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SFP targets for 2009

Thought you might find this release interesting: The NFU has slammed Minister Jonathan Shaw’s announcement that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) must pay 75 per cent of Single Payments by the end of January 2009 – a target which still leaves farmers in England trailing behind their European counterparts...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Wed, Jun 18 2008
Charles Bourns

Posted to Pig and Poultry Fair 2008 (Gallery) by Isabel Davies on Wed, May 14 2008
NFU starts blogging

I've said before elsewhere I think that blogging is finally catching on in the world of farming. Well - now I have the proof. The NFU has just started a blog area on its website which it is referring to as its farmyard bloggers. They aren't using a blogging platform - but you can leave comments...

Posted to Diary of a forum (Weblog) by Isabel Davies on Thu, Apr 24 2008
Climate Change and the Farming Industry - At Least They're Saying Something

At last! A glimmer of response from the farming industry to accusations that livestock farming is destroying the environment and the glib message that the answer is to eat less meat and dairy products. Following an article by George Monbiot in the Guardian, both the Soil Association and the NFU got their...

Posted to Land Strategies Blog (Weblog) by anonymous on Mon, Apr 21 2008
Re: Wales leading the way on TB front

Here's the minister's statement in full: STATEMENT TB Eradication Programme Bovine TB is an infectious disease which has a devastating impact on the health and welfare of the national cattle herd in Wales. It is a disease that can be transmitted to humans and to and from other mammals. There...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Tue, Apr 8 2008
Land Rover discounts for NFU members

Don't know what the level of discount is but quite interesting: The NFU has announced an exclusive deal for its thousands of farmer and grower members after signing a unique affinity deal with UK car manufacturer Land Rover. The scheme will mean NFU members can make big savings when buying one of...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Wed, Apr 2 2008
What can the NFU do better?

Some interesting comments have come in on my last blog post about NFU bias . I don't think FW is biased towards the NFU and I tend to agree with Peter Wells when he says the NFU can do more to consult with its own members before entering talks with Government. A more joined up approach is definitely...

Posted to Jane King's blog (Weblog) by Jane King on Tue, Apr 1 2008
NFU is rebranding

The NFU is undergoing a rebranding exercise and as part of that is encouraging members to send their suggestions in for a new logo. It is also asking three key questions: 1) What is the most important role that the NFU will have to play in the future? 2) How do you think the NFU will need to change in...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Wed, Mar 19 2008
New NFU director communications

The new director of communications for the NFU (Anthony Gibson's replacement) has finally been announced. The person taking over is....(gosh, this is like the Oscars isn't it?).... Liz Falkingham who is currently the editor of FG,

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Mon, Mar 17 2008
NVZ proposals - what would they mean to you?

NFU leaders will be giving evidence to MPs today (Wednesday) in the latest stage of a campaign against what the NFU describes as "the madness" of the Government's Nitrate Vulnerable Zone proposals.An NFU delegation, led by President Peter Kendall, will tell the MPs that the EU's Nitrates...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Wed, Mar 5 2008

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