WHAT’S ON – SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

10.45am: “What impact could Brexit have on lamb trade and marketing?” chaired by John Fyall, NSA Scotland chairman. Speakers include Quality Meat Scotland chairman Jim Mclaren, Isla Roebuck of Dunbia/dawn Meats, Scottish Institute of Auctioneers & Appraisers president Scott Donaldson, and AHDB Beef & Lamb Halal manager Awal Fuseini. 12 noon: British Wool chairman Trevor Richards will give a ten-minute introduction to British Wool’s new entrant scheme followed by a seminar on “Next Generation – Next Chapter”, chaired by Jennifer Craig an NSA next generation ambassador. Speakers include NSA Scotland committee members and participants in the NSA Next Generation Ambassador programme in recent years Rory Gregor, Clarke Hibberd and Alister Watson. 1pm: Steve Raphael of Academy Vets in Stranraer chairs a session on the “Resilience of the national sheep flock to sheep diseases”. Speakers include Dr Christina Cousens of Moredun and Marion Mcmillan and Heather Stevenson, veterinary investigation officers for SAC Consulting. 2.15pm: “What impact could Brexit have on future support” chaired by NSA Scotland development officer, George Milne. Speakers include David Barnes, national adviser on agriculture policy at Scottish Government, Phil Stocker, NSA chief executive, and Jeremy Moody, CAAV secretary and adviser. The workshops will include a veterinary session on lameness in sheep