Events

NSA Event Reports

5th November 2018 NSA Scottish Region and ISDS Sheepdog training course 2 Time: 9am Location: Awhirk Farm, Lochans, Stranraer, Wigtownshire, DG9 9BP *FULLY BOOKED*   By kind permission of William Evans, with trainers Stuart McCrindle & Neil Gillon . Course Fees: These day sheepdog training courses will run from 9.00am to approximately 5.00pm (with a break for lunch) depending on numbers. The cost of each course is free to fully paid up members of the National Sheep Association or International Sheep Dog Society (unless you have participated in one of the courses before). Read More NSA Scottish Region and ISDS Sheepdog training course 2 Read More
25th October 2018 NSA South East Region autumn farm walk Time: 2pm Location: Top Paddock sheep dairy, Bulls Farm, Sedgwick Lane, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 6QE By kind permission of Matt and Becky Van der Borgh, NSA South East Region invite you to join them for a farm walk to view an interesting sheep dairy flock.  Top Paddock Sheep Dairy milks 200 ewes, lambing  in April and June. Milk is bottled or turned into Friezee Ice Cream or Cheese. Read More NSA South East Region autumn farm walk Read More
23rd October 2018 NSA Cymru / Wales Region farm walk Time: 2pm Location: Cwm Risca Farm, Tondu, Bridgend, CF32 0EH NSA Cymru / Wales Region invite members, friends and neighbours to join them for a farm walk this autumn, kindly hosted by NSA Next Generation Ambassador and Farmers Weekly Young Farmer of the Year 2018 Jacob Anthony. Cwm Risca is a 283 Hectare hill farm situated 4 miles north of Bridgend, with 243ha used for grazing/cropping, with the primary crops consisting of Italian rye grass, red clover, turnips & spring barley, alongside this is 40H of woodland which is apart of Glastir. Read More NSA Cymru / Wales Region farm walk Read More
10th October 2018 NSA Eastern Region - Annual Members Meeting 2018 Time: 6pm Location: Heath Court Hotel, Moulton Road, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 8DY The first of the regional annual members meetings (ARMM) took place on Wednesday 10th October as NSA Eastern Region held their meeting in Newmarket. The committee were joined by a good number of NSA members who witnessed no changes made to the regional office holders with Dan Phipps remaining as regional Chairman, Robert Spink as regional Vice Chairman and Jonathan Barber as regional treasurer. Read More NSA Eastern Region - Annual Members Meeting 2018 Read More
7th October 2018 NSA Scottish Region and ISDS Sheepdog training course 1 Time: 9am Location: Kirkland, Forgue, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB54 6BS *FULLY BOOKED*   By kind permission of trainer George Simpson. Course Fees: These day sheepdog training courses will run from 9.00am to approximately 5.00pm (with a break for lunch) depending on numbers. The cost of each course is free to fully paid up members of the National Sheep Association or International Sheep Dog Society (unless you have participated in one of the courses before). Read More NSA Scottish Region and ISDS Sheepdog training course 1 Read More
26th September 2018 NSA South East Region and AHDB carcase losses event Time: 4.00pm Location: Springfield Farm, Ansdore, Waltham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 5QB A good number of NSA members as well as other interested sheep farmers came together to attend this event on Wednesday 26th September, The event saw attendees split into four working groups to discuss and gain information on how to minimise carcase losses and also how to ensure lambs meeting the required carcase specification are selected for slaughter, as well as the consequences of not following this guidance. Read More NSA South East Region and AHDB carcase losses event Read More
25th September 2018 NSA Marches Region and AHDB Beef and Lamb carcase losses events Time: 4pm Location: New House Farm, Weston Jones, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8ED Join NSA and AHDB Beef and Lamb to find out more about minimising carcase losses in lambs by kind permission of Brian and Toby Lawton With increasingly tight financial margins in lamb production and processing, it is vital to minimise losses throughout the supply chain. Read More NSA Marches Region and AHDB Beef and Lamb carcase losses events Read More
24th September 2018 NSA South West Region and AHDB Carcase losses event Location: Wydon Farm, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8SJ Join NSA, AHDB Beef and Lamb and the Exmoor Hill Farming Network to find out more about minimising carcase losses in lambs. With increasingly tight financial margins in lamb production and processing, it is vital to minimise losses throughout the supply chain. Read More NSA South West Region and AHDB Carcase losses event Read More
21st September 2018 NSA Eastern Region Melton Ram Sale Location: Melton Mowbray Livestock Market, Leicestershire, LE13 1JY Charollais Shearling Ram tops sale at 1,000 gns   Quality rams were in demand at the 33rd Annual Ram Sale held at Melton Mowbray Market on Friday (21st September 2018), with regular buyers competing for the best on offer. Top price on the day went to the 1st prize winning pen of Charollais shearling rams from Gemma Maxwell from Fordham in Cambridgeshire. Read More NSA Eastern Region Melton Ram Sale Read More
17th September 2018 NSA Wales & Border Main Ram Sale Location: Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells The highest price at the 40th anniversary NSA Wales & Border Ram Sale went to a Blue Faced Leicester ram. The 12,000 guinea sale was the highlight of a day that saw good rams sell well, but that otherwise reflected the current political and weather concerns. Read More NSA Wales & Border Main Ram Sale Read More