Timetable of Events
Gates will open for NSA Sheep Event 2026 at 9am on Tuesday 28th July 2026.
A full timetable from 2024 can be found below with an event guide from 2024 to give you an idea of what the event is about
| Time | Event |
| 9am | Seminar 1: NSA Breakfast Club at the Sheep Event (Seminar tent) |
| 9.45am | Workshop: The para‘sight’ – Putting theory into practice (Avon Hall. Workshop Area A) |
| 9.45am | Workshop: Making the most of clovers and multispecies leys (Avon Hall. Workshop Area B) |
| 10.10am | Cookery demonstration 1 (Wye Hall) |
| 10.15am | NSA welcome address (NSA stand. Kildare Hall) |
| 10.15am | Farm Assurance Review discussion (Kildare Hall) |
| 10.30am | SCOPS faecal egg count session 1 (SCOPS stand. Avon Hall) |
| 10.35am | Workshop: Join the march – Managing lameness in five steps (Avon Hall. Workshop Area A) |
| 10.35am | Workshop: Breed for CH4nge – What’s it all about? (Avon Hall. Workshop Area B) |
| 10.40am | AHDB seminar on lamb consumer trends (AHDB stand. Avon Hall) |
| 11am | Seminar 2: Launch of UK Sheep Farming & the Sustainability Agenda report (Seminar tent) |
| 11.25am | Workshop: Thin ewes or just the tip of the iceberg? (Avon Hall. Workshop Area B) |
| 11.30am | Sale of working sheepdogs begins |
| 11.30am | Agri-influencer discussion. From Pasture to Platform: how sheep farmers are using media to innovate and educate (NSA stand. Kildare Hall) |
| 11.40am | Cookery demonstration 2 (Wye Hall) |
| 11.45am | Workshop: A digital leap in sheep traceability (Avon Hall. Workshop Area A) |
| 12pm | NAAC panel discussion: Do we need overseas shearers next year? (Shearing Shed) |
| 12.30pm | SCOPS faecal egg count session 2 (SCOPS stand. Avon Hall) |
| 12.35pm | Workshop: Join the march – Managing lameness in five steps (Avon Hall. Workshop Area A) |
| 12.40pm | AHDB seminar on tapping into the halal market (AHDB stand. Avon Hall) |
| 1pm | Seminar 3: Navigating agricultural business reform with positivity (Seminar tent) |
| 1pm | NSA & NFYFC shearing competition (Shearing shed) |
| 1.05pm | Workshop: Making the most of clovers and multispecies leys (Avon Hall. Workshop Area B) |
| 1.10pm | AHDB panel discussion on UK lamb consumption trends (Cookery Theatre, Wye Hall) |
| 1.15pm | NSA Next Generation Future Farming Competition (NSA stand. Kildare Hall) |
| 1.25pm | Workshop: The para‘sight’ – Putting theory into practice (Avon Hall. Workshop Area A) |
| 1.55pm | Workshop: The Sheep Stratification Group- a proven system for a sustainable future. (Avon Hall. Workshop Area B) |
| 2pm | Learnings from abroad. NSA Next Generation travel bursary reports (NSA stand. Kildare Hall) |
| 2.10pm | AHDB seminar on UK and international production standards (AHDB stand. Avon Hall) |
| 2.15pm | Workshop: A digital leap in sheep traceability (Avon Hall. Workshop Area A) |
| 2.30pm | Seminar 4: Driving markets and trade opportunities (Seminar tent) |
| 2.30pm | SCOPS faecal egg count session 3 (SCOPS stand. Avon Hall) |
| 2.40pm | Cookery demonstration 3 (Wye Hall) |
| 2.45pm | Workshop: Thin ewes or just the tip of the iceberg? (Avon Hall. Workshop Area B) |
| 2.45pm | Farm Assurance Review discussion (NSA Stand. Kildare Hall) |
| 3pm | Presentation of Wire Fencer of the Year competition (Tornado stand) |
| 3.15pm | Workshop: Defra panel discussion: Endemic diseases in England. (Avon Hall. Workshop Area A) |
| 3.15pm | Presentation of NSA Next Generation Future Farming Competition (NSA stand. Kildare Hall) |
| 3.30pm | Presentation of British Wool fleece competition (Wye Hall) |
| 4pm | Presentation of NSA Next Generation Shepherd competition (Texel stand. Wye Hall) |
