The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced it will hold more collaborative events for those seeking to minimise losses throughout their production supply chain.
The events to be held on NSA members’ farms alongside and AHDB Beef & Lamb will allow flock-keepers across England to maximise their financial returns.
With increasingly tight financial margins in lamb production and processing, it is vital to minimise losses throughout the supply chain.
Advice will include information on meeting target carcase specifications, minimising the losses of saleable meat and prevention of conditions such as liver fluke, pasteurella and parasitic worms that can all result in rejection of offal and carcases at slaughter and have a significant impact on the performance of growing lambs.
Nerys Wright, AHDB knowledge exchange manager, said: “These events have a range of speakers on a variety of timely health topics, so there is something for everyone. This difficult season means we need to reduce the risk of disease and out-of-spec lambs affecting financial returns.”
Diary dates
Following the success of three similar events over the summer, the first of these two September events will take place at Wydon Farm, Minehead, Somerset, on Monday, September 24.
This will be followed by a second event on Tuesday, September 25, at New House Farm, Newport, Shropshire, by kind permission of Brian and Toby Lawton.
The final session of this series at Springfield Farm, Ansdore, Canterbury, Kent, by kind permission of the Lockwood family. All events will begin at 4:00pm and run until 6:00pm when all attendees are invited to join together to enjoy refreshments.
Places limited
Katie James, NSA communications officer, said: “These free events offer a fantastic opportunity for sheep farmers to gain some truly valuable advice.
“These sessions will be small enough and ‘hands on’ to allow all that attend to really take away some new experience or knowledge that can be implemented to the good of their own flocks as they return home.”
Booking is essential as places at each of the events are limited. To book a place call AHDB Beef & Lamb events on: 01904-771-212; alternatively, those interested can email: [email protected].
