National Sheep Association

NSA Event Reports

27th April 2021 Webinar: Tents and Trees - two diversification options for sheep farmers Time: 1pm - 2pm Location: Online - zoom webinar With so many routes open to sheep farmers considering diversification, NSA invites you to a lunchtime webinar looking at two completely different options – tourist accommodation and carbon offsetting.This webinar will be chaired by Antony Spencer,… Read More
7th April 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - Pushing production or prioritising the environment: an early morning debate on balancing the role of permanent pasture Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.Opening in its new monthly slot on the first Wednesday of the month, April’s NSA Breakfast Club webinar generated an… Read More
3rd March 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - Accessing a growing market: an early morning farmers' guide to halal sheep meat Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.The seventh of a series of our online ‘NSA breakfast clubs’, invited speakers from the UK halal sector to discuss… Read More
24th February 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - The return of Dolly? An early morning exploration of sheep gene editing Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.NSA Breakfast club webinars are proving to be hugely popular amongst the sheep farming community and our sixth webinar… Read More
24th February 2021 NSA Cymru / Wales Region Annual Members Meeting 2021 Time: 2.30pm Location: Online Members residing in NSA Cymru / Wales Region are invited to join its Annual Regional Members Meeting (ARMM) on Wednesday 24th February at 2.30pm. Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, this year's ARMM will be held using the online meeting platform… Read More
17th February 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - Regenerative farming vs Rewilding: An early morning discussion on sheep in the environment Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.NSA’s fifth breakfast club webinar was another highly topical event with an audience of 100+ joining us for a session… Read More
16th February 2021 NSA South West Region Annual Members Meeting 2021 Time: 7.30pm Location: Online Members residing in NSA South West Region are invited to join its Annual Regional Members Meeting (ARMM) on Tuesday 16th February at 7.30pm. Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, this year's ARMM will be held using the online meeting platform… Read More
11th February 2021 NSA Northern Ireland Region Annual Members Meeting 2021 Time: 7.30pm Location: Online Members residing in NSA Northern Ireland Region are invited to join its Annual Regional Members Meeting (ARMM) on Thursday 11th February at 7.30pm. Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, this year's ARMM will be held using the online meeting platform… Read More
10th February 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - A shepherd's overseas adventure: a morning report from two NSA travel bursary recipients Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.With people not travelling much further than the end of their farm tracks at the moment, there was a welcome… Read More
10th February 2021 NSA Central Region Annual Members Meeting 2021 Members residing in NSA Central Region are invited to join its Annual Regional Members Meeting (ARMM) on Wednesday 10th February at 7pm. Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, this year's ARMM will be held using the online meeting platform Zoom.To… Read More
3rd February 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - A united approach? A morning briefing on post-Brexit approaches in the four UK nations Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.“A united approach? – an early morning briefing on post-Brexit approaches in the four UK nations’, was the third of our… Read More
3rd February 2021 NSA South East Region Members Meeting 2021 Time: 7pm Location: Online It’s was a busy week for NSA South East region with a committee meeting on Monday evening followed by the ARMM on Wednesday evening, both held virtually of course.Due to the continued uncertainties and restrictions caused by Covid-19 the rescheduled… Read More
28th January 2021 NSA Northern Region Annual Members Meeting 2021 Time: 7.30pm Location: Online Members residing in NSA Northern Region are invited to join its Annual Regional Members Meeting (ARMM) on Thursday 28th January at 7.30pm. Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, this year's ARMM will be held using the online meeting platform… Read More
27th January 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - Going it alone: a morning debate on the future trade of UK sheepmeat Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.NSA’s second breakfast club webinar was another hit with an audience of 70+ joining us for a session on “Going it alone… Read More
20th January 2021 NSA Breakfast Club - Forging ahead: a morning meeting with Defra's Victoria Prentis Time: 8.30am Location: Online - zoom webinar Below is a report on the contents of this webinar. To watch the webinar on demand please visit www.nationalsheep.org.uk/webinars/.NSA welcomed Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Victoria Prentis MP as guest speaker at the first of… Read More
13th January 2021 NSA Scottish Region Annual Members Meeting 2021 Time: 7pm Location: Online On Wednesday 13 January 2021, NSA Scotland held its Annual Regional Members Meetings (ARMM) via the online meeting platform ‘Zoom’. This meeting attracted a much larger audience than in previous years, which can be attributed to the virtual event… Read More
