Timetable of Events
Gates will open for NSA Sheep Event at 9am on Tuesday 28th July.
Please see a draft timetable for the 2026 event below.
| Time | Event |
| 8.30am | Judging stand competitions |
| 9am | Next Generation Young Shepherd Competition begins |
| 9am | Seminar 1 (Kildare Hall): NSA Breakfast Club - Policy, promises and the future of farming |
| 9am | National Young Stars competition begins |
| 9.30am | Demonstration of working collies, Welsh sheep dogs, kelpies and huntaway’s to take place in the main ring every hour. |
| 9.30am | AHDB seminar – How does AHDB protect & promote our industry (stand 114, Wye Hall 4) |
| 9.50am | Workshop: Bimeda Sheep dip disposal: Clear dip innovation (Avon Hall, Workshop Area A) |
| 9.50am | Workshop: Fevara - From Pasture to Profit (Avon Hall, Workshop Area B) |
| 10am | NSA Fleece Competition judging takes place – Kildare Hall |
| 10am | Progressive Farming Fencing demonstration (stand 253) |
| 10am | AHDB – Body Condition Score demonstration repeated at 2pm (stand 114, Wye Hall 4) |
| 10.15am | NSA welcome address (NSA stand, Kildare Hall) |
| 10.30am | Butchery demonstration – Loins (Cookery Theatre, Wye Hall 4) |
| 10.30am | Tornado Fencing Competition starts, ending at 1.30pm (stand 188) |
| 10.30am | SCOPS faecal egg count session 1 (SCOPS stand, Avon Hall) |
| 10.40am | Workshop: FCN - Are we sharing the future of our farms or shearing the future of our farms (Avon Hall, Workshop Area A) |
| 10.40am | Workshop: Zoetis – Performance, productivity and profit (Avon Hall, Workshop Area B) |
| 10.45am | Lessons from Down Under: Insights from NSA Samuel Wharry Travel Bursary and Global Sheep Forum participants Rich Oglesby and Rollo Deutsch (NSA stand, Kildare Hall) |
| 11am | Cookery demonstration 1 (Cookery Theatre, Wye Hall 4) |
| 11am | MyFarmWorks demonstration session on Shearwell stand (stand 119, Wye Hall 4) |
| 11am | NSA Seminar (Kildare Hall): Bridging farmer-consumer priorities for the future of agriculture |
| 11.30am | Workshop: MSD – Driving progress in sheep lameness control (Avon Hall, Workshop Area B) |
| 11.30am | Workshop: ABP - Driving resilience and sustainability in British sheep farming (Avon Hall, Workshop Area A) |
| 11.45am | AHDB Seminar- Brand Britain - British Lamb abroad (stand 114, Wye Hall 4) |
| 12noon | Launch of the latest Ruminant Animal Health and Welfare report (NSA stand, Kildare Hall) |
| 12noon | Agrimin bolus demonstration (stand 220) |
| 12.15pm | Butchery and cookery demonstrations (Cookery Theatre, Wye Hall 4) |
| 12.20pm | Workshop: Innovis - More from every ewe (Avon Hall, Workshop Area A) |
| 12.20pm | Workshop: Fevara - From pasture to profit (Avon Hall, Workshop Area B) |
| 12.30pm | SCOPS faecal egg count session 2 (SCOPS stand, Avon Hall) |
| 1pm | Seminar 3 (Kildare Hall): Making the most of multifunctional sheep systems. |
| 1.10pm | Workshop: Zoetis – Performance, productivity and profit (Avon Hall, Workshop Area B) |
| 1.10pm | Workshop: Bimeda - sheep dip disposal: Clear dip innovation (Avon Hall, Workshop Area A) |
| 1.30pm | AHDB seminar - Driving demand for UK lamb in a changing market (stand 114, Wye Hall 4) |
| 1.45pm | Farm Assurance Review discussion (NSA stand, Kildare Hall) |
| 2pm | Agrimin bolus demonstration (stand 220) |
| 2pm | Workshop: FCN – “I hate sheep-convince me otherwise,” with Georgina Lamb (Avon Hall, Workshop Area B) |
| 2.00pm | Workshop: ABP - Driving resilience and sustainability in British sheep farming (Avon Hall, Workshop Area A) |
| 2.30pm | MyFarmWorks demonstration session by Shearwell (Stand No 119, Wye Hall 4) |
| 2.30pm | Seminar 4 (Kildare Hall): Unlocking our market potential: Domestic demand or global opportunity? |
| 2.30pm | SCOPS faecal egg count session 3 (SCOPS stand, Avon Hall) |
| 2.30pm | Butchery demonstration (Cookery Theatre, Wye Hall 4) |
| 2.35pm | Workshop: MSD – Driving progress in sheep lameness control (Avon Hall, Workshop Area B) |
| 2.50pm | Workshop: Innovis - More from every ewe (Avon Hall, Workshop Area A) |
| 3pm | The Influencer journey: Building a voice in agriculture (NSA stand, Kildare Hall) |
| 3pm | Cookery demonstration (Cookery Theatre, Wye Hall 4) |
| 3pm | Presentation of Wire Fencer of the Year competition (Tornado, stand 188) |
| 3.30pm | Presentation of National Young Stars prize winners (NSA stand, Kildare Hall) |
| 3.30pm | Presentation of NSA fleece competition prizes (Kildare Hall) |
| 3.45pm | AHDB Seminar - Baselining – real data, real decisions (stand 114, Wye Hall 4) |
| 4pm | Presentation of NSA Next Generation Shepherd competition prizes (Texel stand, Wye Hall 3) |
