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NSA Event Reports

6th July 2015 NSA Sheep NI 2015 A stormy, blustery start to Monday meant NSA Sheep Northern Ireland at Ballymena Livestock Mart, County Antrim awoke slowly – but by mid-morning good numbers of sheep farmers were coming through the gate.“Ballymena Livestock Market turned into a… Read More
18th June 2015 - 21st June 2015 NSA Sheep Centre at Royal Highland Show 2015 ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW NSA MARQUEE AS POPULAR AS EVER: George Milne, NSA Scottish Region Development Officer, reports that the NSA marquee was a hive of activity at the Royal Highland Show, 2015. Holding such a prominent position and being one of the… Read More
16th June 2015 NSA Sheep South West 2015 NSA Sheep South West 2015 proved to be a resounding success. To go with the record number of trade and breed society exhibitors, a record crowd flocked through the gate at Higher Nichols Nymet, Nichols Nymet, North Tawton, Devon, for the event… Read More
9th June 2015 NSA Highland Sheep 2015  Sheep farmers from throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and further afield too, anxious to glean the latest technical information to improve the physical and financial performance of their flocks, descended on Fearn Farm, Tain,… Read More
6th June 2015 NSA Eastern Region Youthful Shepherds Day HUGELY POSITIVE DAY FOR YOUTHFUL SHEPHERDSWith nearly 20 young shepherds competing and around 120 people joining a farm walk, the NSA Eastern Region’s Youthful Shepherds Event on Saturday proved to be popular and informative.It was the second time… Read More
3rd June 2015 NSA North Sheep 2015 Attracting a record number of visitors, NSA’s northern biennial one-day event at Millstone Moor Farm, Cockermouth (held yesterday) focused on the challenges and opportunities for the sheep farming industry. The hosts were Neil and Sally Marston,… Read More
19th May 2015 NSA Welsh Sheep 2015 ‘Buzzing atmosphere’ as crowds flocked to NSA Welsh SheepA sell-out crowd, overflowing car parks, plenty of good cheer and a wonderful venue meant that NSA Welsh Sheep 2015 was a truly memorable event.Jointly hosted by Geraint and Morton Powell and… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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,… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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