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Agriculture and Forestry Wales. Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee 11 November 2008 Royal Welsh Showground Terry Rose Director Wales. Overview Farming. Number of holdings 38k Number engaged 50k Diversification 20% holdings. Woodland. Forestry 13% of land (8% England, 17% Scotland
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Agriculture and Forestry Wales Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee 11 November 2008 Royal Welsh Showground Terry Rose Director Wales
Overview Farming • Number of holdings 38k • Number engaged 50k • Diversification 20% holdings
Woodland • Forestry 13% of land (8% England, 17% Scotland • New Wales Woodlands Strategy Jan 2009: outcomes? integrated land practices, increase cover, diversification and members of public amenity (92k ha opened since 2001, footfall? millions) • Healthy Work Wellbeing Programme: Leisure, sports, tourism, education • Develop new timber products/skills
Fatals 05-07 • Overturning lime spreader/tractor • Fall through Roof • Bulls two • Quad Bike • JCB crushing • Run over by tractor • Run over by tractor by son
Accident Picture Particular Features • Overturning • Stockhandling • Forestry situations • Underreporting • Non labour incidents
Public Stakeholders • Welsh Assembly Government • including Farming Connect and sub networks e.g. Animal Health Liaison Group (movement/control of livestock) • Sector stakeholders: Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Countryside Commission for Wales, Sea Fisheries, Gangmasters Licensing Agency
Sector Stakeholders • National Farmers Union • Farmers Union of Wales • Country Land and Business Association • TUC Wales • Young Farmers Clubs Wales • Lantra • Forestry/Woodland groups
Activities Farming • Transport blitz • Cockling • Health on Open Farms (HoOF) • RWS 1400 visitors inc. joint safety initiative Western Power, Road Safety, Fire Authority Network Rail • FUW/NFU and College presentations • Vulnerable worker initiative N Wales
Safety Health Awareness Days 07-09 • Two arboriculture • Forestry in Denbigh • Farming, Royal Welsh Showground • Farming, Gelli Aur College Carmarthen • Health Awareness Outdoor Workers • Two farming planned < March 09 • Total attending = 800+ • 5 Mini SHADs with E Agency = 240