Mr. Watkinsasked the Minister of Agriculture what special action his Department has undertaken since the publication of the Command Paper No. 9014, on rural Wales, to enable upland farmers to receive technical advice and help from the National Agricultural Advisory Service as recommended in paragraph 59 (6).
Mr. AmoryThe National Agricultural Advisory Service has been intensifying its activities in upland farming districts. Particular emphasis has been placed on demonstrations bearing on grassland improvement and management and grass conservation. Experiments of special interest to the upland farmer have been initiated, and advice has been given extensively in connection with the Livestock Rearing Act and similar schemes.