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The National Sheep Association is the trade association

Trade association

A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...

in the UK for sheep farming.

History

It was formed in 1892 as the National Sheep Breeders Association. In 1969 it changed to its present name.

Structure

It is situated near the Three Counties Crossroads of the B4208 and Hanley Road (B4209) near Hanley Swan

Hanley Swan

Hanley Swan is a small village in the English county of Worcestershire. It lies in the Malvern Hills district, between the towns of Malvern 2 miles away, and Upton-upon-Severn. Together with the neaby village of Hanley Castle, its population is about 1500. The very traditional English village...

, opposite Langdale Wood, specifically in the north-east corner of the Three Counties Showground. It receives no government funding.

Regions

Central
Marches (Welsh border area)
Eastern
South East
South West
Wales
Northern
NSA Scotland
Northern Ireland

Function

It represents the UK sheep industry. NSA Scotland hosts the annual Scotsheep event. There is the NSA South Sheep event. Every two years (biennial) it has the NSA Sheep event at the Three Counties Showground.

It publishes the trade journal

Trade journal

A trade magazine, also called a professional magazine, is a magazine published with the intention of target marketing to a specific industry or type of trade. The collective term for this area of publishing is the trade press....

every two months called Sheep Farmer.

External links

News items

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