Wiltshire Federation of
Young Farmers Clubs
YFC Office, Lackham College, Chippenham SN15 2NY
Phone 0795 795 1994 Website www.wiltshireyfc.co.uk email: National YFC website - www.nfyfc.org.uk
Newsletter : 20th April 2016
Sad News
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you of the passing of Alec Glass from Foxham Farm, Foxham.
Alec was a member in the 50’s, he took on the role of County Chairman in 1966 and has been involved ever since, by being County Treasurer, County President, Chief Rally Scorer (when it all used to be hand written onto a huge sheet of paper and added up at the end of the day), and to date County Trustee. Alec will be greatly missed.
Our thoughts are with Daphne and family at this sad time.
Congratulations
to Rachel Arrowsmith & Seb Haines on the arrival of Isabella Rose on Friday 15th April
Results - Senior & Junior Horse Management
Juniors – 1st Olivia Sealy, Malmesbury, 2nd Molly Noble, Devizes,
3rd Evie Freeman Jones, Chippenham, 4th Lowenna Davis P&C
Seniors – 1st Fran Freeman Jones, Chippenham; 2nd Lucy Dando, Malmesbury, 3rd Lottie Wilson, Devizes
COUNTY RALLY
– 11 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RALLY DAY – NO CARD (with photo on it) = NO COMPETE
If you are collecting membership cards on Rally day remember to bring a photograph to attach to it!! Or you will have to go and get one before you can compete!
Replacement cards on Rally Day - £5.00 but again you will need a photo!
Sunday 1st May 2016 – RALLY DAY at Manor Farm, Farm Buildings, Devizes Road, Pewsey SN9 5NZ (entrance opposite petrol station)
Rally site set up – if anyone is available to help with setting the Rally site up on Saturday 30th April, we will be there from 12noon. All help much appreciated.
Members with large heavy displays or entries can bring them along and drop them off on Saturday between 4.30 & 6.30pm to save having to carry them from the car park on Rally Day.
DIRECTIONS TO Manor Farm Buildings, Salisbury Road, Pewsey SN9 5NZ
From Devizes: take the A342 Andover Road until you get to the T junction in Rushall. Then turn left on the Pewsey Road which leads onto the A345 into Pewsey. As you enter Pewsey you will see an Esso Petrol Station. The Rally entrance is directly opposite the Esso Station, on your left.
From Salisbury: take the A345 through Amesbury and all the way into Pewsey. As you enter Pewsey you will see an Esso Petrol Station. The Rally entrance is directly opposite the Esso Station, on your left.
From Purton & Cricklade: take the A419 over the M4 (Swindon) and onto the A346 into Marlborough. Take the A345 Salisbury Road out of Marlborough and through Pewsey. As you are leaving Pewsey you will see an Esso Petrol Station. The Rally entrance is directly opposite the Esso Station, on your right.
PLEASE PARK IN THE RALLY CAR PARK (as directed above) – DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PARK ON THE ROAD SIDE – THIS IS A BUSY MAJOR A ROAD.
RALLY COMPETITION CLARIFICATIONS:
- Senior ‘Macaroons’ will be expecting ‘Macarons’ sorry for spelling mistate. As these:
Beer List for senior Ale tasting (one entry per club):
Wadworth 6x gold; Sharps doom bar; Wadworth old timer ; Bath ales wild hare; Wadworth horizon; Ring wood dark ale; Wadworth orange peel;
Ringwood forty niner; Wadworth swordfish; Wadworth Henry ipa
All the Fun of the Fayre – All clubs will have a space down the side of the main ring for their stall(s) and one vehicle with horsebox (or large pick up) which can be used as Club base (and for storage of competition items etc.) during the day.
Cross Country Run – this will be through a water meadow (and possibly through the river) so please expect wet & muddy conditions.
Tug of War Weigh in will be at 2.00pm
Oldies Cube – 60 x 60 x 60cms Theme Yesterdays World being judged on viewing of information and visual display. Not quality of making the items. So as many or few as you wish.
Oldies Cook and eat it - 2 'oldies'! To cook on one gas ring food from yesterday's world. 30 mins
RABI - numbered balls in egg tray (timed) as last year; coloured balls into bowls (timed) as last year and ball in a pipe.
