Wales Farmer May 2013 NEWS


Countryside crimefighters


■ New rural police link


WHEN Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Jenny Studley took it upon herself to set up an opera- tion to tackle rural crime she never expected it to lead to anew role.


Jennyorganised the operation in conjunction


Acting on intelligence received, with


Constabulary,inabid to track down trailers and farmequip- ment thatwerebeing stolen and sold on at various auctions. As aresult of her success she


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became the Farm Liaison Officer forDenbighshireand Conwy. Jennyhas worked forNorth


Wales Police for17years in a variety of roles,including the control room, with the firearms department and forthe past eight years she has been aPCSO. But she is no stranger to the


rural communities,having lived with her husband on afarmon


the outskirts of Ruthin for22 years,she knows exactlythe issues which arecausing concern to farmers. “I have enough experience to


knowwhattoexpect. Ialreadygo to the auctions and sales and all the farmers knowme,”said Jenny, whoisafluent Welsh speaker as well as amember of the Women’s Farmers Union. “I enjoymyjob and Iamreal-


ly looking forwardtothe new challenge,” said the officer,who is planning to visit all the farms in her area advising farmers on security and howtoavoid being victims of rural crime.She also intends to set up further opera- tions in abid to reduce the theft of trailers,sheep and general farmequipment. FUW Denbigh and Flint


county executive officer Rhys Roberts,has welcomed Jenny’s appointment as the newfarmliai- son officer forDenbighshireand Conwy. “Having adedicated farmliai-


son officer will hopefullyprovide the farming community with a single contact point forall aspects of rural policing,”said Mr Roberts. “Having an officer availablein


FARM LINK: North Wales Police’snew farm liaison officer for Denbighshire and Conwy Jenny Studley.


person to offer advice on crime prevention is just as important as the police responding rapidlyand effectively to crimes thathave taken place.Ilook forwardto working with Jennyinher new role and I’m surethatthe farming community in the area will also see the benefits of her presence in the future.”


Tesco commitmentto farmersput to the test


TESCO’S commitment to ‘source closer to home’ in the wake of the horsemeatscandal has been put under the microscope. The supermarketgiant’schief


executive Philip Clarke announced its ambitions to build partnerships with farmers,become moretransparent andtomake‘real changes to the way Tesco sources’


Conference. NFU president, Peter Kendall and


NFU Cymru president, Ed Bailey, have nowmet representativesfrom


Tesco to discuss its commitments to British farmers. Peter Kendall said: “Werecognise


at the NFU


the significance of Tesco’scommit- ments and will be working closely with its team to ensurethatthe retail- er’ssentiments and latest commit- ments deliverreal value to the sus- tainability of the UK farming indus- try.”


NFU Cymru said it welcomed the sentiment of Tesco’slatest announce- ments and is reassured thatthe UK farming industry’sbiggest customer


recognised the important role that farmers playedindelivering quality food fortheir consumers. Ed Bailey said: “Whatwewant to


see is measurable changes on sourc- ing, longer termcommitments and improved relationships.The meeting wasafirst step in working towards these goals and it showedclear signs thatTesco wants to build partner- ships.Thereisalot of work to be done and the NFU and NFU Cymru will be working to help Tesco deliv- er.”


Warningtoarable growersas rusts become more virulent


ARABLE farmers arebeing urged to be awarethatbrown and yellowrust is becoming increasinglyvirulent. The UK Cereal Pathogen


Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) moni- tors howvarietal resistance is affect- ed by changes in the population of brownand yellowrust. Races of the rusts areclassified as


being virulent to specific cereal vari- eties or resistance genes found in the plant. Cereal pathologist Dr Rosemary Bayles,said: “Maintaining varietal


resistance is aconstant battle,the survey continues to find virulent rusts which arable farmers and plant breeders need to be awareof.” Using seed production figures,Dr


Bayles estimated the mix of varieties currentlyinfields across the UK. For brownrust, thereisaconcern that almost three-quarters of crops are from one group. The pictureismorepositive for


yellowrust, with asignificant num- ber of varieties from ahighlyresist- ant group being grown.


Dr Simon Oxley,ofthe Home


GrownCereals Authority says grow- ers can plant arange of varieties on farmtoreduce the risk of serious brownoryellowrust epidemics. “HGCA Topic Sheets 119 (yellow


rust) and 120 (brownrust) have diversification schemes which group varieties based on the likelihood of rust moving from one variety to another,” he added. Formoreinformation about dis-


ease control and UKCPVS,goto hgca.com.


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NEW ROLES: Jenny Studley, Elliw Williams and PCSO Llinos Jones have been appointed Farm Liaison/ Farmwatch co-ordinators by North Wales Police.


JENNYStudley is one of three newlyappointed Farm Liaison/Farmwatch co-ordinators. PCSO Elliw Williams will be responsible forthe Meirionnydd area and PCSO Llinos Jones will be responsible forthe Dwyfor and Eifionnyddareas of the force. District Inspector for Denbighshire, Siobhan Edwards said: “The aim of these roles is to strengthen relationships with our farming communities. Having asingle point of contact forthe farmers will improveliaison with the community,not onlyingiving them crime prevention advice, butalso in tackling theft of livestock and equipment.” Inspector MarkArmstrong,


District Inspector forSouth Gwyneddsaid he wasdelighted to dedicate officers to such a ‘vitallyimportant role’, especiallyasthe farming community makes up a considerable proportion of the division. “The officers will be real and visible presences at farming


marts,agricultural shows and at businesses thatare frequented by our local farmers,with the aim of engaging and reassuring these people thatNorth Wales Police arecommitted to making all our communities asafer place,and reducing crime that affects our farming communities.” With further announcements


expected soon on officers dedicated to tackling rural and farmcrime across the three North Wales Police divisions, NFU Cymru President, Ed Bailey,abeef and sheep farmer in Merionethshiresaid such moveswould offer an effective deterrent to criminals in north Wales.


“PCSOs areintegral to


modern daypolicing and in rural areas it is essential that they areboth visible and contactablebythe farming community,” said Mr Bailey. The appointment of these


officers by North Wales Police with local and farming knowledge is to be welcomed as we tackle the menace and misery of rural crime.”


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