Events

NSA Event Reports

9th October 2019 NSA Eastern Region Annual Members Meeting 2020 Time: 6pm Location: Heath Court Hotel, Moulton Road, Newmarket, Suffolk. CB8 8DY Notice is hereby given that the 2019/2020 Annual Members Meeting of NSA Eastern Region will be held at Heath Court Hotel, Moulton Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8DY, on Wednesday 9th October to transact the following business: 1. Election / re-approval of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer 2. Read More NSA Eastern Region Annual Members Meeting 2020 Read More
7th October 2019 NSA Auction Marts Roadshow Location: Ballymena (Ballymena Livestock Mart) BT42 4QJ NSA Activities and Campaigns Officer Chris Adamson, along with a representaitve from British Wool will be at the sale all day. Go and find them to say hello! Read More NSA Auction Marts Roadshow Read More
5th October 2019 NSA Auction Marts Roadshow Location: Stirling 'Ram Rendezvous' (United Auctions) FK9 4RN NSA Activities and Campaigns Officer Chris Adamson, along with a representaitve from British Wool will be at the sale all day. Go and find them to say hello! Read More NSA Auction Marts Roadshow Read More
4th October 2019 NSA Auction Marts Roadshow Location: Skipton (Craven Cattle Marts Ltd) BD23 1UD NSA Activities and Campaigns Officer Chris Adamson, along with a representaitve from British Wool will be at the sale all day. Go and find them to say hello! Read More NSA Auction Marts Roadshow Read More
23rd September 2019 NSA Wales and Border main ram sale report Location: Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells A highest price of 7,000 guineas and averages well above expectations were the headline figures on a successful day at the NSA Wales & Border Main Ram Sale at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells. Vendors and buyers were in good form and the mood was upbeat, with an overall 4. Read More NSA Wales and Border main ram sale report Read More
20th September 2019 NSA Eastern Region Melton Mowbray Ram Sale Time: 9am Location: Melton Mowbray Market, Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1JY Texel Shearling top trade at 800 gns The pressure of field work contributed to a smaller number of buyers present at the 34th Annual Ram Sale held at Melton Mowbray market (Friday 20th September), with many regular buyers absent.  The first pen of Texel shearlings into the ring from, Philip Weaver, Caunton, Newark enjoyed the best trade of the day. Read More NSA Eastern Region Melton Mowbray Ram Sale Read More
3rd September 2019 NSA Wales / Cymru Farm Walk Time: 2pm Location: Llywyn Y Brain, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3DA NSA Cymru/Wales Region hosted its farm walk on Tuesday afternoon in Newtown, Powys, by kind permission of John and Sarah Yeomans. Attendees were treated to in-depth discussions about everything from flock health to grass management and were able to see the hard work the Yeomans have been putting into reclaiming land of their hill areas. Read More NSA Wales / Cymru Farm Walk Read More
30th August 2019 NSA Eastern Region Rugby Ram Sale Time: 9am Location: Rugby Farmers Mart, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2RG Rugby Farmers Mart welcomed members of the National Sheep Association to Stoneleigh Market on Friday (30th August) for their 11th Annual Ram Fair.  Entries for the sale were up by 40% to a catalogued entry of 162 rams from a variety of breeds and crossbreeds. Read More NSA Eastern Region Rugby Ram Sale Read More
15th August 2019 NSA Central Region farm walk Time: 4pm Location: JCB Farms Ltd, Eid Low Farm, Ramshorn Rd., Oakamoor, Staffordshire, ST10 3BY  NSA Central Region enjoyed a tour of Lord Bamford's JCB farm in Staffordshire on Thursday 15th August. The well-attended farm walk included a tour of the sheep unit by Matt Haydon, Head of Livestock and NSA Next Generation Ambassador. Matt explained the system and showed the visitors their Lleyn flock, ranking in the UK's top 1% with both rams and replacement ewes homebred, both pure and to a Ryeland tup allowing them to draw prime lambs throughout the year. Read More NSA Central Region farm walk Read More
14th August 2019 NSA South West Region Ram Sale Time: 9am Location: Exeter Livestock Market, Matford Business Park, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8FD A high entry of quality breeding sheep attracted a good number of buyers to Exeter's Livestock centre on Wednesday 14th August for NSA South West Regions ram sale. Breeds were sold through four selling rings by auctioneers Kivells. Please see a detailed report for each of the sale rings below: Ring One A good entry of 139 Texel rams and 19 females for the Annual NSA Ram sale saw a strong trade for the best and a selective trade for the rest selling to a 75% clearance. Read More NSA South West Region Ram Sale Read More