NFU AND NPA TO SPELL OUT WELFARE CONCERNS AT
MEETING WITH BARONESS HAYMAN
The NFU will spell out their dismay over the
surprise cuts in rates for the welfare disposal scheme at a meeting with
Agriculture Minister of State Baroness Hayman on Friday.
The meeting follows the announcement by Agriculture Minister Nick Brown last
week that payments for certain categories of animals were to be reduced from 30
April.
NFU President Ben Gill said: "We will be fighting strongly against this
decision, which is hitting the most vulnerable producers. It is a lifeline for
many farmers who have no other option for their livestock.
"We are particularly concerned about those producers who were already
caught up in the scheme, especially those under Form D restrictions, and who
now stand to lose out financially because no consideration was given to the
huge backlog of animals."
The meeting will be held at MAFF headquarters at Nobel House and will be
attended by Mr Gill, other senior NFU officials and representatives from the
NPA including its chairman James Black.
The NFU is also taking advice from solicitors on the change to compensation
rates under the Welfare Disposal Scheme.
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