IN BRIEF
IN BRIEF
• FARMERS are playing Britney Spears CDs to scare off troublesome wild boars in Germany, reports the Daily Record. Farmer Herrmann-Josef Becker tried music because he was unable to shoot the animals which are a protected species. He said: "Madonna didnt work too well, Robbie Williams was a dead loss but they cant stand Britney Spears."
• A FARMER whose Countryside Stewardship Scheme claim form arrived at DEFRAs office in Bristol on Oct 3 had it returned with a letter saying his claim could not be accepted before Oct 1. The letter, dated Oct 15, asked him to resubmit his form. John Paget of Elm Farm, Burnett, Keynsham, said he had little confidence in the department.
• THE Advertising Standards Authority has rejected a complaint involving quota broker Ian Potter Associates. DCFM Quotas said an advert claiming Potter was "the only name" for quota was misleading. But the Advertising Standards Authority said the advert expressed an opinion about the level of service offered by the company. *