Nottinghamshire: Flock foundations - Early decisions, lasting gains

Through Challenge Sheep, we tracked more than 6,000 ewes across 11 farms to investigate the challenges of mating ewe lambs and shearlings and the management required to optimise lifetime performance.

Why attend?

We’ll discuss key ewe management challenges and how you can manage them to optimise flock performance, including:  

• How to manage ewe lambs and shearlings to optimise their productivity and lifetime performance
• How managing ewe body condition can have a major impact on lamb growth rates and litter size
• Gathering, understanding and using data to improve flock performance

You’ll come away with a better understanding of how to handle specific management challenges relevant to your flock.

When and where

All events will run from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

• 16 June – Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire 
• 25 June – Axminster, Devon  
• 16 July – Redditch, Worcestershire 
• 22 July – Salisbury, Wiltshire 
• 20 August – Alnwick, Northumberland  
• 25 August – Bishop Auckland, Co Durham 
• 27 August – Writtle, Essex 
• 8 September – Hepworth, Suffolk  
• 16 September – Newark, Nottinghamshire  

Important information

This is a fully funded event with lunch provided.

There will be a 10 minute walk from Ollerton House to the field. 

Spaces are limited so early booking is advised. 

RoSA CPD points are available for attending this event. 

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Speaker

Nerys Wright

Nerys is an independent sheep consultant with extensive experience in delivering practical research projects and effectively disseminating findings back to farmers. 

She completed a PhD examining the impact of ewe body condition score (BCS) on flock fertility and performance to weaning, work that preceded and helped inform the Challenge Sheep project.

Nerys is also a qualified farm animal Suitably Qualified Person (SQP).