Events

NSA Event Reports

21st November 2018 Sheep Health and Welfare Conference Location: Drayton Manor, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3TW As a member of the Sheep Health and Welfare Group (SHAWG), NSA is pleased to once again be supporting the Sheep Health and Welfare Conference.  SHAWG chairman, Charles Sercombe will start the day by giving his vision for the sheep industry including Brexit and Defra policy. Read More Sheep Health and Welfare Conference Read More
21st November 2018 NSA Next Generation event Time: 10am Location: Hexham Livestock Market, Tyne Green, Hexham NE46 3SG Are you aged 35 or under with a passion for sheep farming? If so, join us for our 6th annual Next Generation Event, this year held at Hexham Livestock mart, Northumberland on Wednesday 21st November. The event is free and aims to inspire and inform all those who attend, whether just starting out with a sheep enterprise or looking to take on more responsibility in the family farm. Read More NSA Next Generation event Read More
19th November 2018 NSA Northern Ireland Region Annual Members Meeting 2018 Time: 7.30pm Location: AFBI Large Park, Hillsborough, County Down Notice is hereby given that the 2018 Annual Members Meeting of NSA Northern Ireland Region will be held at AFBI Large Park, County Down at 7.30pm on Monday 19th November to transact the following business: 1. Election / re-approval of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Treasurer 2. Read More NSA Northern Ireland Region Annual Members Meeting 2018 Read More
19th November 2018 NSA South West Region halal sector talk Time: 7.30pm Location: Waie Inn, Zeal Monachorum, Crediton, Devon, EX17 6DF NSA South West Region invite members, neighbours and friends to join them for an evenings discussion on the halal sector for sheepmeat. NSA will be joined by Awal Fuseini, AHDB Halal Sector Manager. Further details to follow. Read More NSA South West Region halal sector talk Read More
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