Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 99
Hereford Times - 14th January 2016 - Page 99
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| Date of Publication | 14th January 2016 |
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99 THE HEREFORD TIMES Delayed basic pay concerns by the NFU AN NFU survey into the Ba- sic Payments Scheme has indicated increased con- cern that payments have stalled. The union says results from its survey suggest less than 25 per cent of farmers have received a payment. It is calling on Defra and the RPA (Rural Payments Agency) for greater trans- parency in their reporting of the payment progress. NFU President, Meurig Raymond, said: “We know there were 15,000 letters sent to farmers in early De- cember to say it’s unlikely they will receive a payment by the end of January. “If the RPA cannot make the vast majority of pay- ments by the end of Janu« ary, as promised, then they must tell the farmers who are expecting payment. “In our view, vast major- ity must be at least 85-90 per cent of claims in volume and value. No-one can plan on false hope and uncer- tainty.” Firm given award for supporting customers THE Tallis Amos Group (TAG) has been recognised for its superior customer support with an interna- tional achievement award from John Deere. Tallis Amos, which has a branch in Leominster, picked up the award, pre- sented to only the top farm equipment dealers, for its specialist support to cus- tomers with John Deere self-propelled forage har- vesters. The company says it was assessed against strict standards set out by John Deere. Managing director Ben Tallis said: “All kudos goes to our support staff and specialist teams through- out our company, but with an extra special mention for those product special- ists in our Leominster and Narberth branches. “They have enabled us to reach this global status, this is further proof of our commitment and invest- ment to supporting our cus- tomer base long term." Thursday, January 14, 2016 i... ..v.. 3; in an. Award created to ho nour rugby fan Specialising in one of the finest rural trades is Gabriel Chaille, who presented the rugby award to Sue Leeuwangh hereiordtimescom A HEREFORD (follow; of Arts blacksmithing student has created an award in memory of one of the in; 7: biggest rugby fans. John Leeuwangh. who passed away last summer was one of thr- main ~ 17 warts at Hereford Ru; Club, Gabriel Chaillu ont- or the college‘s final 1, dents was C()illllll'~\3i’i!if'tl to carry out the lil‘fljr‘t'i b1 John's widow Sue. and Ii‘n-i?‘ two sons Jon and Paul The junior section a' Hw' eford had been .‘ilr l" wangh's creation. rest of the family tht would be fiiilil; to l him by presenting 'h with a Clubman o“ ' .3 Junior Section av. rd. After weeks of hard n-gnrk. Sue \‘isited Gabriel at iltj L'niyersity-leyel camr rs College Road. where sented her with the :a Gabriel and his BA .p Artist Blackstttz‘ Course leader. Del were invited to the ._ watch a Hereford lll’ fore a speech was made in the clubhouse in tribute it- Mr Leeuwangh as the fam» ily officially presented the award to the club. HEIT Siii' Early asparagus takes the farmers by surprise Asparagus is grown on 1,000 acres of the Chinn’s form during seasons which normally run from April to June By Rebecca Cain 01432845883 rca@herefordtimes.com Twitter @HTNewsroom ASPARAGUS which arrived more than two months early took farmers near Ross-on—Wye completely by surprise. The Chinn family has been growing asparagus at C0- brey Farms in Coughton for the past 11 years and said to see the crop arriving on January 6 was the earliest they had ever seen. Chris Chinn, a partner at Wye Valley Produce, said they do usually try to grow their crop earlier than when the season begins. which is around April 23. Mr Chinn said: “This year we didn’t try at all. They are in polytunnels but they are not sealed. We were just going up there to check the fields were alright after l 1‘— cart at their farm near Ross-on-Wye Christmas and there was a crop there to harvest _ it took us completely by sur- prise. "That block would gener~ ally come through in mid- March, which even then is a fairly early block of aspara— gus. They will be able to take a harvest now and there should be one next week. One year they managed to grow some just in time for Valentine‘s Day but he said they had really tried and had also heated the crop. Mr Chinn said: "It is be- cause it has been the warm est December on record. " Chefs are already clainour— ing to buy the crop. |
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