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Organic does have accreditation and a set of legal standards.

Was told that arable farmer had been telling people his regenerative practices meant no chemicals were routinely used.
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"Organic" isn't really legally defined in the UK. Yo need to have approval from one of a number of "organic bodies"

Bit like saying you'd need approval approval from a gun club to get a shotgun certificate
 

Jdunn55

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Probably wrong but forward bought my straw for 2023 as well, have a feeling its going to be expensive this autumn with the fertiliser price 🤔 £105 didn't seem to bad for barley
 

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som farmer

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Probably wrong but forward bought my straw for 2023 as well, have a feeling its going to be expensive this autumn with the fertiliser price 🤔 £105 didn't seem to bad for barley
gamble, £105 looks dear to us, but you are another 80 miles on, and with fuel costs, fert price and weather, like l said, it's a gamble, lorry drag, 30 tonne ish, could have bought you 1 and a bit, cows in holsworthy today, another flying trade.
But milk price still lagging behind inputs, we are +2.2 jan, and +1.5 feb, welcome anyway, what's happening with cornish processors.
 

som farmer

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No. They have been down in there original form for maybe 20 yrs now. So didn’t feel the need. I think the local walkers enjoy them 🤣
but are they 'official' footpaths ? A few around here, are claiming they have 'created' a path, because they have walked it for x years, luckily, only one path here, and 'obvious' route, tried to alter it, to go around the yard - nice track, and 'not on my life' brigade came out. Just put some f/path arrows up, to go on the track, and in 8 yrs, not one complaint:scratchhead::scratchhead: not even them that objected.
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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