Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme: Registered...
Catalogue reference: MAF 432
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MAF 432
The Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme was an EEC initiative launched in the UK under the Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973. It encouraged farmers to stop the production of milk and to convert diary cattle into beef herds, through the use...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 432
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme: Registered Files (MTB Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1973-1982
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme was an EEC initiative launched in the UK under the Dairy Herd Conversion Premium Regulations 1973. It encouraged farmers to stop the production of milk and to convert diary cattle into beef herds, through the use of grants. The aim of the scheme was to reduce the surplus of dairy produce (known as milk lakes and butter mountains) which appeared in the early 1970s.
This series contains papers relating to the introduction and implementation of the scheme.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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MTB Series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Sheep and Livestock Subsidies Division, 1973-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2004 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Sheep and Livestock Commission was created in 1973 from the relevant sections of the Fatstock, Meat and Meat and Fatstock Planning Divisions. The new division was responsible for UK policy on sheep, goats and wool, the application of export schemes and livestock extensification.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16148/
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Within the department: MAF
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Dairy Herd Conversion Scheme: Registered Files (MTB Series)