Webinars

NSA provides regular, free webinars (including the popular NSA Breakfast Club series) on pertinent issues and best practice within the sector.

Though NSA’s webinars are open to all with an interest, they are only made possible thanks to support from NSA members. NSA kindly asks that if you enjoy the webinars, you please become a member.

Pushing production or prioritising the environment: an early morning debate on balancing the role of permanent pasture

April’s NSA Breakfast Club webinar generated an informative discussion on a very important subject to the sheep industry – the role of permanent pasture.

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Accessing a growing market: an early morning farmers' guide to halal sheep meat

This NSA Breakfast Club webinar focused on practical tips for farmers to understand and access the halal market and was not a discussion on the controversial subject of stun vs non-stun halal slaughter.

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The return of Dolly? An early morning exploration of sheep gene editing

Thomas Carrick, NSA Northern Region Chair opened with the background behind NSA delving deep into the controversial subject of genetics, explaining that Defra have released a consultation aimed at changing the regulation on genetic technologies in England and Wales in light of our exit from previous EU restrictions.

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Regenerative farming vs Rewilding: A discussion on sheep in the environment

NSA Chief Executive, Phil Stocker hosted the fifth NSA Breakfast Club webinar which hosted panel members consisting of Chair of Natural England, Tony Juniper, Natural England Head of Agricultural Policy Geoff Sansome, NSA Chairman Dan Phipps and NSA Northern Region Chairman Thomas Carrick. T

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A shepherd's overseas adventure: a morning report from two NSA travel bursary recipients

https://www.nationalsheep.org.uk/events/reports/30859/nsa-breakfast-club-a-shepherds-overseas-adventure-a-morning-report-from-two-nsa-travel-bursary-recipients/With people not travelling much further than the end of their farm tracks at the moment, there was a welcome international feel to the NSA Breakfast Club this morning (Wednesday 10^th February).

Young sheep farmers Marie Prebble and Charlie Beaty talked webinar attendees through the overseas trips they made in late 2019 and early 2020 as part of the NSA Samuel Wharry Memorial Award (SWMA) for the Next Generation. The two won the award on the strength of their research topics, spending time on international travel and pulling together meaningful reports on their findings.

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NSA Breakfast Club - A united approach? A morning briefing on post-Brexit approaches in the four UK nations

NSA Chairman Dan Phipps was joined by representatives from all four UK nations in NSA's third Breakfast Club Webinar.

Janet Hughes from Defra, Ian Stevenson from LMC, John Kerr from Scottish Government, and James Owen from Walsh Government all summarised the future approaches that will be taken in each region regarding agricultural transition plans and future payment schemes.

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