Preparations for NSA Scotsheep are in full swing at Over Finlarg Farm, near Dundee, as the McNee family get set to open their gates to visitors for the one day event on Wednesday June 1, 2022.
Scotsheep is among events making a welcome return to the calendar this year, where sheep farmers and stakeholders can look forward to packed schedule including competitions, working demonstrations seminars and workshops.
Organised by the Scottish region of the National Sheep Association (NSA), the event will also pose the opportunity to hear from industry figures as well as browse between more than 200 commercial, educational, sheep breed society and individual sheep breeder stands at the event.
The event this year will take place at Over Finlarg Farm, near Dundee, the home of husband and wife farming duo Robert and Hazel McNee and their young family.
Farm tours
Farm tours will be running throughout the day, giving visitors an opportunity to take in more of the setting.
Event chairman Willy Millar, who farms at Huntingfaulds, Tealing, says: “After a difficult period of no events in the farming calendar, Robert and Hazel, along with the NSA Scotland and the local organising committee, are really looking forward to welcoming farmers, enthusiasts and school children to Over Finlarg.
“The farm is in a great location and will be of interest to all involved within the agricultural sector. We hope to welcome as many of you as possible to this major Scottish farming event.”
Visitors will also be offered an insight into conducting a full carbon audit on-farm, with the event’s major sponsor, Virgin Money, having collaboratively initiated a total carbon audit of Over Finlarg, to be conducted by Carbon Metrics – the results of which will be revealed in the 1pm seminar [see timetable].
NSA Scotsheep timetable
9am: Event open to the public
9am: Show of ewe hogg pairs in pens
9am-3pm: Open and YFC stockjudging competition
9am-3pm: Farm tour
9am-3pm: Invitational sheepdog trial
9am-3.30pm: Guess the tag competition
9am-5pm: Sheep breed, commercial and educational stands open to the public
9am-5pm: Demonstrations – Crook making, sheep dressing, wool demonstrations including fleece presentation, wool spinning, weaving and felt making
10am: Official opening by David Leggat MBE and presentation of NSA Silver Salver
10am-3pm: Sheep shearing (on the hour)
10am-3.30pm: Workshops
10.30am-1.30pm: Fencing competition
10.45am-11.50am: Seminar – Decision making on flock health treatments
12.30pm – 12.50pm: Seminar – The Scotch lamb label and delivering for climate conscious consumers
1pm-2pm: Seminar: Carbon – Understanding the journey to net zero – the journey for farmers to a Net Zero future and turning the challenge to opportunity
2.05pm-3.05pm: Seminar – Foot on the farming ladder
3pm: Sheep shearing – Speed sheer competition
3.30pm-4pm: Prize presentations for various competitions
4pm: Sale of ewe hogg pairs
5pm: Event closes to the public
