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Major conference is to look at future of agriculture
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iss Denise Lewis on 01772 735000. 1 eiT inc'vlid?.National Farmers’ Union
‘\ I r ,Tom Mahcr aad Midland Hank director Mr Norman Coward,
M i w dcItal,s. and bookings arc available from NFU president Sir David N&ish ehich starts at 7-;!0 p-m- will
THE next generation of farmers will see the most momentous changes to agriculture since the Second World War — so said a national farmers’ leader during a keynote speech in Lancashire.
Our farmers are leading the world
Union, told the NFU North-West meeting that the onset of bio technology and changes to the Common Agricultural Policy looked set to herald a whole new era for farmers.
Substantial reforms to CAP were imminent, due to the expected move by the European Union into agriculture-dominated
BEATRIX POTTER had the right idea. So did Prince Charles.
about the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse who both preferred their own surroundings.
Farmer Beatrix wrote
sample real farming life in the real countryside.
HRH took himself off to
townie who falls for a farmer, there is .not much chance of a gentle intro duction to life on the farm — more like a baptism of fire.
In real life, if you are a
How a townie became countryfied Memories of an
anonymous ex-townie
example of the culture difference.
sheep were sheep — and t there are usually a lot of
To a city-type such as I,
“ working to g e th e r ” exploits of checking afore said animals into a field ended in some acrimony.
hem. So, one of our f irst
Counting sheep is a fine
the rush of sheep had whizzed by, he asks (with
I said: “OK.” Moments later, when
words). I answer cheerfully:
“Oooh, about 150.”
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He said: “Count them.”
a definite air of amuse ment): “How many?” (Farmers, as all farmers’ wives know, do not waste
moment. And, in a calm voice, he said: “‘About’ is no b . . . y good. There were exactly 186 sheep.”
There was silence for a
Fa rm in g might look haphazard to someone used to orderly rows of houses, streets, every thing not far from the
First lesson learned.
its own type of organisa tion which is not, perhaps, appreciated by townsfolk.
But it does, in fact, have
and his dad enjoyed many a quiet chuckle at their townie’s e f fo r ts and exploits — they probably had many a curse, too, but never mind!
I am sure my husband
muck shovel seeme simple enough job. Until you are informed that, in
Eastern Europe. But, Sir David said, British farmers were leading the world and they would surely
benefit from the changes. He commented: “We
the old days, Irishmen were paid Id. extra if they could handle one left- handed! (At the time, I was doing ju s t th a t because I was tired of doing it the right-hand way round).
become countryfied over night. It takes years and years. . . and even then there is still more to learn.
A townie cannot just
though, when you can get your own back — such as when you venture back into towns (for a brief visit
T h e re a re t im e s ,
doorstep and a regular bus' on^ » of course), service.
systems, lanes of traffic all zooming in the same direction are all a night mare for the dedicated countryman. But not for the townie who is in charge behind the steering wheel in h e r na tiv e environment!
Traffic lights, one-way For instance, wielding a wonderful to get b
One thing is for cerl though: it is absolu
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and townie wife alike! J
to the country- bier
ain, elv ack
Sir David Naish, who is the president of the National Farmers’
produce the safest and best food in the world and we probably have the world’s highest animal welfare standards. Our patchwork of little fields, our lovely villages and our countryside are the envy of the world. “I am confident that
Over-quota fines loom for milk
producers
OVER-QUOTA dairy farmers facing heavy super-levy penalties have just over three weeks left to bring their milk produc tion into line.
national multi-million pound over-quota fine remain serious, especially as production has been showing little sign of slowing.
Forecasts of another
once again, looking like taking the blame for tak ing quota figures into pen alty time.
Butterfat averages are, DON’T
British farmers will bene fit from the changes. We are ahead of most of Europe in terms of food technology and distribu tion. In the past our agri culture used to lag behind the Dutch, but now I think we are leading the world.”
packaging” deals to cut super-levy payments — likely to be more than 31p per litre for every over quota litre of milk, though farmers are being advised to be cautious before sign ing on the dotted line.
Brokers are “creatively
last year, milk buyers are- urging their wholesale suppliers to “go steady” and not cut production dramatically — otherwise they could face problems meeting orders._________
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