A History of FWAG
In the 1960s, a group of progressive farmers created FWAG after realising the importance of the environment in any successful farming business. They endeavoured to bridge the gap between environmental best practices and the agricultural industry. This was achieved through an unwavering service to the farming community, the expertise of a small group of people, and the standards and values they had sworn to serve by.
In 2012, FWAG became The National FWAG Association and today is made up of 15 county FWAG groups across the country, each operating as conservation pioneers for their respective county. Norfolk FWAG has had a prolific role in the history and advancement of The National FWAG Association, acting as one of the association’s founding members.
Individually, all of the county FWAG groups are either not-for-profit or charitable companies with the shared primary objective of delivering expert independent advice and guidance to farmers and land managers, helping them integrate best practice environmental management into their commercial farm businesses.
At a wider national level, the FWAG association represents all farmers’ views, challenges and concerns on environmental issues, and works hard to promote environmental improvements made by the farming community to the public.