New Farms Assurance Scheme

[manxchatterbox]

any comments on the signs going up on farm gates and the interview on tonights MR Countryside prog?

[manxchatterbox]

I think this on the MR webpage relates to the subject:-

 

quote:

Farmers in the Isle of Man are being told they must concentrate on quality rather than quantity in the goods they produce.

 

Director of Marketing Services at the Department of Agriculture, Richard Lole, is optimistic for the future of the industry, providing there is a significant change in emphasis.

 

He says the principle must apply across the board, and the department will do all it can to help:

 

Attached audio

 

end quote:

 

(sorry ..don't know how to put audio link on)

 

(...and waiting for the audio to be updated with tonights prog..)

[TheTool]

if you want to put a link on just press the little world symbold when you compose your post and cut and paste it in there very easy.

 

 

Well the local meat suppliers i think are going to feel the pinch without government hand outs.

 

I don't care what people say about quality 9/10 people when shopping want to save cash.

 

I buy from the butchers and that way i know its good stuff, if you buy the cardboard tasting rubbish from the supermarket good luck to you.

 

After all we are what we eat.