4th May 2014 Ten Leading Industry Figures to Address Seminars at NSA Scotsheep 2014 Ten leading figures in Scottish agriculture will be addressing major issues facing the sheep industry in three seminars at NSA Scotsheep 2014, at Quixwood, Grantshouse, Berwickshire, on Wednesday, June 4. Scotland’s biennial national sheep event is being organised by the Scottish Region of the National Sheep Association with Bank of Scotland as major sponsor and hosted by farmers, John and Iain Macfarlane. Read More Ten Leading Industry Figures to Address Seminars at NSA Scotsheep 2014 Read More
24th March 2014 Inter-Region Sheep Shearing Competition set to draw the crowds to NSA Scotsheep 2014 Eight regional teams of top open shearers will take part in a novel sheep shearing competition at NSA Scotsheep 2014 at Quixwood, Grantshouse, Berwickshire, on Wednesday, June 4. It will be the first time an inter-region competition has been held on this scale in Scotland and is set to be one of the major highlights of Scotland’s biennial national sheep event which is organised by NSA Scotland with sponsorship from Bank of Scotland. Read More Inter-Region Sheep Shearing Competition set to draw the crowds to NSA Scotsheep 2014 Read More
27th February 2014 Record 32 Sheep Breeds to be on display at NSA Scotsheep 2014 A record total of 32 sheep breeds will be on display at NSA Scotsheep 2014 to be held at Quixwood Farm, Grantshouse, Berwickshire, courtesy of host farmers, John and Iain Macfarlane, on Wednesday, June 4. The sheep breeds’ area will be the largest ever at Scotland’s biennial national sheep event which is organised by the Scottish Region of the National Sheep Association with Bank of Scotland as major sponsor. Read More Record 32 Sheep Breeds to be on display at NSA Scotsheep 2014 Read More
17th February 2014 NSA Young Shepherd of the Year Competition Do you work with sheep? Are you motivated by working with sheep? Do you enjoy working with sheep?  If so and you have left school and are the age of 26 or under  on September 28, 2014, why not enter the Young Shepherd of the Year competition at NSA Scotsheep 2014? The competition, sponsored by Rumenco, is designed to test your practical skills and practical knowledge used in your every-day work with sheep, as well as your broader knowledge of the sheep industry throughout the UK and Europe, including the various sheep breeds. Read More NSA Young Shepherd of the Year Competition Read More
20th December 2013 Show and Sale of pairs of Breeding Ewe Hoggs set to be a feature of NSA Scotsheep 2014 A multi-breed show and sale of pairs of breeding ewe hoggs will be a major feature of next year’s NSA Scotsheep 2014 to be held at Quixwood, Grantshouse, Berwickshire, on June 4, courtesy of host farmers, John and Iain Macfarlane. The show and sale will include classes for 14 breeds and follows a similar sale – the first ever of its kind to be held in Scotland – at the Highland Sheep event at Dingwall earlier this year. Read More Show and Sale of pairs of Breeding Ewe Hoggs set to be a feature of NSA Scotsheep 2014 Read More
11th June 2013 Borders Farm to Host NSA Scotsheep 2014 A Borders farm has been confirmed as the venue for Scotland’s biennial national sheep event next year. NSA Scotsheep 2014 will be held on the Berwickshire farm of Quixood, Grantshouse, courtesy of the Macfarlane family, on Wednesday, June 4. Quixwood is base for a large-scale farming enterprise extending to 2500 acres. Read More Borders Farm to Host NSA Scotsheep 2014 Read More