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Somerset FWAG celebrate their farming and wildlife awards
And review the group's achievements
An evening of celebration, to congratulate the winner of the annual Somerset FWAG Farming & Wildlife Awards together with a review of FWAG's work in Somerset was held recently at the Old Barn Owl, Westport. More...
Don't forget wildlife this Christmas!
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group is urging farmers to think about the needs of wildlife on their farms this Christmas. Leaving appropriate wildlife refuges across the farm and ensuring that birds have sufficient food and available water need not cost time or money, only some care and thought. More...
FWAG Silver Lapwing Award (England)
Cornwall Farmer Wins Silver Lapwing Award For 2008
The 2008 winners of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Silver Lapwing Award are Richard, Terry and Ian Lobb of AJ Lobb & Sons, Kestle Farm, St Austell, Cornwall. ... 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...
New Trustee for FWAG
Sam Blacker, Yorkshire Farmer and Entrepreneur Joins FWAG Board of Trustees
Sam Blacker, retired farmer and founder proprietor of the highly successful Ainsty Farm Shop has today been elected to the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group's national board of Trustees. Sam has been actively involved with FWAG for over fifteen years, initially as a committee member and then as Chairman of North Yorkshire FWAG for four years. More...
FWAG AGM 5 November 2008
AGM Reveals Innovative Sustainable Farm Advice Solutions
Over 50 farmer members attended the FWAG's AGM at Garden Organic, Ryton on Dunsmore on Wednesday 5 November to hear about the innovative advice packages that FWAG is developing to help farmers through the environmental challenges that lie ahead. ... More...
Farmers’ Weekly Awards
FWAG farmers triumph at the Farmers’ Weekly Awards
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) - the UK's leading independent provider of environmental and conservation advice to farmers - is delighted to announced that seven of the fourteen winners of the recently announced Farmers Weekly Awards for 2008 are members of FWAG and one of the seven is also a finalist in their prestigious Silver Lapwing Award for 2008... More...
New Chairman for the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group
Henry Lucas elected as national Chairman
Henry Lucas, farmer and former Warwickshire FWAG chairman has been elected as national chairman of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group. Henry farms at Pleasance Farm near Kenilworth where he finishes beef cattle and also has an arable enterprise which he runs alongside a successful tourism business. ... More...
Countryside Stewardship Deadline-15 November
Move quickly to take advantage of new Countryside Stewardship Capital Funding
Farmers & landowners with existing Countryside Stewardship Scheme agreements (not the new Higher Level Stewardship agreements) have an opportunity to apply for funding for new capital works from Natural England, but the deadline of 15 November means that they will have to move fast. The work also needs to be completed and the money claimed by the end of February 2009. ... More...
Cornwall FWAG win GOLD
Hot on the heels of their recent success winning the IEEM best Practice Awards, the Cornwall FWAG team have struck gold again by winning the award for collaborative working and partnerships with the County Council. ... More...
FWAG congratulates its Nuffield Scholar
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group is delighted to announce that its Regional Director for the Midlands and North, Chloe Palmer, has been awarded a Nuffield Farming Scholarship to study "A viable UK hill farming sector". More...
UK Research Councils' Rural Economy and Land Use Programme
Great Land Use Debate
Have your say in the Great Land Use Debate!
What is our rural land for and what do we expect from it? Should farmers be diversifying into energy crops or concentrating on feeding the nation? And is it reasonable to expect them to be competitive food businesses as well as managers and guardians of wildlife... More...
Cornwall Farm Environment Link Project wins best practice award
Delegates at the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM) conference recently voted the Cornwall FWAG Farm Environment Link Project as the winner of its first ever Best Practice Awards competition. Entries from projects of all sizes were welcomed, and entries were judged on whether they showed best practice whilst contributing to the five objectives of the IEEM. More...
ESA or CSS agreement due to expire?
You may well be aware that the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and the Environmentally Sensitive Area scheme (known as the Classic schemes) are not being continued when current agreements expire. ... More...
CSS or ESA claims due?
Thursday 15th November becomes important this year as, for the first time in respect of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and the Environmentally Sensitive Area scheme, claims are now subject to penalties if made after this date. A deduction of 1% from an agreement holders' payment will be made for every working day after the deadline up until Monday 10 December. More...
Joint FWAG/NFU Press Statement
The NFU of England and FWAG England are in detailed discussions about establishing a more formal alliance. The talks at this stage are confidential, but are based on both organisations wanting to ensure a strong countryside. Both organisations believe a closer relationship will enable...
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...
Tomorrow's climate today's challenge
www.farmingfutures.org.uk website launched
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Communicating climate change to farmers' is a new project involving the NFU, CLA, Applied Research Forum (on behalf of all the levy boards) and Forum for the Future. Over the next year they will be using different channels to communicate the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change to farmers and growers. More...
Help us redress the balance in favour of Fife's Red Squirrel population
The approximate UK Red Squirrel population is 160,000, 3/4 of which are found in Scotland. The threat from grey squirrels now means that the red squirrel population is declining. We need you to help us redress the balance in favour of reds and ask you to help us build a picture of Fife's red squirrel population by completing the attached... More...
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