Forage Aid arranges for donations of feed, forage and bedding to be delivered to farmers who have been affected by a severe weather event or Act of God, and there is a ‘clear and present risk of livestock suffering’, always ensuring animal welfare is at the forefront of the charity’s aims. Right now, we are […]
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Young Farmers Clubs across the UK are being asked to compete to win a great accolade from farming charity Forage Aid. Clubs have the opportunity to be the proud recipients of a Forage Aid Trophy at the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs‘ Annual General Meeting. The fundraising year runs from 1st September —31st August […]
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Forage Aid trustees were delighted to be awarded a significant donation by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust which recognised them as a key contributor to the farming charity sector. Alongside other Farming Help charities, Forage Aid were chosen to receive a share of £739,000 made available by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust to assist rural […]
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Forage Aid Trustees are urging farmers around the United Kingdom to start planning on how they will deal with possible drought conditions over the summer months. A very dry spring has left many livestock farmers with limited grass growth to meet the growing demand following lambing and calving. Some farms have reported grass growth to […]
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The Farming Help Charities – Addington Fund, Farming Community Network (FCN), Forage Aid, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution and RSABI, supported by The Prince’s Countryside Fund – are working together to support the Farming Community during the current Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. We recognise that this could be an anxious time for many farmers and farming families […]
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Forage Aid’s efforts to help North Yorkshire farmers hit by floods have been reported on by Farmers Weekly. Doug Barningham lost 120 sheep and 300 silage bales at Home Farm, Arkengarthdale, Richmond last summer. Silage and haylage from Forage Aid arrived at his and another Yorkshire Dales farm still suffering the effects of flooding last […]
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The Forage Aid team are keeping close to the evolving livestock farming situation in those areas recently flooded following the ongoing and torrential rainfall seen in parts of the country. Farmers in areas across South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and the Black Country have been severely affected with many livestock farmers seeing immediate negative impacts as […]
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Forage Aid is delighted to see the opening of the Derek Mead Health Room at Sedgemoor Market, Somerset this month. HRH The Princess Royal opened the Derek Mead Health Room for farmers and agricultural workers in Sedgemoor Market, which was used as a base for the mass evacuation of cattle during the Somerset flooding event […]
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It has been just over 2 months since the devastating floods in the Dales and the Forage Aid team have been working hard with local businesses ever since to ensure that forage lost due to the damage could be replaced before the winter set in. We have been delighted and humbled by the level of […]
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