- 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. Read on...
- Wish you could do more under your stewardship capital works programme? If you act quickly you might be able to...see Stewardship Update below.
- Are you a horticultural producer with permanent crops? SPS changes might affect you
- DEFRA have extended the general derogation for waterlogged soils to 25th October. Find all the details on...DEFRA Waterlogged Info
- The FWAG Cymru /National Grid Silver Lapwing Farm Conservation Competition 2008 was launched at the Royal Welsh Show by Rural Affairs Minister, Elin Jones. Presentation of the award winner will take place at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair on the 1st December 2008. Further information is available through the Wales website or contact FWAG Cymru at 01341 421456 or cymru@fwag.org.uk
- Is your CSS or ESA agreement coming to an end in the next couple of years? Then you need to start planning now what to do next: Next Step for ESA or CSS
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Farmers: Environmental Health Check proves a hit!
Jim Paice, Shadow spokesman for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, helps Sue Higgins at the Royal Show pick the winner of the inaugural EHC quarterly draw. Entrants were made up from those FWAG Clients that completed the EHC feedback questionnaire. Essex FWAG member, Mr H AJ Butler from near Saffron Walden, was the winner and will receive 10 oak saplings complete with canes, ties and guards for planting in hedgerows on the farm during November. The prize has been kindly donated by one of our many keen supporters, TreesPlease from Corbridge, Northumberland.
Feedback from farmers undertaking the Environmental Health Check (EHC) highlights the value of the service to their business. Regardless of scale of operation and whether they are arable, livestock or mixed famers the message is that the comfort provided by the review of cross-compliance and other environmental legislation issues by an experienced FWAG adviser is invaluable. Environmental Health Check (EHC) service...
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What is FWAG?
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) is the UK's leading independent and dedicated provider of environmental and conservation advice and consultancy to farmers and crofters. Formed in 1969, FWAG has grown into a network of 120 highly skilled Farm Conservation Advisers located within 55 regional and county groups across the UK.
FWAG is made up of two registered companies / charitable organisations seeking to support and enthuse farmers to secure environmental benefits on their land:
FWAG Ltd - England, Wales, Northern Ireland.
Registered in England No: 1705669. Charity No: 326348
Registered Office:
Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2RX
Tel: 02476 696699 Fax: 02476 696760 Email: info@fwag.org.uk
FWAG Scotland Ltd - Scotland.
Registered in Scotland No: SC329863. Charity No: SC03789
Registered Office:
The Rural Centre, Ingliston, Midlothian EH28 8NZ
Tel: 01738 450500 Fax: 01738 450495 Email: info@fwagscotland.org.uk
A voluntary committee of local farmers supports each group together with representatives from the agriculture industry and environmental sectors to ensure we are farmer led organisations.
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