were the hallmark of a good day’s trading at the NSA Wales & Border Ram Sale. A Pembrokeshire bred Texel shearling by Caereinion Rocket with…
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19th September 2014
NSA Eastern Region Ram Sale (September)
The top pen of rams at the Annual NSA Eastern Region sale held at Melton Mowbray market, was 4 Charollais shearling rams from regular vendor, Mr Alan Thomas from Lutterworth in Leicestershire. Taking his top price ram at 920gns was Bothwell Farms…
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17th September 2014
NSA South East Region 'Ram Fit For Purpose' Showcase 2
Ram Management Workshop ‘Focus on Fit For Purpose Breeding Rams’ 4pm at Hadlow College, Tonbridge Road, Hadlow, Kent, TN11 0ALby kind permission of Hadlow CollegeJoin Eblex and NSA for timely meeting to discuss ram management prior to the mating…
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16th September 2014
NSA South East Region 'Ram Fit For Purpose' Showcase 1
Ram Management Workshop ‘Focus on Fit For Purpose Breeding Rams’ 4pm at Plumpton College, Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Sussex, BN7 3AEby kind permission of Plumpton CollegeJoin Eblex and NSA for timely meeting to discuss ram management prior to the…
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22nd August 2014
NSA Eastern Region Ram Sale (August)
The NSA Eastern Region Ram Show and Sale was held at Rugby Farmers Mart on Friday 22nd August 2014. The Rams were kindly judged by Mr Steve Deeming.Trade started relatively slowly but gained momentum very quickly, with over 50% of the Rams through…
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20th August 2014
NSA South West Region Ram Sale 2014
Although the NSA South West Region Ram Sale did not steal the headlines this week (that was left to a Texel at Lanark making 145,000gns, the second highest price ever paid for a sheep in the UK) there was a very healthy trade across the breeds on…
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14th August 2014
NSA Annual General Meeting 2014 and Farm Walk
The 121st Annual General Meeting of the National Sheep Association was held at 10.30am at the Westmoorland Room, Westmorland County Agricultural Society, Crooklands, Cumbria. As well as approving the annual report and accounts for the financial year…
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4th August 2014
NSA Wales and Border Early Ram Sale 2014
A sound commercial trade, with good rams selling well, was the hallmark of the NSA Wales & Border Early Ram Sale at the Royal Welsh Showground today. The 24th annual sale saw a top price of 1200 guineas paid for a Texel, 1100 guineas for a…
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30th July 2014
NSA Sheep Event 2014
A public commitment to fight European carcase splitting rules, a clear intention to secure tolerance on read rates of electronic eartags and a reiteration of Defra’s promise to review the six-day standstill rule all formed a positive message from…
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21st July 2014 - 24th July 2014
NSA Sheep Centre at Royal Welsh Show
As in previous years, NSA will be running a Sheep Centre at the Royal Welsh Show, bringing together trade stands from breed socieites, commerical companies and service providers. For more information contact Helen Davies on 01938 590535, 07976…
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8th July 2014
NSA South West Farm Walk
There was a decent turnout for the NSA South West Region Farm Walk on Tuesday afternoon, which involved a trip to the North Wyke Research Farm to look at the work they are doing, particularly looking at nutrient use and run-off from grassland.Bryan…
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29th June 2014
NSA Scottish Region Farm Walk
An invitation back to the NSA Scot Sheep host farm in Berwickshire on Sunday saw 80 people enjoy a proper view of the property without the persistent rain and fog that plagued the event back in early June.George Milne, NSA Scottish Regional…
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28th June 2014
NSA South Sheep 2014
Saturday, 28th June gave the NSA South East Region’s South Sheep Event perfect weather despite forecasts of rain which fell elsewhere. Our host, Tony Monnington, at Blackcap Farm, Firle near Lewes welcomed over 1200 people who enjoyed a very full…
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19th June 2014 - 22nd June 2014
NSA Sheep Centre at Royal Highland Show
The NSA Scottish Region Sheep Centre marquee at the Royal Highland Show this year proved a hive of activity over the four days of the show. The remarkable qualities of sheep and the diverse range of products that can be made with their wool were…
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11th June 2014
NSA Eastern Region Farm Walk
Eastern Region members were treated to a wonderful afternoon looking around Ickworth Park in Suffolk. The estate is owned by the National Trust and runs to 1,800 acres of which 850 is parkland. Since 1970 The Seabrook family have run the sheep…
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7th June 2014
NSA Marches Region Young Shepherd of the Year Competition and Open Day
The NSA Marches Region Young Shepherd of the Year Competition and Open Day was held at Upleadon Court, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1EG, by kind invitation of Henry and Carol Dunn and family. As well as the Young Shepherd Competition, visitors…
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4th June 2014
NSA Scot Sheep 2014
Incessant rain throughout the day failed to dampen the enthusiasm of sheep producers at Scotland’s national sheep event, NSA ScotSheep 2014, at Quixwood Farm, Duns, Berwickshire, on June 4.Despite the rain, the event attracted an estimated 6500…
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26th May 2014
NSA Northern Ireland Sheepdog Sale
The NSA Northern Ireland Region sheepdog sale at Ballymena Market was hit by heavy rain, making for difficult conditions for trainers to show off their dogs in; the sale even had to be stopped for a time until the rain eased. Despite this, top…
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