NSA Next Generation adding value by sharing experiences
16th October 2019
NSA Next Generation is inviting enthusiastic young sheep farmers from across the UK to join them in sharing experiences to benefit their own sheep enterprises at this year’s one day NSA Next Generation winter conferences taking place next month.
A regular feature of the NSA Next Generation programme, the winter conference has grown in popularity over recent years offering younger shepherds the chance to hear from NSA representatives as well as from some leading names in sheep research, health and nutrition. This offering is combined with a series of informal, interactive workshops allowing attendees to gain a useful variation of information that can help them back on their own family farms or in their current or future careers.
In response to the increasing demand for such events, NSA will this year hold two winter conferences for the first time. The first on Tuesday 5th November at J24 Sedgemoor Auction Centre near Bridgwater, Somerset and the second on Thursday 7th November at 36 Rural Auction center, near Kendal, Cumbria. Both events aimed at those aged 16 to 35 are free to attend and will include a free lunch.
Helping to bring the conferences together, NSA Communications Officer Katie James comments: “Through all NSA activity, one of the key things that emerges time and time again is the benefit of meeting like minded people and sharing experiences, so we are pleased to be able to offer this to a larger audience this year at our two winter events.
“Each year the Next Generation events are growing in popularity so we would encourage any young person with an interest in sheep farming to avoid missing out and book today to join us. Attendees will find out more about NSA, hear from inspirational NSA Next Generation Ambassadors about how they are succeeding in their careers and take home a whole range of useful information”
Supporting NSA at the winter conferences will be British Wool, Moredun and regional veterinary and rural business experts who will run the interactive workshop section of the day. Attendees are invited to attend four of six informal and practical stations covering the following topics: -
- Profitable sheep farming - How do you know if you are making money?
- How to access the land you want
- Optimising production through sheep nutrition
- Combatting Liver fluke
- Setting the sheep farming record straight
- Look after yourself, not just your sheep
Booking can now be made online at www.nationalsheep.org.uk/next-generation/event with a full timetable of the day available to download from the website also.