RADIO 4 Audience required
I’m writing to you to see if any Young Farmers might be interested in joining Radio 4’s audience for a debate/discussion on “The Future of Food” on Friday 29th April 11.00-12.00 to be broadcast on Farming Today the following day.
Anyone in the audience (we have capacity for an audience of up to 200) can raise points or questions to the 3 finalists on the panel. The main thrust of the discussion will be the panellists, who will be explaining what their vision of the future is for food production, but of course the audience we be consulted will have an opportunity to voice their views and make comments and we would encourage and welcome that.
BBC RADIO 4’S FARMING TODAY DEBATE HOSTED BY CHARLOTTE SMITH (Presenter Farming Today and BBC 1’s countryfile)
How will the UK’s food be grown, distributed and sold in the future?
Radio 4’s Farming Today programme hosts a debate with the 3 finalists of the Future Food category in the prestigious BBC Food and Farming Awards. They are ambitious, ground-breaking projects that are already farming or delivering produce in innovative ways.
With the BBC’s Charlotte Smith they will discuss their business models and their vision for the future of food production in the UK and further afield. There will be representatives from:
· McDonald’s Beef Carbon Project which helps UK beef farmers identify where environmental improvements can be made, with the aim of saving money and reducing carbon emissions.
· GrowUp Urban Farms who practice vertical farming in hi-tech warehouses in London, producing fresh herbs and leafy salad crops without soil or sunlight.
· Our Cow Molly – Sheffield’s last remaining dairy that sells its milk directly to Sheffield University, leading the way for others to adopt similar models. Previously, the university’s milk supply, sourced nearby in Yorkshire, travelled 500 miles to London and back to be processed. Now, it travels 5 miles and is delivered on the same day the cow is milked.
We hear how these ambitious projects are helping transform how we think about food production.
Hosted by Charlotte Smith on College Green at 11.00am on Friday 29th April. Broadcast on Radio 4 at 6.30am on Saturday 30th April.
This is a free event. Attendees are requested toarrive no later than 10:45am. to book free tickets (just register online) http://www.bristolfoodconnections.com/city-centre/bbcradio4-farming-today/
EVENT INFO
Days:Friday 29th April
Time:10:45am for 11:00am start - 12:00pm
Speaker:Charlotte Smith
Location:The Orangery, College Green
Website:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes
If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Alex Johnston
Farming Today
Radio 4
Room 3TPR 1.27
BBC Bristol Tel: 0117 974 2462
Plain Action Grants available
Here at Plain Action we have over the last six months been working with all the organisations and businesses who enquired about funding during the last two years. We would now like to talk to other organisations who may like to benefit from one of our grants and would like your help in spreading the details of the Open Day below, or circulating the attached flyer, to your members or through your publicity networks.
Plain Action has arranged an Open Day running from 10am to 12 noon on Thursday 26 May 2016 at Sharp Hall Larkhill SP4 8RB. Hear about what you can get a grant for and how to apply for one. Grants are awarded for capital costs under the following priorities: Farm efficiencies and productivity, Micro/small businesses and farm diversification, Rural Services, Rural Tourism, Heritage and Culture, Forestry productivity and efficiencies.
Find out about: The two stage application process, Grants at 40% of eligible costs and Grants from £5,000 to £100,000
To book your place Email –
Plain Action Local Action Group is a European Funded grants programme specifically aimed at rural areas to help increase jobs and local economies. The Local Action is managed by a board of volunteers with experience in the priorities drawn from the local community. In 2015 Plain Action was awarded £1.38m for the five year programme from 2015 to 2020.
Alan Truscott
Plain Action and Vale Action Programme Manager
Community First
Unit C2, Beacon Business Centre, Hopton Park, Devizes, SN10 2EY
Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club
National Ladies’ Shooting Day will return for a second year
The event which costs £39.50 will take place on 11 June at 25 different locations across the UK, from Dundee to Sussex. By holding the event at multiple locations, the ladies only day has been made accessible to as many women as possible.
To find out more about the Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club and the National Ladies’ Shooting Day visit http://shotgunandchelseabunclub.co.uk. Bookings for the National Ladies’ Shooting Day can be made online now.
RELIEF MILKER REQUIRED
Relief milker required to cover holidays. 1 to 2 weeks in spring and 1 week in Autumn ( when farm really quiet) Steeple Ashton area wiltshire. Simple system. Small farm. Ability to milk, feed silage, scrape up plus basic emergency general farm knowledge eg. Water tank repairs if necessary. Accommodation available. If interested Please phone Paul Osbourne 07940405310.
