FARMERS, landowners, and rural businesses will have the chance to discuss the opportunities and threats that they are facing next week.
Douglas Chalmers the director of the north Country Land and Business Association (CLA), will hold a meeting for CLA members, landowners and rural businesses, at the Glen Helen Inn in St Johns on November 24, at 7.30pm.
He said: "As we face the latest announcements on the review of the CAP many questions need satisfactory answers – the balance between food production and the environment, renewable energy, water management, and how landscape management can support other parts of the economy.
"The Isle of Man sits in its own particular place in relation to the European Union but the future of its land based economy is heavily influenced and affected by decisions made in Brussels. The CLA's influence there should not be underestimated and it will be opportunities such as this meeting that will help to brief our lobbying activities."
The CLA is a membership organisation promoting, representing, and advising owners of rural land, property, and business.
Anyone wishing to attend the meeting should contact Fiona Oldfield on 01539 567597 or e-mail fiona.oldfield@cla.org.
