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1st December 2021
NSA Chief Executive marks 10 successful years at the helm of organisation
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is celebrating 10 years under the leadership of Chief Executive Phil Stocker. Taking the helm at a time before the term Brexit existed and climate change was an infrequent reference, nobody could have predicted…
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26th November 2021
NSA responds strongly to article labelling sheep 'a menace of the countryside'
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is shocked and disappointed by factually incorrect and damaging comments made of UK sheep farming in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph (Thursday 25th November 2021). In the article titled ‘There’s a fluffy white…
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25th November 2021
Opportunity returns for young sheep farmers to join successful development programme
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is excited to be starting its search for the next group of Next Generation Ambassadors to join its development programme, becoming part of a scheme supporting the future of the UK sheep sector through young…
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17th November 2021
NSA calls for accurate and balanced information in consumer communications
Misleading promotional advertising and media messages will result in misinformed food choices. Following recent media campaigns the National Sheep Association (NSA) is highlighting the risk this poses to the UK livestock sector believing further…
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15th November 2021
NSA Next Generation event inspires and educates nation’s young sheep farmers
The National Sheep Association (NSA) welcomed young sheep farmers from across Scotland last Friday to the first of its NSA Next Generation winter conferences this year. The event took place in Scotland for the first time since the launch of the…
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11th November 2021
NSA hits the road to demonstrate sheep farming’s place in a changing world.
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is looking forward to meeting sheep farmers from across the UK this winter to discuss sheep farming’s role in a changing environment. In a series of face to face roadshows NSA will explain its work representing…
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10th November 2021
Register now to make the most of Medicine Hub, encourages NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is welcoming the call for UK livestock vets to work with their farmer clients to assist in populating the national Medicine Hub with farm antibiotic data. UK farms already have among the lowest use of…
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5th November 2021
NSA notifies sheep breeders of new Scrapie solution to GB/NI breeding stock trade
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is welcoming changes to scrapie monitoring requirements that will enable the continued movement of breeding sheep to Northern Ireland. An agreement has now been reached to allow any breeder involved in trade of…
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2nd November 2021
NSA Lambing List opens, providing network for farmers and students to connect
The National Sheep Association (NSA) Lambing List is now once again open for business ahead of the 2021/2022 lambing season, providing the perfect solution for sheep farmers seeking extra help at their busiest time of year. The NSA Lambing List…
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1st November 2021
The British farmer cares too – and is not the villain in climate change debate
What can you do to help slow climate change? A question asked by many as COP26 gets fully underway this week in Glasgow. Frequently the answer of the mainstream media to the question is to reduce meat consumption but the National Sheep Association…
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27th October 2021
NSA Next Generation events return to encourage and support future UK sheep farmers
Young people with an enthusiasm for the UK sheep sector are invited to join two free winter conferences and workshops next month, held as part of the National Sheep Association (NSA) Next Generation project. Having previously held successful…
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21st October 2021
NSA expresses disappointment in Government’s UK/NZ trade ‘agreement in principle’
The announcement that an ‘Agreement in Principle’ has been reached for a new trade deal between the UK and New Zealand risks undermining UK sheep farming and the standards that the country’s hard-working shepherds adhere to. Reacting to the…
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19th October 2021
NSA says public trust in British food must not be undermined
Trust in British food must not be undermined by the Government and policymakers in reaching trade deals and net zero obligations. That is the message from the National Sheep Association (NSA), which urges Ministers to fulfil their commitments to…
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15th October 2021
NSA issues reminder to keep dogs on leads this Autumn
With the Autumn school half term holidays fast approaching in many areas of the UK the National Sheep Association (NSA) is reminding those seeking a half term staycation of the risk to sheep flocks from pet dogs allowed to run free in the…
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14th October 2021
NSA praises rural charity for highlighting sector’s mental health challenges
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is paying high regard to Rural Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) and its work on the Big Farming Survey, where results shared today (Thursday) have revealed that stress, depression, and anxiety are all…
