IN BRIEF
21 December 2001
IN BRIEF
• PRINCE Charles has urged agriculture students not to let recent setbacks in the industry put them off farming, according to The Guardian. The prince told students at Kingston Maurward College, near Dorchester, not to let BSE and foot-and-mouth disease deter them. "You are the future. Youve got to keep [farming] going," he said.
• SCRAPIE compensation payment will triple in the hope that more farmers will report suspected cases of the disease. The government believes low payments mean that under 20% of cases are actually reported. Payments will be increased from about £30/animal to £90, except in the case of cull females where a £30 rate will still apply *
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