Obviously no food shortage imminent
- Thread starter Barleymow
- Start date
- Location
- Welshpool Powys
Plant marginal and steep unworkable land by all means but keep prime arable and forage land for food production.
- Location
- South Wales UK
That's got Solar panels possibly???
Goweresque
Member
- Location
- North Wilts
There have even been adverts recently on the radio station I listen to aimed at getting landowners to plant trees.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Boat load of barley leaving Tilbury early April apparently, meanwhile I can't find any.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Yes I heard the ads on the local radio regarding woodland creation.
As usual about 5 years behind the actuality.
As usual about 5 years behind the actuality.
- Location
- Co antrim
I say get it planted asap. The more out of production the less food there is on the open market which can only be a good thing for us. There is a small farm near me that used to be rented out for silage now planted in trees, my reckoning is if thier silly enough to destroy good prime land then keep her lit get it planted
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
You should go in at night and plough the trees in
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Thanks , some of us make a living off steep marginal land, some of the steep stuff is actually the best .
- Location
- Durham, UK
246 acre next to me just had a solar farm approved so thats one more farm out of production
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
That will be reversed after october when reality hits
- Location
- Durham, UK
Dont joke the local 'character' round here mowed the saplings with some rough grass on the pit heaps that the council had spent a fortune planting. There was hell on
- Location
- Co antrim
Na i wish more would plant trees in ground used for milk production as it means less litres. In fairness i can see why some land owners do it as if your not interested in the land why would u want to maintain fences and gates and water drinkers etc,etc plus have some1 in your lane when u can get paid to put it in trees instead. Me however would NEVER plant my good ground in trees
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
If they are not interested in the land, they shouldnt own it
- Location
- Co antrim
Possibly, but thats not always the case. Im sure every1 on here can think of plenty of twits like that in thier area
The Seeker
Member
I’ll do it if the money is upfront like when I go to the supermarket or petrol pumps and pay upfront for what I want, if the uk want to plant my farmland then they can pay upfront , no way would I devalue my show land with tree roots to then be defaulted on.
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Quite looking forward to the coming u turns on coal power stations, oil drilling, rewilding, trees etc
- Location
- Co antrim
Always funny watching a politician trying to bulls**t thier way around hard questions when theres a good reporter that wont let it slide and keeps digging
The Seeker
Member
It has to come , I’m all go going green and lowering oil usage ect but you can only do this when things are ok , if you were ploughing a field and your water temp went up you would stop and sort out the issue then when things were fixed and fine you would start to plough again , this is where we are atm,