A FENCING CHALLENGE AT NSA SCOTSHEEP!

This year’s NSA Scotsheep, the biennial sheep industry event for Scotland, will feature a fencing competition.

The event will take place at Aikengall Farm, Innerwick, Dunbar on Wednesday, 5 June, 2024 with Virgin Money named as headline sponsors.

Scotsheep is set to feature a variety of seminars, demonstrations, competitions and almost 200 trade stands. The fencing event will give Scotland’s professional contractors the chance to put their skills to the test against fellow contractors and demonstrate the advantages of good quality fence construction.

There’s a prize pot of £500 up for grabs sponsored by Bryce Suma Post Drivers with teams of two having three and a half hours to erect a section of high tensile stock netting approximately 60-70m in length, with two end straining posts and a slight turn towards one end.

All of the materials, sponsored by Robertson Timber and Tornado Wire, will be provided including netting, line wire, barbed wire and timber as well as staples, fasteners, nails and other requisites within the finished fence. No wire joining accessories will be allowed and all wires must be tied and joined using knots.

Competitors are responsible for providing all their own tools with only handheld tools permitted, including petrol driven augers and chainsaws but excluding all vehicle mounted equipment.

There will be a trophy and Bryce Suma Pinch bar awarded to the winning team along with £300. The team finishing second will take home £150 with £50 awarded as third prize.

For more information contact Euan Emslie at euanemslie053@gmail.com or visit www.nationalsgeep.org.uk