11th December 2020 NSA South West Region talk from Neil Parish MP, EFRA committee chair Time: 2pm Location: Online - zoom meeting On Friday 11th December 2020 NSA South West members took part in a lively discussion with Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton and chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee.  NSA South West Regional Manager Ian May… Read More
2nd December 2020 NSA Marches Region Annual Members Meeting 2020/21 Time: 7pm Location: Zoom meeting NSA Marches Region held its Annual Regional Members Meetings (ARMM) in early December via the online meeting platform ‘Zoom’.The meeting attracted a larger than usual audience, perhaps enjoying the comfort of their own homes, who re-elected and… Read More
24th November 2020 Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG) conference - Online Location: Online webinar On Tuesday 24th of November, the last ever SHAWG conference was held for the first time virtually. Charles Sercombe welcomed everyone, highlighting the purpose of this event in working together to promote and continue to build on improved sheep… Read More
17th November 2020 The impact of Brexit on the UK's breed societies webinar Time: 2pm Location: Webinar NSA hosted on behalf of pedigree livestock breed societies in the UK, and supported by Defra a webinar discussing Britain’s final departure from the EU, its impact on livestock breed societies, and future trade in breeding stock in November… Read More
28th October 2020 NSA Eastern Region Annual Members Meeting 2020/2021 Time: 6pm Location: Online Notice is hereby given that the Annual Regional Members’ meeting for NSA Eastern Region will be held on Wednesday 28th October at 6pm via Zoom online conference to transact the following business:1. Election / re-approval of the Chairman, Vice… Read More
20th October 2020 - 21st October 2020 NSA Virtual Celebration of Sheep Farming - Feeding the flock, and getting it right!! Time: 9am Location: Online Following the successful launch of our Virtual celebrations of sheep farming series in August, our second online offering will take place on Tuesday20th and Wednesday 21st October.NSA will be joined by an impressive line up of sheep industry experts… Read More
18th September 2020 NSA Eastern Region Melton Mowbray Ram Sale Time: 9am Location: Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1JY Flying Trade at 35th NSA Ram Sale at MeltonNumbers sold, averages and top prices were all up at the 35th Annual Ram Sale organised by the National Sheep Association Eastern Region hosted by Melton Mowbray Market on Friday (18th September… Read More
16th September 2020 NSA Marches Region 'Cotswold Seeds and FarmEd' farm walk Time: 4.30pm Location: Honeydale Farm, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 6BJ NSA Marches Region was pleased to be able to continue with a long-awaited visit to Cotswold Seed’s new FarmEd visitor site on Wednesday 16th September.Despite current Covid-19 guidelines restricting some gatherings once again, advice was given that… Read More
15th September 2020 Succession planning on the farm: A comprehensive webinar for sheep farmers Time: 12.30pm Location: Webinar Join NSA as we pair up with Rural Solicitors Roythornes to explore the complicated world of succession planning. The webinar will examine the different options for succession and offer advice and guidance for those wishing to make plans. Chaired by… Read More
28th August 2020 NSA Eastern Region Rugby Ram Sale Time: 9am Location: Rugby Farmers Mart, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2RG Rugby Farmers Mart welcomed back the NSA Eastern Region sale back for its 12th consecutive year on Friday 28th of September. The catalogued entry of 171 Rams forward was up on the previous year, with several pedigree and crossbred MV accredited Rams… Read More
19th August 2020 NSA South West Ram Sale Time: 9am Location: Exeter Livestock Market, Matford Business Park, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD In this very different year there was a high quality of sheep forward for the sale.  We’re pleased that most people had face coverings and observed social distancing. The top priced sheep was a Suffolk from Andrew & Wendy Reed that sold for… Read More
13th August 2020 NSA AGM 2020 Time: 10am Location: Sheep Centre, Blackmore Park Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6PH and via web link NSA’s AGM, held on 13th August, was the organisation’s first ever online AGM and, despite some teething problems, the meeting ran smoothly. The meeting was chaired by NSA President Lord Inglewood and all the existing officeholders were re-elected.… Read More
12th August 2020 - 13th August 2020 NSA Virtual Celebration of Sheep Farming - Breeding the Best! Time: 9am Location: Online NSA opened its first virtual ‘event’ in mid August, welcoming farmers to an online platform packed with competitions, webinars and exhibitors ‘stands’. More than 250 people took part in the online competitions which included carcase grading and… Read More
5th August 2020 NSA and GrassCheck GB Live Chat with farmers Rhys Edwards and Aled Evans Following on from the webinar on NSA and CIEL grassland webinar on the 8th July Liz Genever (independent sheep consultant) will be talking to Rhys Edwards (sheep farmer, Bridgend, south Wales) and Aled Evans (beef and sheep farmer, Carmarthan) about… Read More
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