17.01.05
Cornwall FWAG score their maiden century!

The Cornwall Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) is celebrating the New Year with the 100th farm visit and over 23,000 acres of land advised on since the start of the Farm Environment Link Project (FELP) in early 2004.

Ian and Helen Davey from Penquite, Trerulefoot welcomed FWAG Adviser, Rosalie Goldsworthy onto their farm to benefit from the advice from this Objective One invested project. This project aims to show farmers where they can find cost-savings on their farm, whilst benefiting the environment, with the advice often being backed up by a small capital grant to help the farmer achieve maximum benefit.

Says Cornwall FWAG Projects Manager Jillie Dale: "This is a fantastic opportunity for Cornish farmers to be ahead of the game with the shift in emphasis away from production and more towards land management. We have a highly qualified team of advisers in Cornwall who can visit your farm, point out areas that may have been overlooked for income-earning opportunities, and even provide soil and slurry sampling and analysis. We are getting brilliant feed-back from those farmers that have received a visit and would encourage any farmer in Cornwall to take advantage of this scheme."

The FELP Project covers energy use; biodiversity; soils, water and nutrient advice; with a full day dedicated to all aspects of energy on the farm, from saving energy use to growing energy crops planned for Friday, 25th February at the Members Pavilion, Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, with Sir Ben Gill as key speaker.

For further information please contact Jillie Dale, Tel 01326 373823 or email jillie.dale@fwag.org.uk.

Editor's notes:

Clare Morgan
Media Relations Manager
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Mobile: 07973 813647
Telephone: 01872 223439

cmorgan@cornwall.gov.uk

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