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May In these challenging times it’s important to maximise every resource and opportunity you’ve got to help in the current market. Are there difficult decisions to make to secure the future of your businesses? #Decisions4Dairy Join AHDB Dairy and Ian Powell, Managing Director of The Dairy Group for a meeting to focus on business ideas with a practical The Bickford Arms, Brandis Corner, approach to the decisions you need to make Holsworthy, Devon EX22 7XY
including: 11:00 – Decisions4Dairy - To find out more or book a place, · Making sure your system suits you and your 14:30 Riding the Storm, please contact Kate Harris on 07929 Devon contract Tuesday 31 May (Lunch Devon 203703 or [email protected] · Ideas on managing costs - steps to take provided) Please ensure you register your now without compromising the future attendance for catering purposes. · Are there alternatives that would suit you The cost is covered through your and your family? levy. · Might exiting dairy be the right choice for you? What options are there? Please note the emphasis will be on practical financial management, dealing with cashflow challenges and business management, as well as production efficiency. Who should attend? This meeting is relevant The voice of British farming
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to anyone involved in running a dairy business – large or small. June The law on workplace pensions has changed. Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it. This is called 'automatic enrolment' and if you employ at least one person you are an Pensions auto- Wednesday 1st George Albert Hotel, Evershot 7pm for Dorset employer and you have certain legal duties. enrolment meeting June 7.30pm We have a speaker from the Pensions Regulator coming to explain how this will impact on your business and to answer any questions. To book a place, please call the South West Regional Office on 01392 440700. Royal Bath & West Bath &West Show Ground Shepton Regional 1st- 4th June All Day Show Mallet A meeting made up of your local branch Cornwall chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Thursday 2nd Invite Cornwall Management council delegates) and county reps on Cornwall June only Meeting regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. Devon Management A meeting made up of your local branch Thursday 2nd Devon Regional NFU Office , Exeter TBC Meeting chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & June The voice of British farming
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council delegates) and county reps on regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. A meeting made up of your local branch chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Invite Dorset Management Tuesday 7th Dorset council delegates) and county reps on Invite only only Meeting June regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. A meeting made up of your local branch Somerset chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Wednesday 8th Invite Somerset Management council delegates) and county reps on June Invite only only Meeting regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. For more information: Royal Cornwall http://www.nfuonline.com/about-us/our- Royal Cornwall Showground, Regional 9-11th June All day Show offices/south-west/cornwall/royal-cornwall- Wadebridge show/ For more information: Chrishall Grange, Nr Duxford, National Cereals Event 15-16th June All Day http://www.cerealsevent.co.uk/ Cambridgeshire An open meeting on the EU Referendum aimed at farmers and landowners on Devon/ The Two Bridges Hotel, 11am- EU Meeting Dartmoor. The speakers are Julie Girling Friday 17th June Dartmoor Dartmoor, PL20 6SW 3pm MEP for the Remain campaign and Jamie Foster for the Leave Campaign. The
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format will be a presentation from each side followed by an opportunity for the audience to ask questions. If you would like to come then please contact the SW NFU regional office on 01392 440700 or email [email protected] Promoted by: K. Sutherland, National Farmers’ Union, Agriculture House, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2TZ
Three Counties For more information: The three Counties Showground Regional 17-19th June All day Show http://www.threecounties.co.uk/threecounties/ Malvern Regional Dairy Board Friday 24th June Teleconference (invite only) 11am Aimed at members wishing to gain the Short Journey Certificate of Competence which is required by anyone transporting livestock on journeys over 65km (c. 40 miles) lasting less than eight hours (a separate certificate is NFU Office, New Agriculture House, Animal Transport required for journeys over eight hours). The 10am- Somerset Friday 28th June Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, Training workshop will take two hours; a one hour 2pm TA1 2FU training session followed by a straightforward on hour written test, comprising 25 general multiple choice questions. You can then choose to answer five more questions for each species of livestock you wish to The voice of British farming
