- Location
- Oxfordshire
Understand the sentiment but ELMS is not going to offset the loss of BPS, it was never intended tooHi Janet we still have not seen anyway that the smaller livestock farmers can effectively participate in ELMS schemes to offset the SFP they will be losing, these smaller farmers have very limited scope to make up the drastic financial shortfall & they often work alone & in isolated places.
We hear a great deal of the depression & sometimes suicide suffered by farmers especially isolated farmers & I fear you by not producing an acreage safety net could be personally taking on the responsibility for many farmers lives, this is not something I would wish on my greatest enemy & I think you need to express with your masters the implications & responsibility of what you & they are taking on!