Lothian

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Member From Sunny Scotland

Joined: Jun 28, 2016

Last seen: Aug 6, 2024

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  Lothian reacted to ajd132's post in the thread Farm Subsidies......expand or GET OUT??? with Like.
  
  Beware the marginal gain, it doesn’t really work in farming but is often chased. I did this basic thing for returns to try and counter...
  
  Dec 4, 2023
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  Lothian reacted to teslacoils's post in the thread Wheat pre em with Like.
  
  I'm sure we tried an adjuvant for preems a few years back and concluded better just spend more on preems.
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian reacted to Devil's advocate's post in the thread Bps/sfi with Like.
  
  Hill land used to be very cheap, subs made it very expensive, yes a problem. Exactly how I see it. Plus in my case if I do stewardship...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  I don't think there are any restrictions on fertiliser by the looks of it. Sprays potentially could be an issue as if you spray it all...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  I don't think there are any real restrictions on the stocking rates of the herbal leys in SFI from what I can see and from the ones we...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  Don't think there are any real restrictions on the grazing as far as I can see. So in theory the land can be kept productive while...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  Having had a full look at the standards I think there is actually a bit of mileage in SFI for a mixed lowland farm. Herbal leys payment...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian reacted to Jackov Altraids's post in the thread Bps/sfi with Like.
  
  Well yes and no. I think you have tried to paint supply and demand as being simple when it is actually rather complex. Food wasn't...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  The definition does seem quite vague though. If you chuck 100kg N at it or some MCPA it seems to magically become 'improved'.
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian reacted to B'o'B's post in the thread Bps/sfi with Like.
  
  NUM2: Legumes on improved grassland What you’ll be paid You’ll receive £102 per hectare per year. This action’s aim This action’s aim...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  £382 per ha for herbal leys which you may be able to access on in bye land. Alternatively there's £100/ha payment for having legumes in...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  Fair point on SSSIs but in theory there may be Countryside Stewardship to mitigate that. If you read the guidance there is substantial...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian reacted to Gedd's post in the thread Bps/sfi with Like.
  
  Nothing at all
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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  Lothian replied to the thread Bps/sfi.
  
  Any reason why most livestock farms can't just ram the whole lot into herbal leys? Obviously expensive to get it established but once...
  
  Sep 11, 2023
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