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transport (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses). The NFU and LANTRA are offering members a discounted rate for the training and test. If you would like to take part, please contact the NFU Regional Office on 01392 440700 or email [email protected] by Friday 10th June. Before the event we will require a cheque for £35 + VAT (£42), made payable to NFU. July A meeting made up of your local branch Gloucestershire chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Gloucestershire Management council delegates) and county reps on Friday 1st July TBC TBC Meeting regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. For more information: Gloucestershire The Cotsworld Show 2-3 July Gloucestershire All Day http://www.cotswoldshow.co.uk/ For more information: National Livestock Event 6-7th July NEC Birmingham All Day http://www.livestockevent.co.uk/ For more information: Saturday 9th Cornwall Liskeard Show Meerymeet , Liskeard All day http://www.liskeardshow.org/ July Invite Wiltshire Countryside Day Friday 8th July Invite only only For more information : Monday 11th Cornwall Stithians Show Stithians, Truro All day http://www.stithiansshow.org.uk/ July The voice of British farming
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Regional Poultry Board. Speakers to be Wednesday 13th Regional Poultry Board NFU Taunton Office 1pm confirmed, open to members. July For more information: Saturday 16th Gwealavellan Farm, Coombe, Cornwall Camborne Show All day http://www.camborne-show.org.uk/ July Camborne For more information : Saturday 23rd Devon Mid Devon Show Hartnoll Farm, Post Hill , Tiverton All day http://www.middevonshow.co.uk/ July Woolsery and For more information : Monday 25th Devon district Agricultural Clovelly Court, Clovelly All day http://www.woolseryshow.org.uk/ July Show For more information: Wednesday 27th Devon Yealmpton Show Kitley Lawns, Yealmpton All day www.yealmptonshow.co.uk July New Forest and For more information: Dorset Hampshire County 26-28th July New Park, Brockenhurst All Day http://www.newforestshow.co.uk/ Show For more information : Thursday 28th Cornwall Launceston Show Kennards House, Launceston All day http://www.launcestonshow.co.uk/ July Totnes and District For more information : Devon Sunday 31st July Great Court Farm, Berry Pomeroy All day Agricultural Show http://www.totnesshow.com/ August For more information : Wednesday 3rd Devon North Devon Show Umberleigh Barton, Umberleigh All day www.northdevonshow.com August Thursday 4th Regional Tenants Forum TBC NFU Taunton Office 11.00am August Fo0r more information: Thursday 4th Devon Honiton Show Devon All day http://www.honitonshow.co.uk/ August The voice of British farming
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For more information: Wednesday 10th Cornwall Camelford Show Halwill Barton, Camelford All day www.camelfordshow.co.uk August Okehampton & For more information: Thursday 11th Stoney Park Showground, Devon District Agricultural All day www.okehamptonshow.co.uk August Okehampton Show Gillingham & For more information: Wednesday 17th Motcombe Turnpike Showground, Dorset All Day Shaftesbury Show http://www.gillshaftshow.co.uk/ August SP7 9PL For more information: Thursday 18th Show field, Dogmarsh Bridge, Devon Chagford Show All day http://www.chagfordshow.co.uk/ August Chagford For more information: Friday 19th Somerset Dunster Show Dunster Castle, Dunster All day http://www.thedunstershow.co.uk/ August For More information: The Showfield, Cannards Grave The Mid Somerset Sunday 21st Somerset http://www.midsomersetshow.org.uk/home.ht Road, Shepton Mallet All Day Show August ml Holsworthy and For more information: Thursday 25th Devon Stratton Agricultural http://www.holsworthyandstrattonagriculturals Killatree Cross, Holsworthy All day August Show how.co.uk/ For more information: Thursday 25th The West Bay Show grounds, Dorset The Melplash Show All Day http://www.melplashshow.co.uk/ August Bridport, Dorset September A meeting made up of your local branch Wiltshire chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Friday 2nd Invite Wiltshire Management council delegates) and county reps on September Invite only only Meeting regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. The voice of British farming
