NFU Mutual Charitable Trust makes emergency donation to help farmers hit by dairy collapse
Jun 23, 2009 - 04:48 PM
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust has made a £50,000 donation to the ARC-Addington Fund to help farmers affected by the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain.
“The problems at Dairy Farmers of Britain have not only left hundreds of farmers in dire financial straits and in need of immediate help but are also having a knock-on effect on the whole livestock industry,” said Sir Don Curry, Chairman of NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.
“We hope this aid will help tide over badly-hit farming families and their employees until they can make alternative arrangements to supply their milk to other dairies.”
Launched in 1998, the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust supports exclusively charitable causes in the areas of agriculture, rural development and insurance in the UK. It is entirely funded by NFU Mutual.
The ARC-Addington Fund is one of the Farming Help group of charities and helps maintain the economic and social fabric of the farming community.
“This donation will help us to provide immediate assistance to families whose livelihoods are being threatened by the Dairy Farmers of Britain problems – we’re very pleased that the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust was able to respond to this crisis so quickly,” said Ian Bell OBE, ARC-Addington’s Director.
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