Harrison Scott 24 Cornwall
Harrison first heard about the ambassador programme when the 2024 cohort walked into his local pub and the idea has stayed with him ever since. Farming in Cornwall, the family finish up to 6,000 store lambs a year, but Harrison is keen to explore alternative systems and approaches. He has a keen interest in keeping accurate records and analysing figures by tracking the cost per kilo of lambs bought at different markets. He’s particularly interested in sharing what he learns with other young farmers in his area and comments: “I want to promote the work of the NSA locally and share the experiences I have gained. NSA events are great examples of the opportunities the organisation provides and I would like to encourage. More people to get involved.”
April 2026
After a long, wet Cornish winter the days are finally begining to lengthen. The first application of urea has gone over a lot of the grazing and silage ground, but there are still fields too soft to be travelling on with a quad bike.
Cattle overwintered indoors are being sold and replaced with younger cattle that will go out to grass or clean up any green crop the lambs don’t get around to.
The lambs had a lot of punishment throughout January, grazing fields that could be mistaken for paddy fields. They were being supplemented with round bale silage before being moved on to graze green crop. It has been refreshing to see lambs jumping and frolicking in the spring sun and to see lambs look fitter and healthier. In the coming weeks I will be picking out the finished lambs, hoping trade stays buoyant enough to keep a bit of margin.
Harrison first heard about the ambassador programme when the 2024 cohort walked into his local pub and the idea has stayed with him ever since. Farming in Cornwall, the family finish up to 6,000 store lambs a year, but Harrison is keen to explore alternative systems and approaches. He has a keen interest in keeping accurate records and analysing figures by tracking the cost per kilo of lambs bought at different markets. He’s particularly interested in sharing what he learns with other young farmers in his area and comments: “I want to promote the work of the NSA locally and share the experiences I have gained. NSA events are great examples of the opportunities the organisation provides and I would like to encourage. More people to get involved.”
April 2026
After a long, wet Cornish winter the days are finally begining to lengthen. The first application of urea has gone over a lot of the grazing and silage ground, but there are still fields too soft to be travelling on with a quad bike.
Cattle overwintered indoors are being sold and replaced with younger cattle that will go out to grass or clean up any green crop the lambs don’t get around to.
The lambs had a lot of punishment throughout January, grazing fields that could be mistaken for paddy fields. They were being supplemented with round bale silage before being moved on to graze green crop. It has been refreshing to see lambs jumping and frolicking in the spring sun and to see lambs look fitter and healthier. In the coming weeks I will be picking out the finished lambs, hoping trade stays buoyant enough to keep a bit of margin.
