NSA Northern Ireland Region ARMM
Date: 7th February 2023
Time: 8pm
Location: Dunsilly Hotel, 20 Dunsilly Rd, Antrim BT41 2JH
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Regional Members’ Meeting for NSA Northern Ireland Region will be held on Tuesday 7th February, 8pm at Dunsilly Hotel, 20 Dunsilly Road, Antrim, BT41 2JH.
Members residing in NSA Northern Ireland Region are eligible to appoint a proxy on their behalf if they cannot attend the meeting, but this must be done in advance with NSA Head Office.
The ARMM will be followed with an open meeting for all interested sheep farmers. The N.I. Committee is pleased to have been able to get Stuart Ashworth to attend as a guest speaker for the evening. Stuart is an independent advisor who has worked for more than 40 years as an Agricultural Economist. He has worked as an advisor and consultant to many organisations including to the European Commission as well as devolved administrations and businesses and organisations in the red meat supply chain. He spent 10 years leading the economic analysis team at Quality Meat Scotland and is working with the representatives of the NI Sheep Sector in putting together a strategy on the way forward for the NI Sheep Industry. Stuart will be giving those attending a presentation on a general overview of the challenges and opportunities for the sector and short term prospects etc. for 2023 lamb crop.
We have also invited Alexander Boyd from Newtownabbey, Co Antrim our N.I. Young Ambassador on the Next Generation programme 2022 to come and tell us about his experience on the programme. Alexander is already an active participant of his local sheep business development group and an active young farmer, having won YFC’s Northern Ireland Young Farmer of the Year. He has also previously competed in the NSA Next Generation Shepherd of the year competition.
We will have Nicola Noble, project manager from NSA Headquarters attending to give us an update on what’s happening in GB. As NSA Project Manager, Nicola is involved in managing and delivering all internal and external projects for the association. This includes manging content for Sheep Farmer magazine, delivering NSA’s contribution to various technical/research projects, and leading NSA’s involvement in the Register of Sheep Advisers (RoSA). With her own flock of around 100 ewes, Nicola enjoys combining her research passions with personal interests, while enjoying the great outdoors. She also has two young children in training as mini farmers.
This is a chance for members and sheep farmers to have a get together on a face-to-face basis now that the COVID pandemic has run its course. NSA N.I. Region have selected the speakers attending specifically as they are expected to deliver some useful and interesting messages so, please come and hear the latest thinking from the sheep sector.
A proxy notice is now available to download from the bottom of this page.
Meeting papers will be available closer to the time.
