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Now in her second year as Chair of the Northern Region of the National Sheep Association, Viv Lewis will also take on the challenge of Chair of the NSAs flagship North Sheep event this year. taking place at Bradford Farm near Ponteland in Northumberland on Wednesday June 7.

Everybody at the NSA and all the members we represent across the Northern Region are excited about this years North Sheep. The programme is looking fantastic, the venue couldnt be more appropriate, and the interest from those taking part and those planning to attend couldnt be higher.

This is the first opportunity weve had to hold this event for four years, and so much has changed for the industry and the community since the last time we met like this. Weve left the European market, weve endured a global pandemic and now were in the process of a major upheaval in the transition to a completely different UK faming policy.

At a time of change and uncertainty, North Sheep is going to be a great showcase for the passion that has driven generations of sheep farmers to commit their lives to build a better and stronger industry for generations to come.

The schedule of seminars planned for the day is packed with important information, including advice from Youngs RPS on making the most of the new forms of Government support schemes, and how to take advantage of post-Brexit export opportunities including selling into the fast-growing global Halal market. The event is also offering a seminar explaining the many different ways the younger generation can take their first steps in the sheep farming industry.

Virgin Money along with Carbon Metrics will host a panel announcing the results of Bradford Farms Carbon Audit and explain the challenge for farmers of planning their own path to achieving Carbon Net Zero.

There will be demonstrations of expertise from traditional stick making to Ladies Shearing, the Next Generation Stock Judging will be a highlight of the day, and also being staged is a post-mortem demonstration by veterinary pathologist Ben Strugnell which highlights the common causes of the diseases and conditions that all sheep farmers dread, and the ways that we can prevent them.

I owe a huge debt of thanks to the Woodman family and their team for inviting us to their farm, said Viv.

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New York, May 20 (PTI) Police in the US state of Georgia have arrested a 40-year-old woman for attempting to commit murder and reckless abandonment for stuffing her newborn dubbed Baby India into a plastic bag in 2019 and throwing her in the woods like trash, according to media reports.

Karima Jiwani was arrested on Thursday after she was identified as the baby's biological mother through DNA. Her nationality was not known.

A visibly emotional Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman held a press conference on Friday to announce Jiwani's arrest on charges of attempted murder, cruelty to children, aggravated assault and reckless abandonment, The New York Post, a tabloid newspaper reported.

On June 6, 2019, a sheriffs deputy was called to the woods near the 1900 block of Daves Creek Road in Cumming by a neighbour reporting that he and his children heard a baby crying.

The baby was believed to be just hours old when the family heard what they thought were animal noises coming from a wooded area, CNN reported.

Deputy Terry Roper came upon a tied-up plastic bag in the brush, which contained a baby girl with her umbilical cord still attached, as seen in a graphic body camera footage that was later released in the hope of generating leads in the case.

The newborn was taken to a local hospital. She was dubbed Baby India by nurses who cared for her.

Sheriff Freeman said Friday that his deputies have spent thousands of hours trying to identify the person responsible for abandoning the infant.

Freeman said that in his 33 years in law enforcement, he has never wanted to make an arrest more than he did in this case.

This child was tied up in a plastic bag and thrown into the woods like a bag of trash, the sheriff said in a quivering voice.

Its literally one of the saddest things I have ever seen. According to Freeman, the first major break in the investigation happened 10 months ago, when detectives were able to identify Baby Indias biological father through familiar DNA, which eventually led them to Jiwani.

Within the past week, county investigators, assisted by the FBI, again used DNA to confirm that the woman was Baby Indias birth mom, according to the sheriff.

Freeman said that Jiwani, who has other children ranging from school-age to near-adults, knew that she was pregnant with Baby India in the summer of 2019 and had a history of concealed pregnancies and surprise births.

She allegedly delivered the baby in a car and drove for a long time without making any effort to leave the infant at a place where she could be found and taken to safety.

How a parent and I happen to be one, too can do such a callous thing is both incomprehensible to all of us and its infuriating, Freeman said of Jiwanis alleged act.

Baby Indias father did not know about Jiwanis pregnancy and is not facing any charges, he added.

Freeman declined to say what happened to Baby India in the intervening years, only saying that the girl now approaching her fourth birthday is happy, healthy and in a safe place. Jiwani was ordered held in the county jail without bond. She is scheduled to make her initial court appearance on Saturday. PTI NSA AKJ NSA NSA

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A Welsh sheep farmer, author, and campaigner has been recognised for his "unwavering work" to promote and protect Britains native sheep breeds.

Bob Kennard, from mid-Wales, has been presented with the National Sheep Association (NSA) Bob Payne Unsung Hero Award for 2022.

He was recognised for his work on several key projects that have helped to promote artisan sheep meat products, as well as ensuring the continued consumption of mutton.

The Welsh sheep producer helped spearhead the Make More of Mutton initiative, a scheme supported by King Charles.

As well as this, Bob has been "relentless" in his campaign to ensure the future of small, independent abattoirs, the NSA's judges said.

NSA chief executive, Phil Stocker said: There couldnt be a more worthy winner of the NSAs 2022 Bob Payne Memorial Award for our unsung hero than Bob Kennard.

"Bob has worked tirelessly and well beyond expectations on our work to create opportunities for, and to ensure a future for Britains native sheep breeds through NSAs work on the British Heritage Sheep project.

"We still have a long way to go with this initiative, but it holds huge potential in my opinion, and when it starts really bearing fruit it will be down to Bobs tenacity, commitment, and determination.

Bobs career has seen him working in the meat industry for years, including the development of one of the first organic meat businesses in the UK.

With his business entirely dependent on small local abattoirs, he was soon alerted to the difficulties they faced as an increasing number closed due to spiralling costs.

This led Bob to write a report highlighting their dramatic decline for the Soil Association and a subsequent follow up report with the Sustainable Food Trust.

His work in this area continues as small abattoir numbers are still declining.

Bob also worked in the promotion of mutton and is now involved in the British Heritage Sheep project, promoting the UKs diversity of sheep meat, particularly the native breeds.

On receiving the award, he said: I feel very honoured to have been given the NSA Bob Payne award. I am proud to have been involved with NSA through my work.

"NSA supports so many sheep farmers, and helps the industry in so many ways, often unseen."

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