Welsh Region Update
5th April 2012
The Region has had a number of Stakeholder meetings with some taking positive action and others leading to immense frustration. The Sheep Scab Task and Finish group is making positive headway with a redraft of the current Order underway. However, the issue of the proposed Livestock Movements database is already causing concern. By the time you read this we will have along with other industry organisations tried to secure a meeting with the Deputy Minister Alun Davies to see if he will change his mind on a Wales only database, we will update you in the next report and via the email updates.
The British Wool Marketing Board had contacted us to become part of a stakeholder group to meet and have a better understanding of how the Board works and the opportunities it has to offer via training etc. Our Chairman is a loyal supporter of the Wool Board and welcomes this move along with urging all NSA members to support the valuable work that they do.
The FSA has granted the lifting of the Chernobyl restrictions. This has been welcomed by NSA Cymru/Wales.
NSA Cymru/Wales will be taking a stand at the Wales Grassland event on 8th June to be held at John Davies’ Pentre, Merthyr Cynog. We hope to see you there.
Date for your 2013 diary - A young West Wales farming family will host the NSA Welsh Sheep 2013, to be held on Tuesday 21 May 2013 at Beili Ficer Farm, Llansawel near Llandeilo.
Hosts Sion & Claire Williams took on the 10 year tenancy of the 255 acre farm in 2010, they rent another 150 acres, and own a further 20 acres. They have no Single Farm Payment, but have taken advantage of grant aid, IT and relevant industry schemes and initiatives.
Their goal is to produce what the market wants from their mixed flock of 1200 Mule, Texel Mule and Aberdale ewes, by maximising lamb production off grass and kilograms of lamb sold per ewe.
They are delighted with the farm business tenancy granted by the two brothers who own the farm and are committed to helping other aspiring young farmers realise their dreams to farm in their own right.