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12th October 2021
Sheep worrying Q&A: ‘If you don’t report it, it hasn’t happened’
This article was featured in the October/November 2021 edition of NSA's Sheep Farmer magazine. The magazine is an exclusive NSA membership benefit, packed with technical advice for the sector. Find out more about membership here. During a year…
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6th October 2021
NSA competition asks children to help in the fight against sheep worrying by dogs
As part of its continued work to highlight the serious and devastating issue of sheep worrying by dogs NSA is excited to launch a new children’s competition that could help raise awareness to dog walkers and others enjoying the countryside. NSA is…
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6th October 2021
NSA outlines clear benefits of well-managed grasslands
Roughly two-thirds of terrestrial carbon in British landscapes is found below ground with most captured in organic matter and plant roots. As grasslands are particularly rich in both, the National Sheep Association (NSA) is reminding policymakers…
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4th October 2021
NSA highlights inappropriateness of PM’s mass cull suggestion, for any livestock sector
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is both shocked and dismayed at the comments made by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday’s Andrew Marr show when questioned on the problems being faced by the British pig farming sector and the prospect of a…
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30th September 2021
New faces of Love Lamb campaign revealed
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is excited to introduce two enthusiastic young sheep farmers ready to educate and inspire the British public as part of the Love Lamb campaign. Following a recent competition searching for a sheep farmer to…
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28th September 2021
NSA conference to welcome top names from UK sheep industry this October
Well known experts from the UK sheep sector are preparing to share their knowledge and experience at a free National Sheep Association (NSA) online conference this October. Organised by NSA’s South East Region, the Sheep Health, Wealth and…
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28th September 2021
EU-funded project facilitates two UK sheep farmers in trip to Italy
An EU-funded, Turkish-led research project has provided the opportunity for two National Sheep Association (NSA) members to travel overseas to find out about organic livestock production. NSA is part of the E-Organic Erasmus project, working to…
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27th September 2021
NSA backs call to protect nature
As the momentum builds towards COP26 (1st-12th Nov) the National Sheep Association (NSA) is backing calls for all of society to do what they can to protect and enhance nature.With a multitude of voices using the run up to the conference to offer…
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22nd September 2021
NSA welcomes the lifting of a ban on British lamb imports by USA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is welcoming the United States lifting its ban on imports of British lamb, saying it will help maximise trade opportunities for UK sheep farmers. With a ban on both British lamb and beef imports to the US in…
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21st September 2021
Sweeping statement about agriculture made by well-known celebrities are misleading, says NSA
The sweeping statements about agriculture made by celebrities such as Ricky Gervais, Joanna Lumley, Deborah Meaden, Billie Eilish and Chris Packham in the run up to UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) fail to notice the positive relationship…
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17th September 2021
NSA welcomes the measures to boost agri-food exports unveiled this week
The National Sheep Association (NSA) welcomes the measures introduced by Government to boost British food and drink exports, announced on 15th September to mark ‘Back British Farming Day 2021’.These include: appointing more dedicated ‘agri-food…
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8th September 2021
Calling all sheep farmers – Are you the new ‘Face of Love Lamb’?
The seventh annual Love Lamb Week has drawn to a close this week following seven days of enhanced promotion by UK levy boards and organisations such as the National Sheep Association (NSA) sharing the message of sustainable sheep farming and the…
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7th September 2021
Finding the ‘sweet spot’ between biodiversity and farm production is key, says NSA
We live in a diverse, spectacular and productive countryside. This was the resounding conclusion, emphatically demonstrated by the passionate and inspirational talks from speakers taking part in the latest National Sheep Association (NSA) Breakfast…
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31st August 2021
NSA begins countdown to COP26
With just a few months until the UN’s Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) arrives in Glasgow for its annual summit the National Sheep Association (NSA) is readying itself to step up its communication of the positive role UK sheep…
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27th August 2021
Quiz a police officer
An experienced rural crime officer has agreed to do a Q&A on sheep worrying by dogs in the next edition of Sheep Farmer magazine.Now is your chance to get answers to questions on measures to help prevent attacks, what to do in the event of an…
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