Timetable
8.30am NSA Next Generation Competition registrations
8.45am Judging of stand competitions and wool on the hoof classes
9.30am Farm tours begin
10am Opening ceremony followed by presentation of stand competition winners (North Sheep stage)
10am Seminar 1: Support for sheep farming in terms of grants and subsidies
10.30am Demonstration: Live demonstration of FECPAKG2 system (Fecpak stand) (repeated 2.30pm)
11am Demonstration: Ben Strugnell – Never waste a dead sheep (North Sheep stage)
11am Seminar 2: Looking beyond our shores
12.45pm Seminar 3: Carbon – understanding the journey to Net Zero and recommendations to maximise both carbon and cost saving
1pm Presentation: Dispelling the halal myths in the UK consumer market – Dr Awal Fuseini, AHDB Halal Sector Senior Manager (North Sheep stage)
2:30pm Seminar 4 – Getting on the ladder into the sheep industry
2:00pm Demonstration – Can ewe handle it? Ewe body condition scoring – Dr Nerys Wright, AHDB knowledge exchange manager (North Sheep Stage)
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2.50pm Presentation: British Lamb – as seen in Dubai, Dallas and Durham. Existing and emerging opportunities for lamb export – Dr Phil Hadley, AHDB director of international market development and Dr Awal Fuseini (North Sheep stage)
4pm Presentation of NSA Next Generation Shepherd competition winners (North Sheep stage)
4.30pm Farm tours finish
5.00pm Event closes
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