Show support for the CFE by walking the trail at LAMMA 2011
Farmers and land managers are being urged to play their part in supporting the Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) at this years LAMMA event.
A special trail at the show will show practical ways to take part in the CFE with every participating stand providing visitors with tips and management advice on how to support the Campaign on their holding. The trail involves CFE partners and wider industry FWAG, NFU, Natural England, Kings Game Cover Conservation Crops, GrowHow and Syngenta.
Jim Egan, chair of the national CFE Delivery Group and Technical Director at FWAG, said: It is vital to realise that the Campaign is about replacing the environmental benefits of set aside which is why every farm with cultivated land must play its part.
If every single arable farmer in this country puts down in the region of 2 ha seed mix and 1ha of pollen and nectar mix in the right place on every 100 hectares of land in production, and provides buffers beside vulnerable water courses, then the Campaign will succeed constructively and simply.
There is no fixed percentage area to be placed in the key target options. However, we would suggest that if every farm puts between three and four per cent of its arable area into these options, either through ELS or as Campaign voluntary measures then again the Campaign will succeed
All farmers and land managers visiting LAMMA this year should follow the CFE trail. They will be rewarded with practical advice to help ensure they are doing their bit and reaping the environmental benefits.
Those taking part in the Campaign trail will also have the opportunity to win exciting prizes including one years free FWAG membership, a soil nitrogen testing kit and a supply of pollen and nectar and wild bird seed mix.
LAMMA 2011 is the UK’s leading farm machinery equipment and services show. The event takes place on January 19 and 20 at the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground, NG24 2NY.
Campaign for the Farmed Environment partners are the NFU, the Country, Land and Business Association, the Agricultural Industries Confederation, the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group, the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Linking Environment and Farming, Defra, Natural England, the Environment Agency and the RSPB. They have been joined by the Association of Independent Crop Consultants and the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers to create a powerful national partnership.
The Campaign website www.cfeonline.org.uk – provides useful information about the campaign targets, themes and voluntary measures. It also highlights activities at a local level including coordination details, a diary of events and details of Beacon Farms.
To find out more about the campaign visit www.cfeonline.org.uk , email cfeonline@nfu.org.uk or call 02476 858536.
For case studies and pictures call Campaign coordinator Corrina Gibbs on 02476 858536 or email corrina.gibbs@nfu.org.uk