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A meeting made up of your local branch Cornwall chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Friday 2nd Invite Cornwall Management council delegates) and county reps on Cornwall September only Meeting regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. For more information : Saturday 3rd Borough Farm, East Allington, Devon Kingsbridge Show All day http://www.kingsbridgeshow.co.uk/ September Totnes For more information: Dorset Dorset County Show 3-4th September Dorchester Showground, Dorchester All Day http://www.dorsetcountyshow.co.uk/ Gloucestershire Moreton in Marsh For more information: Sunday 4th Moreton in Marsh Showground, All day Show http://www.moretonshow.co.uk/ September Moreton In Marsh Combinable Crops Regional Combinable Crops Board. Speakers Wednesday 8th Regional NFU Taunton Office 11am Board to be confirmed, open to members. September Regional Dairy Board. Speakers to be Thursday 8th Regional Dairy Board NFU Regional Office, Exeter 11am confirmed, open to members. September Exeter Golf and Country Club, Turkey Marketing Thursday 8th Regional Countess Wear, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7.30pm Meeting September 7AE A meeting made up of your local branch Gloucestershire chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Invite Friday 9th Gloucestershire Management council delegates) and county reps on Invite only only September Meeting regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. Dorset Management Friday 9th Invite Dorset Invite only Meeting September only The voice of British farming
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& Countryside Day A meeting made up of your local branch Somerset chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Invite Friday 9th Somerset Management council delegates) and county reps on Invite only only September Meeting regional sector boards to discuss activities and issues within the county. Frome Agricultural For more information: Saturday 10th West Woodlands Showground, Somerset All Day and Cheese Show http://www.fromecheeseshow.co.uk/ September Frome Regional Livestock Board. Speakers to be Monday 12th Regional Livestock Board NFU Taunton Office 12.30 pm confirmed, open to members. September Regional Poultry Board. Speakers to be Tuesday 13th Regional Poultry Board NFU Regional Office, Exeter 1pm confirmed, open to members. September For more information: Tuesday 13th Devon Widecombe Fair Fairfield, Widecombe in the Moor All day http://www.widecombefair.com/ September A meeting made up of your local branch chairman, county officeholders (chairmen & Invite Devon Management council delegates) Wednesday 14th Devon Invite only only Meeting and county reps on regional sector boards to September
discuss activities and issues within the county. Monday 19th Somerset Open Meeting TBC NFU Office Taunton, TA1 2FU 7.30pm September
Thursday 22nd Wiltshire Open Meeting TBC TBC TBC September
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Monday 26th Kingston Maurward College, Dorset Open Meeting TBC 7.30pm September Dorchester Thursday 29th Cornwall Open Meeting TBC TBC TBC September October Tuesday 4th Devon Open Meeting TBC TBC TBC October South West Dairy Wednesday 5th Royal Bath & West Show Ground, Regional All day Show October Shepton Mallet Thursday 6th Gloucestershire Open Meeting TBC TBC TBC October Tuesday 11th Devon Farmwise TBC TBC TBC October November For more information: Wednesday 9th Regional Beef South West Westpoint, Exeter All day http://www.beefsouthwest.co.uk/ November Combinable Crops Regional Combinable Crops Board. Speakers Wednesday 9th Regional NFU Regional Office, Exeter 11am Board to be confirmed, open to members. November Annual Open Tuesday 15th Kingston Maurward College, 7pm for Dorset TBC Meeting November Dorchester 7.30pm Poultry Board Regional Poultry Board. Speakers to be Wednesday 16th 7pm for Regional Langstone Cliff Hotel, Dawlish Dinner confirmed, open to members. November 7.30pm Annual Open Thursday 17th Gloucestershire TBC Agriculture House, Glos TBC Meeting November Devon Annual Open TBC Friday 18th Westpoint 10.30am The voice of British farming
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Meeting November for 11am 7pm- Annual Open Monday 21st The Royal Cornwall Showground, Cornwall TBC 7.30pm Meeting November Wadebridge, PL27 7JE pm Annual Open Monday 28th The Bath & West Show Ground, 7pm for Somerset TBC Meeting November Shepton Mallet 7.30pm December Annual Open Thursday 1st Wiltshire TBC The Bear Hotel, Devizes TBC Meeting December Regional Livestock Board. Speakers to be Monday 5th Regional Livestock Board NFU Regional Office, Exeter 11am confirmed, open to members. December Regional Dairy Board. Speakers to be Thursday 8th Regional Dairy Board NFU Regional Office, Exeter 11am confirmed, open to members. December Regional Poultry Board. Speakers to be Friday 9th Regional Poultry Board NFU Taunton Office 1pm confirmed, open to members. December All dates are subject to change
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