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Let TRIG have your feedback
The most recent Tenancy Reform Industry Group meeting has posed a number of questions for YFC members to get involved and share their views. Download the questions on the TRIG section of the website and feedback to either your TRIG representative Louise Elliott or Sarah Palmer.
YFC members can obtain more information about the Uplands Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) scheme on the Defra website page here.
Copies of a new Defra booklet on the subject can be obtained from Sarah Palmer.
Exclusive ticket offer for the Royal Bath and West Show
The National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs is pleased to announce an exclusive offer of two tickets for £30 to YFC members for this year’s fun-filled Royal Bath and West Show from 2-5 June.
From the country’s finest livestock, more than 600 trade stands, the sheep shearing Six Nations Championships to the National Cheese Awards, there really is something for everyone.
The cattle section includes more than 600 entries over the four days of the show and the rings will be full of some of the top cattle in the country. For the first time this year there are classes for Welsh Blacks and breeds that have been recently imported such as Speckled Park from Canada and Lowlines from Australia.
The countryside is at the heart of the entertainment. Thrill to falconry displays, admire the discipline of gun dogs and cheer on your favourite in the terrier racing. See 1,500 henjoy the thrills and excitement of the three-day Premier Dog Show.
At the country’s biggest cheese show, visitors can sample some of the UK’s finest cheeses and dairy produce and take in the artistry of the cheese sculptures.
New to the show is Ladies' Day on Thursday 3 June, when the fashionable and stylish stand a chance to walk away with the Best Hat Award and Best Dressed, judged by fashion designer Alice Temperley.
Contact your county office for details of how to claim your exclusive YFC offer.
To find out more about the Royal Bath & West Show, or to book tickets, go to www.bathandwest.com or call 01749 822222.
Round-up of AGM news
78th AGM begins with a minute's silence
The NFYFC AGM began with a minute’s silence as a mark of respect to those members of the farming community who have lost their lives in accidents at work.
The tribute was part of the NFYFC’s efforts to help reduce the number of deaths and accidents in the agricultural industry through its support of the HSE’s Make the Promise campaign, which is being championed by vice chairman James Chapman, who lost his arm in a farming-related accident.
Promise knots were given out to YFC members from across England and Wales who travelled to Torquay for the AGM, as a reminder to pledge to come home safe from the fields to their families.
Lionel Hill MBE re-elected for a final term as president
Lionel Hill MBE was re-elected to serve another year as president of the National Federation of Young Farmers's Clubs at the AGM in Torquay.
Mr Hill, told YFC members that this will be his fifth and final year as president as he would not be seeking re-election again and felt it was time to pass on the mantle.
"It has been an immense honour," he said. "Unlike other pensioners, my circle of friends is always growing. It is the young members that give me such a positive outlook on the 21st century."
Nan Warlow was made an honorary life member of the organisation in recognition of her years of work with Pembrokeshire YFC. Nan was a founding member, and the first club secretary, of Llysyfran YFC in 1952, and is still a club leader.
National levy to rise by 2.5 per cent
YFC members voted to approve the national levy’s increase by 2.5 per cent, with five votes recorded against.
Wiltshire YFC's Edd Akerman, who proposed the motion, said the rise equated to an extra 30p per member but warned members to expect a more substantial rise in future. He explained that while NFYFC had recorded a £25,000 surplus in its latest accounts, it faced a deficit of £75,000 due partly to its investment in new staff.
Kent YFC's Michael Simms, seconding the motion, explained that a higher rise had originally been proposed for this year but had been delayed. "The board felt members should see the benefit of the new staff investment before they were asked to meet a more substantial increase in the levy," Mr Simms explained.
Acting chairman for the NFYFC’s board of management Chris Lloyd, presented the accounts and explained the organisation had managed to build up a £25,000 surplus for the year’s end, thanks, in part, to the funding brought in by the HOPS team through its seasonal agricultural workers scheme.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
NFYFC voted to passed a motion recognising and supporting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The motion was proposed by Robert Cann, personal development steering group chairman, and seconded by vice chairwoman Claire Swinburne.
Win a travel scholarship to New Zealand
An exciting new travel scholarship offering a young British farmer a chance to work on a sheep farm in New Zealand was unveiled at the annual convention in Torquay.
The first Young Farmers’ Clubs (YFC) scholar will travel to New Zealand later this year and spend up to a month gaining hands-on experience on New Zealand sheep farms, as well as having the opportunity to travel in the country.
The scholarship is being provided by Novartis Animal Health (NAH) as part of its long-term commitment to the sheep industry and its support for Britain’s young farmers.
Welcoming the award, NFYFC operations manager James Eckley said: “NFYFC is committed to helping its members working in the agricultural industry secure successful farming futures.
"This initiative will also give our members an amazing opportunity to travel to the heart of the world’s sheep industry and bring back practical know-how to improve production here.”
NAH brand manager James Crawford said: “We are committed to supporting Britain’s sheep sector and I believe the country’s young farmers hold the key to its future success. I am convinced the winner of this new scholarship will return with a raft of exciting new ideas to help British sheep farmers improve the health of their flocks to become even more competitive.
The deadline for entries is 12 June. Click here to download an application form and more details of the scholarship.
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