About the South West
If tourism is the South West’s jam and clotted cream, farming is the scone upon which that luscious concoction perches.
Regional News
South West Farmer Fax 11th April 2008 - members only please login to view document
SPS 2008, Welsh include pilot badger cull in TB programme, Dairy Crest/NFU Scholarship, Bio-energy Grant Fund, and much more
South West farmer fax 4th April 2008 - members only please login to view document
Bluetongue Vaccine Licenced, Moorland Line introduced into ELS, RABI Gateway Project, New organic Advisory Service for Farmers launched, Coastal Access and marine Bll Published and much more
South West Farmer Fax 28 March 2008 - members only please login to view document
Blue tongue update, National Dairy Board chairman re-elected, Biofuels website, Have you recently taken on grass keep?, President visits North Somerset, NVZ's and much more.
Regional media releases
SW Farming and Schools Year Top Class NFU Chief to Hear
14 March 2008
Nearly 170 farmers across the South West have already been trained and accredited to work with schools during the academic Year of Food and Farming, which draws to a close next July, and beyond.
Why Beef and Sheep Farming Matters Tour Starts in South West
26 February 2008
People power is being harnessed in an NFU campaign aimed at highlighting the importance of beef and sheep farming to the economy, the countryside, and the environment. The NFU’s Why Beef and Sheep Farming Matters campaign is hitting the road this week with a countrywide `tasting tour`.
HELP US `MIND THE GAP` ON PRICE WEST FARMERS TO URGE PUBLIC
15 February 2008
With store shelf prices outstripping the price paid to producers of beef and lamb by three or four fold, South West NFU members are taking to the road to enlist public support for a campaign aimed at focusing retailers on the need for a fair price for farmers.
