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6th September 2022
NSA Northern Region tour of British Wool and Scouring plant
Time: 10am
Location: Bradford
Members of NSA Northern Region visited British Wool’s Bradford Headquarters on Tuesday for an interesting tour of the site plus an insightful visit to the Haworth Scouring Plant. NSA Northern Region Manager Chris Adamson comments: “We enjoyed a…
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2nd September 2022
Thame Farmers Market Breeding Ewe Sale incorporating the NSA South East Region Ram Sale
Location: Thame Farmers Market
The inaugural NSA South East Region Ram Sale was held in conjunction with the Thame Farmers Auction Mart annual 2nd Breeding Sheep Fair Friday 2nd September.NSA South East Regional Ram Sale Chairman, James Goffin comments: "A lively atmosphere…
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31st August 2022
NSA Northern Region farm walk
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Coupland Beck Farm, CA16 6LN
Members in NSA Northern Region are invited to join a farm walk at the end of the month to view the varied enterprise of W & W Patterson at Coupland Beck Farm, Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6LN. The farm walk will take place on Wednesday…
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26th August 2022
NSA Eastern Region Rugby Ram Sale
Location: Rugby Livestock Market
There was a real buzz at the NSA Eastern Region Rugby Ram Sale, with a packed ringside of eager buyers, mainly local, which ensured a tremendous trade throughout the day. A smaller entry than previous years, but the quality forward was very good.110…
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17th August 2022
NSA South West Ram Sale
Time: 10.00am
Location: Exeter Livestock Centre, Matford Business Park, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD
Ram Sale ReportThe auctioneers reported that buyers were looking for powerful, quality rams and were prepared to pay for them but trade for others was a little slower.Topping the sale at 2,100gns was the Texel show champion – a shearling ram from…
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16th August 2022
NSA and Moredun webinar: Scab… it’s for the flock’s sake
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Online - zooom
Scab… it’s for the flock’s sake!Renowned sheep scab experts Dr Stewart Burgess, Moredun and Lesley Stubbings, LSSC, will tackle the ever-increasing issue of sheep scab with an emphasis on prevention and sustainable control, using the current DEFRA…
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11th August 2022
NSA AGM 2022
Time: 10.30am arrival for AGM at 11am
Location: Doladron Farm, Pont Robert, Meifod, SY22 6JR
The NSA AGM will take place at 11am on Thursday 11th August, followed by a farm walk by kind permission of Alun & Helen Bennett.To attend the event in person, please scroll to the bottom of this page and complete the registration form - so we…
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1st August 2022
NSA Wales & Border Early Ram Sale
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27th July 2022
NSA Sheep 2022
Location: Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire
NSA Sheep 2022 will be on Wednesday 27th July.
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7th July 2022
NSA and Moredun webinar: Tick tock, don’t let time run out with ticks
Missed to catch the NSA and Moredun webinar? Watch it back now.Tick tock, don’t let time run out with ticks!Dr Mara Rocchi, Moredun and Matt Colston, Elanco, cover the highly topical subject of ticks, tick borne disease and the control of these in…
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16th June 2022
NSA South East Region Field Day - Kent
Time: 10.00am
Location: Springfield Farm, Waltham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5QB
NSA South East Region is looking forward to welcoming members, friends and neighbours to a series of interactive field days this June providing advice and plentiful opportunity for discussion about flock health and wellbeing.Each Field Day event…
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15th June 2022
NSA South East Region Field Day - Hampshire
Time: 10.00am
Location: Rothercombe Farm, Stroud, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3PQ
NSA South East Region is looking forward to welcoming members, friends and neighbours to a series of interactive field days this June providing advice and plentiful opportunity for discussion about flock health and wellbeing.Each Field Day event…
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14th June 2022
NSA South East Region Field Day - Oxfordshire
Time: 10.00am
Location: Model Farm, Charlbury, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 4EZ
NSA South East Region is looking forward to welcoming members, friends and neighbours to a series of interactive field days this June providing advice and plentiful opportunity for discussion about flock health and wellbeing.Each Field Day event…
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1st June 2022
NSA Scot Sheep 2022
Time: 9am
Location: Over Finlarg, Tealing, Dundee.
A record-breaking crowd flocked to Over Finlarg for the long-awaited NSA Scotsheep 2022, where thousands of farmers, industry enthusiasts and school children gathered for a well-deserved day out in the Angus countryside.After being postponed on…
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31st May 2022
NSA Scottish Region Next Generation Shepherds competition
Time: 1pm
Location: Huntingfaulds Farm, Tealing, Dundee, DD4 0RB, nearby to NSA Scot Sheep 2022 host farm.
NSA Next Generation of the Year CompetitionSponsored by the Texel Sheep Society1st Ewan Runciman, Huntington Farm Cottages, Lauder, Berwickshire.2nd Freddy Fulford, Erracht Lodge, Banavie, Fort William.3rd Billy Gray,…
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23rd May 2022
RoSA Webinar: Carbon Auditing
Time: 7.00pm
Location: Online
This webinar was hosted by Greg Hopkinson from BASIS and focused on the importance of carbon auditing for the sheep industry and the next steps sheep farmers can take for their business.You can catch up on the webinar here. Speakers at the event who…
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22nd May 2022
NSA South East Next Generation Shepherds competition - In conjunction with Southern Shears
Time: 8:30am
Location: Copford Sawmill, Dern Lane, Heathfield, East Sussex. TN21 0PN
The South East Region held its Next Generation Shepherds Competition in conjunction with Southern Shears, the UK’s major shearing contest at Copford Sawmill, Heathfield, East Sussex, on Sunday 22nd May. A keenly fought contest saw young shepherds…
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21st May 2022
NSA South West Region Next Generation Shepherd Competition
Time: 11am
Location: Gupworthy Farm, Wheddon Cross, Somerset, TA24 7DA
After being delayed from the autumn we have now managed to hold our South West Next Generation Shepherd competition and farm walk at Gupworthy Farm, Wheddon Cross courtesy of Richard and Carolyn Webber and Family. On behalf of the South West…
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19th May 2022
NSA South East Region Farm Walk
Time: 1.00pm
Location: Hengherst Farm, Woodchurch, Ashford Kent, TN26 3PN.
Thursday 19th May saw twenty South East Region members in Kent for a farm walk hosted by Ed and Gemma Lovejoy of Hope Farm, Wittersham. Following an introduction from Ed, shepherd Will Edmonds described the farm’s sheep system in detail, emphasising…
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5th May 2022
NSA Breed Society Forum
Time: 10.30am
Location: Online
The NSA Breed Society Forum took place online on Thursday to discuss current policy hot topics, with interesting conversation around the Northern Ireland Protocol and live breeding animal exports. NSA shared information with attendees on how it…
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4th 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…
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6th 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,…
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25th 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,…
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24th 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…
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22nd 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…
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21st 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…
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8th 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…
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3rd 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…
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3rd 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…
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2nd 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…
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