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About us
General Information Print E-mail

Our aim is to provide a national service for the collection and disposal of fallen stock that farmers use from choice. We do this by creating competition at local level to keep prices low and by providing high levels of biosecurity.

The Scheme is voluntary and is designed to assist farmers and horse owners to comply with the Animal-By-Products Regulation which prevents on-farm burial of fallen stock by providing a Scheme which offers a reliable, low cost means of disposal.

In addition, the Collectors charges are offset using Government funding – Government provides a contribution to these charges on a declining basis until November 2008. This contribution is currently set at 10% - For more information Click here .

I hope you find the site useful and informative. If you have any general comments or queries about NFSCo, please let us know.

 
Who are the Board? Print E-mail

Picture of Michael Seals, NFSCo's Chairman with his cattleMichael Seals - Chairman
Produces beef from a pedigree herd of South Devon cattle and cereals on 180 acres plus contract farming in South Derbyshire. Currently, NFU's spokesman on food law, former NFU Council Member and Committee Chairman.

 

Picture of Ian Duncan Millar (Scottish Director of teh NAtional Fallen Stock Scheme)Ian Duncan Millar - Scottish Director
Farms a 300-acre mixed farm and a hill unit near Aberfeldy in Perthshire. Director of the Moredun Research Institute. Chairman of the Highland Glen Lamb marketing group. Chairman of the Beef and Sheep Farm Assurance in Scotland until 2002. Former Chairman of the Scottish Sheep Health Schemes.

 

Picture of Walter Elliott OBE (Northern Irish Director of the National Fallen Stock Scheme)Walter Elliott OBE - Northern Irish Director
Farms 160-acres in the Less Favoured Area near Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone. Member of the UFU Executive. Chairman of the UFU subsidiary company - Countryside Services. Fellow of the Royal Agriculture Society. Director of Ulster Farmers' Investments Ltd.

 

 

Picture of Willie Gordon (Intensive Sector Director of the National Fallen Stock Scheme)Willie Gordon - Intensive Sector Director
 Specialist knowledge of poultry by-products disposal issues.

 

 

 

Picture of Eifion Evans (Welsh Director of the National Fallen Stock Scheme)Eifion Evans - Welsh Director
Retired practising veterinary surgeon in North West Wales. Former President of the British Veterinary Association.

 

 

 

Picture of Neil Leach (Government Director of the National Fallen Stock Scheme)Neil Leach - Government Director
Defra, BSE Division. Responsible for developing the national Scheme since April 2003.
 
The NFSCo Team Print E-mail

Jason King - Senior Executive Officer

Ian Potter - Senior Scheme Administration Manager

Rachel Gould - Technical & Communications Officer

Hazel Cooper - Secretary
 
How NFSCo Operates Print E-mail

The Scheme is managed from the head office in Milton Keynes where Jason King is based along with Rachel Gould and Hazel Cooper (both part-time).

The helpline and administration of the Scheme is conducted by the Ian Potter Associates, based in Ashbourne and managed by Ian Potter. The teams are there to register new members and deal with queries from farmers and collectors.

The Board meet six times a year along with Jason and Ian to discuss current issues and future strategy. Regular contact is upheld in between meetings to keep the Scheme running efficiently.

Owners meetings take place to enable decisions regarding the running of the Scheme to be made. This includes decisions on the % rate of the Grant and the future of the Scheme after 2008. Stakeholder meetings are also held regularly to gain input from representatives from the livestock and disposal industries. Regional meetings are held for collectors to allow issues and ideas to be discussed.