11:30am
Room 3, Foyer upper floor
Have you ever wondered how to get in to sheep farming? Which breed is best for you? Who you should turn to for advice? Where on earth to start with paperwork and animal husbandry?
Come along to speak to NSA Scottish Region Coordinator, who will give you the foundation blocks to getting going with sheep. If you have any questions or scenarios you would like explored on the day, please submit your queries ahead of time to grace@nationalsheep.org.uk
Grace Reid, NSA Scotland
Grace joined NSA Scotland part-time at the start of 2020 and provides key policy and communications functions as well as logistical and practical support to help with the region’s day-to-day work.
Grace farms alongside her partner over multiple small tenancies in Perthshire which consists of a growing sheep flock, spring cereal production and a small number of beehives. Alongside this, she assists on the family farm, which consists of a both pedigree and commercially run flocks and a pedigree Limousin herd.
Prior to NSA, Grace was previously employed in the red meat industry procuring high quality livestock and auditing for demanding retailer specifications.