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MartinLines replied to the thread New limits to SFI..Government ensures food production remains primary purpose of farming · New measures reaffirm food production a key part of the... -
I grow combineable crops, and complete actions that I can do in and around those crops. Therefore I am in the scheme. SFI isn’t just...
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70% of land in a scheme doesn’t mean 70% of land not growing a crop…… I’ve out the whole area I cover into the ‘scheme’ and havnt...
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Really pleased to see the new Nature Friendly Farming Network website now available. A great improvement on the old one with lots of...
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I resubscribed as they have been producing some, slightly inflammatory, very good and investigative articles this last year or so a...
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Exactly, it doesn’t need to be either/or.
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Surely it can be, just in different production to the intensive, monoculture ag that some practice. GS4 is a typical example of that. I...
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Why does land either have to be in conservation or food production? Why can’t it be both? If British ag were to shrink by 30% it will...
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MartinLines reacted to Humble Village Farmer's post in the thread Red Tractor Enviromental Module with
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There's more to it than that. Businesses are going to be held responsible for their carbon footprints by law. It's well known but not... -
Unfortunately, there have also been some extremely underhanded attempts at silencing people who have spoken out recently. I know of...
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And it stems from being fundamentally dishonest with farmers in the first place Im afraid. Just a reminder that all large companies...
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i wouldn’t hold your breath
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i’m just doing what makes most sense for me - i do not farm consistent 10t/ha as some do, if i did my plans would look very different...
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Time to resurrect this thread. We finally got up and running a couple of months ago after delays with the café refurbishing its...
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It’s mainly our own fault for individually wanting to grow/produce as much as we can regardless! We have been conditioned to think like...