Nocton Dairies Ltd - Roger Helmer [MEP]

MEP visit

Following responses to his Nocton Dairy blog article, re-published in the Lincolnshire Echo, Roger Helmer [MEP] has accepted an invitation by CAFFO representatives to visit the Nocton area on 30th October, to hear the views of the people whom he is elected to represent.

Update 5th October 2010

A number of letters have been published today in the Lincolnshire Echo:

Farms under pressure to meet price demands
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/letters/Farms-pressure-meet-price-demands/article-2718555-detail/article.html

Dairy-loving MEP is out of touch and out of line
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/letters/Dairy-loving-MEP-touch-line/article-2718597-detail/article.html

Why are we turning to shed production?
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/letters/turning-shed-production/article-2718598-detail/article.html

Society will pay for abuse of animals
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/letters/Society-pay-abuse-animals/article-2718556-detail/article.html

European Directives

 
There are many European Directives and opinions affecting the farming industry and I have selected a few for reference from the excellent euractiv website (thanks to Odile for directing me to this):

Global food prices and CAP reform

http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/global-food-prices-and-cap-reform-linksdossier-188514

Can fair markets give farmers an alternative to subsidies?

http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/can-fair-markets-give-farmers-alternative-subsidies-news-497986

EU urged to promote 'territorial vision' of farming

http://www.euractiv.com/en/cap/eu-urged-promote-territorial-vision-farming-news-496580

Small-scale dairy production: a way out of poverty

http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/44582

Water, Business and Sustainability

http://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/water-business-and-sustainability-linksdossier-188469