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News release – be safe around livestock| News Release – be safe around livestock|
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Social distancing walkers are increasingly looking for new routes and ‘safer’ places to walk, this means they are not following public rights of way by going off piste and rambling across farmland.
Manx NFU’ Meat and Livestock Chairman, Danny Creer warns how dangerous this can be.
Please do not enter … To continue reading Socially distancing walkers putting themselves at risk please click here 
Please keep dogs on a lead when walking in the countryside near livestock. The campaign seeks to highlight the impact of livestock worrying, ensuring that dog owners who live in or walk their dogs in the countryside act responsibly and keep their dogs under close control. The worrying of livestock can have devastating consequences for farm animals and for farmers and their … To continue reading Livestock worrying spring 2021 please click here Covid 19 update – where are we now? Your Manx NFU have been reviewing Government advice and the affairs of industry in our neighbouring jurisdictions to try and ascertain what is the best advice to be offering to our members and the wider agricultural sector, we have sent this email to everyone on our mailing list and we would encourage you to forward this to anyone that may be affected … To continue reading March 2021 lockdown advice for agricultural and rural members please click here Self-isolation may help keep you physically well but mental wellbeing is important and a prolonged period of isolation can have a detrimental effect on mental health. Here are some ideas to help you deal with self-isolation and help keep you mentally well: Eat healthily and avoid constant snacking on sugary and salty snacks. Exercise regularly and wherever possible get outside for some fresh air even if it has to be … To continue reading Tips for your mental health during lockdown number 3, March 2021 please click here Self-isolation may help keep you physically well but mental wellbeing is important and a prolonged period of isolation can have a detrimental effect on mental health. Here are some ideas to help you deal with self-isolation and help keep you mentally well: Eat healthily and avoid constant snacking on sugary and salty snacks. Exercise regularly and wherever possible get outside for some fresh air even if it has to be … To continue reading Guide to mental wellbeing during January 2021 lockdown please click here Pest management Any recreational shooting isn’t an essential activity, and therefore isn’t permitted under government guidelines. However, the shooting of certain wild birds for the protection of food crops or livestock under the terms of a General Licence are permissible. Also, using a contractor to carry out pest management should be acceptable, as the contractor isn’t able to do their job at home. They should abide by social distancing rules … To continue reading pest management – shooting – under March 2021 covid rules please click here PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY ACROSS FARMS
The Manx NFU is working with our members’ concerns over public rights of way through farm businesses in light of social distancing measures with unlimited exercise imposed as a result of COVID-19. To help our farmers the Manx NFU are doing everything we can to keep them safe whilst protecting our islands local food supply.
Request for members of the public;
… To continue reading January 2021 when exercising please do not cross farmyards past milking parlours or other farm buildings. please click here Covid 19 update – where are we now? The new rules come into effect 00:01 on the 7th January 2021 initially for a period of 21 days. Your Manx NFU have been reviewing Government advice and the affairs of industry in our neighbouring jurisdictions to try and ascertain what is the best advice to be offering to our members and the wider agricultural sector, we have sent this email … To continue reading Covid 19 update 6th January 2021 please click here MANX NATIONAL FARMERS UNION REACTS TO EU TRADE DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT The announcement that a trade deal between the UK and the EU has been agreed just days before the end of the transition period is a great relief. Since the EU referendum four-and-a-half years ago, MNFU has been resolute in its belief that a ‘no deal’, and the introduction of tariffs on key agricultural products would have been a disaster … To continue reading EU Trade deal please click here |
 
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