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FWAG stand welcomes Royal visitor
at the Great Yorkshire Show
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) - the UK's leading provider of environmental advice to farmers and landowners and a registered charity - had a busy time at the Great Yorkshire Show between 13 - 15 July and welcomed lots of visitors, including the Princess Royal who came to the stand on the first day of the show. More...
FWAG Silver Lapwing finalists are announced!
at champagne reception at the Game Fair
The seven finalists of the prestigious FWAG Silver Lapwing Award for 2010 - sponsored for the second year by Waitrose and Coombe Farm - were revealed at a special reception held during the CLA Game Fair at Ragley Hall... More...
FWAG celebrates the Year of Biodiversity
by holding a BIG picnic on Leckhampton Hill
On Saturday 22 May over 300 partner organisations celebrated 2010 as being the "International Year of Biodiversity" by holding events all around the country.
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group held their event on Leckhampton Hill, near Cheltenham. The "Biodiversity In Gloucestershire" BIG picnic saw hundreds... More...
CFE training events start to get the message across
Efforts to train the UK's agronomists in environmentally friendly farming methods as part of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) have made a healthy start.
Five awareness raising and training events in the past fortnight aimed at agronomists and farming advisers have proved a success. More...
FWAG urges upland farmers to join Upland ELS
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), the leading provider of independent environmental farmland advice, is urging upland farmers to embrace the new Upland Entry Level Scheme following its launch yesterday at Blaze Farm in Wildboarclough, Cheshire. More...
FWAG helps Natural England deliver £1m project in Gloucestershire
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), a national charity that is the leading provider of independent environmental advice to farmers, will have a key role in a helping Natural England deliver a programme of environmental schemes worth in excess of £1 million to safeguard Gloucestershire's spectacular landscape, biodiversity and fascinating historic environment. More...
FWAG receives substantial donation from Bullring Birmingham
The Warwickshire-based charity Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) - the UK's leading provider of farm conservation advice to farmers and landowners - has recently benefited from a substantial donation from Bullring, the West Midlands region's premier shopping destination in Birmingham. More...
FWAG backs milestone strategy for sustainable food production
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), the leading provider of independent environmental advice to farmers, has welcomed the Government's new Food Strategy 2030 as a "significant milestone" following its launch at the Oxford Farming Conference. More...
FWAG joins partner organisations at the launch of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment
The Chairman and Managing Director of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group - the UK's leading provider of environmental advice to farmers and landowners - today joined the Defra Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Hilary Benn and partner organisations at the launch of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE)... More...
Brian and Patrick Barker are announced as the winners of the FWAG Silver Lapwing Award for 2009
Patrick and Brian Barker of Lodge Farm, Westhorpe, Suffolk were announced as the winners of the 2009 FWAG Silver Lapwing Awards at a House of Commons reception on 28 October. Cousins Patrick and Brian Barker were presented with a silver lapwing trophy, designed by Patricia Northcroft, and a cheque for £1,000 by TV presenter and farmer, Jimmy Doherty. ... More...
Farm Conservation Guide is re-printed in 2009
to celebrate FWAG's 40th anniversary
In 1988 FWAG published the first edition of its widely acclaimed "Farm Conservation Guide". This pocket book provided practical advice and information for farmers and land managers about the management of wildlife habitats in a commonsense, straightforward and easily understood format. Many of the actions could be... More...
Eco-friendly vehicles join the FWAG fleet
Very low Co2 emission levels combined with good fuel economy have led the UK's leading independent provider of environmental and conservation advice to farmers - the Stoneleigh based Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) - to choose the Vauxhall Astra ecoFLEX 1.7 CDTi as its preferred fleet car. More...
Nuffield Scholar - Chloe Palmer - Regional Director FWAG
The Future for Hill Farming - Summary So Far ...
Nuffield Scholarship (Yorkshire Agricultural Society's scholar, Chloe Palmer)
The Future for Hill Farming - Summary So Far...
Early Conclusions:
- Support for the hill farming industry will be essential in the short tem if rapid...
UK Potato Producers to receive Environmental Guidance
Britain’s potato farmers are to receive advice and guidance on becoming more environmentally aware as the industry seeks to ensure its future sustainability.
Every grower in the country is set to receive a copy of Environmental Guidance for Potato Production, which was launched by the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) today (2nd March 2007). More...
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