Cornwall
The Cornwall Agricultural Council Development Team (CACDT)
The CACDT is an Objective One funded project, sponsored
by Cornwall Enterprise, designed to create a team of dedicated personnel tasked
with assisting the agricultural, horticultural, food and land based industries
access Objective One funds.
For more information, contact David Rodda, Senior Agricultural Co- ordinator
on 01872 322810 or david.rodda@cornwallenterprise.co.uk,
or visit their website at www.cornwallagriculturalcouncil.org.uk.
David is also a member of the SFF Steering Group.
Agricultural Factsheet - including all Objective One funded programmes available as at February 2005.
For more information on Objective One visit www.objectiveone.com
LINC-Local Intelligence Network for Cornwall
Collates research and data about Cornwall click here for the website
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are leading the way with ‘Fresh Start’ - an industry-led initiative which encourages new people into farming and helps existing farmers consider the CAP reform and explore new opportunities in order to sustain and develop farming as an industry.
The Cornwall Agri-food Council (CAC) and its Development Team are the first to support 'Fresh Start'.
Documents:
'Changing Times...options for the future' - a leaflet that has been produced to help you consider how best to respond to the changes brought about through CAP reform.
'Starting out
in farming - a guide to advice
and support' - this booklet is a guide to the major national sources
of government-funded support for those who are starting out in the farming
industry.
'Getting Started - Inspirations from experience' - case studies featured in this booklet demonstrate that there are opportunities to establish vibrant and profitable businesses
in farming in the 21st Century.
'Changing Times - Farmers' options
for the future' - a resource pack for
professional farm business advisers.
For more information about Fresh Start contact Emma Kehyaian at the CAC on 01209 616092, or visit the Cornwall Agri-food Council website.
Devon Rural Network
DRN WEBSITE - www.drn.org.uk
Devon Rural Network Newsletter
For more information contact Jen Anderton on 01392 382831 email jennifer.anderton@devon.gov.uk
Devon Farming and Food News Feb 07 Edition (289kb)
Impact of CAP Reform on Devon's Agriculture
The Impact of the CAP Reform on Devon’s Agriculture - a report by the CRR, June 2004.
For more information contact Matt Lobley, University of Exeter, on 01392 264539 or email M.Lobley@exeter.ac.uk.
Ruby Country
Ruby Country is a project to promote the area of Holsworthy and Hatherleigh and all it has to offer, including food and drink trails, walking trails and festivals. View The Ruby Country website for more information, including trail packs and a list of events.
Devon County Council State of Agriculture 2007 Final Report
Includes:
- Dorset Stategic Partnership
- Dorset Community Strategy
- Dorset Agricultural Advisory Service
- Dorset Action 4 Farming and Food
- Dorset Coppice Group
- Facts on Dorset
Dorset Strategic Partnership
'Established by the Local Government Act 2000, Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) are single over-arching strategic partnerships (umbrella bodies) for an area that bring together the public, private, business, voluntary and community sectors so that different services and initiatives support each other and work together for the benefit of local people.'
For a full explanation and more articles and links click here: www.dorsetforyou.com
Dorset Community Strategy
Dorset have put together a community strategy 2007-16 to consider diverse community issues such as improved and accessible services, jobs, and leisure. It considers the environmental, demographic, and economic future of "a living thriving Dorset where everyone has a part to play in creating a better quality of life". Click here to see more.
Dorset Agricultural Advisory Service
Dorset Agricultural Advisory Service (DAAS) offers free, impartial and confidential advice to farmers and landowners.
For more information about DASS, including advice services and newsletters, visit www.kmc.ac.uk/daas.
Action 4 Farming and Food
Action4Farming&Food...A Sustainable Farming and Food Industry for Dorset - a report commissioned by Dorset County Council’s ‘Sustainable Farming and Food Forum’, 2005.
Telephone: 01258 474288
Email: info@action4farming.org
'Making Land Use Sustainable' - a report which includes south west case study initiatives: The Dorset Heaths and The Purbeck 'Delivering Biodiversity' Project.
Dorset Coppice Group
The Dorset Coppice Group is a non-profit making company formed by woodsmen in 1999, with the main aim to raise public awareness of the valuable tradition of coppicing in the county by highlighting the link between the use of locally produced coppice products and the resulting conservation of the woodlands from which they come.
For more information visit www.dorsetcoppicegroup.co.uk
Facts on Dorset’s geography and environment:
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty accounts for 53% of Dorset's total land area
Over 140 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, covering almost 18, 800 hectares
9 National Nature reserves
34 regionally important geological or geomorphical sites (40 under consideration)
1,500 sites of nature conservation interest
91km of heritage coastline
30,370 hectares of greenbelt
last updated 25Apr08