HOPS Recruitment is looking for both applicants and job vacancies on UK Farms. HOPS provides Labour and Recruitment services in UK agribusiness sector, from a general farm worker, dairyman or tractor driver to technicians and Sprayer operators
our website: www.hopslaboursolutions.com
Under the new Rodenticide Stewardship requirements farmers, land managers and gamekeepers using anticoagulant rodenticides, will need a certificate to enable them to purchase professional products for outdoor use. This course will help candidates minimise and mitigate the risks of poisoning non-target species such as predatory birds and mammals.Greenway Training’s LANTRA Awards accredited course is being delivered by pest control experts and is approved by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU).The new regulations mean that from April 2016 all non-domestic products will carry labels requiring purchasers to hold an approved certificate of professional competence. Remaining stocks of products with pre-stewardship labels can be sold until 30 September 2016 and must be used by 31 March 2017.The true cost of the damage caused by rats is unknown. It is believed mice and rats are responsible for around 50% of farm fires in the UK, due to gnawing of electric cables.
Rodent Control on Farms
Tuesday26April 2016
Thursday 26 May 2016
£135 (+VAT)to include lunch &refreshments
This one day course in rodent control will cover the effective and responsible use of bait rodenticides and is for those who routinely use rodenticides to: prevent feed loss and contamination; prevent disease transmission; meet assurance standards; reduce animal feed consumption; prevent structural damage or avoid damage to growing crops. Please call 07464 482862 to book a place or request further information.
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The Prince’s Countryside Fund Land Rover Bursary NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS!
The British countryside needs talented people with new ideas and the know-how to keep the UK farming industry moving forward. And that’s why The Prince’s Countryside Fund has teamed up with Land Rover to offer five young people the use of a Land Rover Discovery Sport for a year to support their rural career.
Eligibility
· Entrants must be aged between 21 and 35 years old and pursuing a career in farming or a related profession
·Entrants can apply for professional or community use
· All entrants must have more than two years’ driving experience, a UK driving licence and no more than six penalty points
· All applicants must live in the UK
If you know a young, inspiring person perusing a rural career, we want to hear from them!
Applicants must apply via The Prince’s Countryside Fund website by Friday 29th April 2016.
To find out more about The Prince’s Countryside Fund Land Rover Bursary click here to watch our video with BBC Countryfile Presenter and Land Rover Ambassador Adam Henson.
Thank you so much for your support and if you require any further information please don’t hesitate to contact my colleague Hannah Barnley ( / 020 7566 8749)
Best wishes Helen
Helen Aldis Manager The Prince's Countryside Fund
+44 (0)20 7566 6659 | | +44 (0)7779 222481
137 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7RQ
www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk twitter.com/countrysidefund
Royal Bath & West “new” Team Challenge competition
Involves: Stock judging, preparation and showing skills.
Livestock at shows is important from an agricultural and rural standpoint, but also highly popular with visitors, and to see younger exhibitors taking part must be encouraged.
The animal element of the “team” can be a cross bred steer or pedigree heifer in the Beef Challenge, whilst in the dairy the usual pedigree breeds of Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey may be represented.
Animals used in the Challenge have to compete in classes later during the Show and with this in mind competitors in the Dairy Challenge may like to consider the Any Other Dairy Breed or Hybrid section.
Each element of the challenge, stock judging, animal preparation and finally showmanship will be judged separately and points and prizes awarded.
The points from each element will be added together to produce a team total.
The winning team will receive a trophy plus £150, whilst the teams placed second and third will receive £120 and £90 respectively.
Full details together with an entry form can be found in the attached schedule.
Kind Regards
Erin Clothier
Entries Office
Royal Bath & West
Direct Line: 01749 822214
ROTARY CLUB
Mr Mac Place from the Rotary Club attended the Executive meeting in March and gave a brief talk about the club. There were many similarities between the Rotary Club and YFC. In the UK there is over 50,000 Rotarians. They meet once a week, which include have 2 speakers during the month and a fundraising meeting. The clubs vary in size from 20 to 60 members. They have raised substantial amounts of money for Polio and have produced various products made for disasters, ie the Water Box and Shelter Box. They also got involved in the Somerset levels and the flooding in Cumbria.