SAC Research

A further study, funded by Defra, to assess the interaction between economics, husbandry and animal welfare in large, extensively managed sheep flocks. The research team (SAC, Macaulay and ADAS) and farmers' groups remain the same as for the previous project, 'Improving Extensively Managed Hill Sheep Farms'. Main contact for this project: Dr Alistair Stott (SAC)

Aims:

Reform of the CAP removed barriers to free trade in agricultural commodities, exposing European farmers to competition. To remain in business, Britain's farmers must produce what the market requires in terms of quality and price. Farmers in disadvantaged areas are likely to find this challenging.

This project follows on the previous one and aims to explore the relationships between economics, farm management and animal welfare of extensive hill sheep enterprises in more depth under the different CAP reform strategies that have been implemented in Scotland, England and Wales.

By doing so, farmers and policy makers will be better able to ensure that the prosperity and acceptability of farming in Britain's hills continues to improve to the benefit of the local economy, the environment and animal welfare.

Outputs:

Two reports are now available. The first one relates to CAP Reform Strategies by Farmers; the second one is about Labour Quality on farms. Both are available for download (see on the side).

 

 

Project Number:  51810050

Defra

Partnership between SAC, ADAS and the Macaulay Institute.