Humberside Police - Rural Task Force any support towards Farmers Gurdian’s Take the Lead initiative, in association with National Sheep Association, would be greatly appreciated 🙏 it starts with education and growing awareness among those who want to enjoy the countryside. Suffering to farmer and livestock must end

#FactFriday Did you know sheep can self-medicate?

Sheep often use plants and other substances that otherwise hold no nutritional value to prevent or treat illness. They even teach their lambs to do the same!🐑🌱

#FactFriday Did you know that sheep can eat grass close to the ground without pulling out plant roots because they have no teeth in the front part of the upper jaw? Instead, it consists of a dense, hard and fibrous pad!🐑🦷🌱

⭐️MEET THE AMBASSADORS⭐️

Ailish Ross says: “I am happiest working outside with sheep. I do not come from a farming background but have worked hard over the past 10 years to gain experience and the ambassador programme will put me the best position to start my own flock.”

Influence from breeds of UK origin on The Livestock Conservancy Priority List 2024.
All sheep breeds imported pre and post 1900 come from UK. Close links for over 100 years.
Ovine embryos can now be imported from UK to bolster existing US genetics.
RBST National Sheep Association AHDB Beef & Lamb

NSA South East Region Next Generation Shepherd competition at Southern Shears UK 🐑

📅Sunday 12 May
⏰8am
📍Copford Farm, Dern Lane, East Sussex, TN21 0PN

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The current RoSA membership year runs 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2024 🐑

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Dominic Elsworth Edinvale Farm 🌱🐂 I think National Sheep Association are working on breed and taste promotions

⭐️MEET THE AMBASSADORS⭐️

New entrant Llewellyn Rosser has overcome the challenges faced by many young farmers to acquire land to be able to progress their businesses. Building up his flock from scratch with no support payments has made him conscious to produce lambs efficiently.

Farmers Weekly Peter Graystone Zwartbles Ireland • Suzanna Crampton Gareth Wyn Jones National Sheep Association Alison O’Neill ~ Shepherdess YorkshireShepherdess Nigel Owens MBE Jeremy Clarkson sara cox💙 Adam Henson Quite dangerous for the farmer actually.

NSA Sheep Event tickets are now on sale!🐑🎪🎟

Book your ‘Flock First Super Saver’ tickets for £18.75 💥

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NSA Central Region Next Generation Shepherd competition🐑

📅Sunday 12 May
⏰8am
📍 JCB Farms, Eidlow Farm, Staffordshire, ST10 3BY

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Farmers Weekly Zwartbles Ireland • Suzanna Crampton Gareth Wyn Jones National Sheep Association Alison O’Neill ~ Shepherdess YorkshireShepherdess Nigel Owens MBE Jeremy Clarkson sara cox💙 Adam Henson If the water level suddenly rose 😬

National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker said: 'NSA is hearing of an alarming number of cases involving the loss of significant areas of land on five-year FBTs' 👇
#tenantfarms #farming

Defra UK @Stevebarclay Mark Spencer TFA FarmerNetwork
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2024-born lambs growing well on spring grass?🐑🌱

Don’t let them get hit by nematodirus‼️

Use the free SCOPS forecasting service ➡️ scops.org.uk/nematodirus

Farmers Weekly National Sheep Association Zwartbles Ireland • Suzanna Crampton Liz Webster Save British Farming 🇬🇧 Nigel Owens MBE Gareth Wyn Jones Excellent!! 👏👏👏

…certain conditions are met, including support from locals. Now, how local is defined can be contentious but this is certainly a step in right direction!

Phil Stocker from National Sheep Association seemed to agree, welcoming “this group's approach in that they clearly want farmers to…

Farmers Weekly National Sheep Association Zwartbles Ireland • Suzanna Crampton Liz Webster Save British Farming 🇬🇧 Nigel Owens MBE Gareth Wyn Jones 👏🏽

National Sheep Association To many young entrants are influenced or start with a breed they like the loom of and not a breed that works IMO ,tradition kills a lot of farm output !