UK Government announce 40% increase across the board in farm payments.

opininionated

Member

• Jan 17, 2018

• #1

OK, so thats a fantasy headline.......
But what IF?
I have noticed that there are a couple of threads whistle dotted about the forum that talk of the effect of the likely reduction in UK farm sudsidies, what I'd like to hear from the usual suspects is what would you spend the dosh, or more accurately where would the dosh go, if the above headline was fact?
Ive got a secret list in front of me that guesses who the beneficiaries would really be, and if the truth be told that list is probably reflective of where todays subs end up, and understanding it would help with surviving the reduction in payments......

So, who's going to be first to suggest the consequences of a sudden influx of cash?

 

Henarar

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Jan 17, 2018

• #2

rainy day money

 

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DrWazzock

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Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• Jan 17, 2018

• #3

Higher rents, land prices, machinery prices and other input prices.

That's it.

 

polk_farmer

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South West (Gods Country)

• Jan 17, 2018

• #4

With weather like we're having I'd use it to buy straw and silage to bring the ewes in off the turnips

 

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DrWazzock

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Arable Farmer

Location

Lincolnshire

• Jan 17, 2018

• #5

I'd put more concrete down in the yard as well.

 

Henarar

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Jan 17, 2018

• #6

polk_farmer said:

With weather like we're having I'd use it to buy straw and silage to bring the ewes in off the turnips

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as I said then

 

Still Farming

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Mixed Farmer

Location

South Wales UK

• Jan 17, 2018

• #7

Range Rovers ,Caribbean Holidays, New Tractors and Machinery etc.etc thanks to the tax payer is it ????
Tin hat out ready !

 

Yale

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North East Wales,upland farm,800-1300ft

• Jan 17, 2018

• #8

And you’re back in the room.......

 

Poorbuthappy

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Devon

• Jan 17, 2018

• #9

gone up the hill said:

Fantasy headline, they have NOT increased UK farm support by anywhere near 40%...............

I have took a look at the rules of the much lauded stewardship scheme announced by Gove that opened for applications on Monday, aka the one where he states that ALL farmers can apply and will be accepted............

Well the claim that ALL farmers can apply for this scheme is a complete nonsense for starters when you read the small print.....................

And even if you can enter if the rules are too tight and the payments wont cover the loss of income.

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Have you read the op?

 

Tim W

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Wiltshire

• Jan 17, 2018

• #10

Me? I'd refuse to pay any taxes and encourage everyone else to do the same

 

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Wombat

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BASIS

Location

East yorks

• Jan 17, 2018

• #11

my get away from UK weather holiday would be 2 weeks not 1

 

FonterraFarmer

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Location

Waikato, New Zealand

• Jan 17, 2018

• #12

Wombat said:

my get away from UK weather holiday would be 2 weeks not 1

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If your coming this far, two weeks is too short, so it will be more like 4/6/8weeks!!!

 

Smudge

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Location

Pembrokeshire

• Jan 18, 2018

• #13

Blow half of it on booze and women, and waste the rest.

 

Banana Bar

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Arable Farmer

Location

Bury St Edmunds

• Jan 18, 2018

• #14

DrWazzock said:

Higher rents, land prices, machinery prices and other input prices.

That's it.

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Think that’s the truth of it.

 

Henarar

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Somerset

• Jan 18, 2018

• #15

DrWazzock said:

Higher rents, land prices, machinery prices and other input prices.

That's it.

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So are all 3 cheaper in NZ where they have much lower subsidy

 

Timmy_45

Member

• Jan 18, 2018

• #16

It would be confiscated by the wife before I'd had much of a chance to decide what to do with it.

 

Kiwi Pete

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Owaka, New Zealand

• Jan 18, 2018

• #17

I'd buy a really big topper in the country.

 

opininionated

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• Jan 18, 2018

• #18

DrWazzock said:

I'd put more concrete down in the yard as well.

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probably need a roof over it to reduce the dirty water, so the shed boys will be rubbing their hands together...

 

czechmate

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Limousin/Charentes toad land

• Jan 18, 2018

• #19

Shiny toys

 

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franklin

New Member

• Jan 19, 2018

• #20

Finland, Austria, Switzerland. All countries with higher payments per hectare to their farmers yet are either in or trade freely with the EU. No reason we should always be bowing and scraping. 40% increase in direct payments would just land in the pocket of landlords or agents. 40% targetted increase in *investment* would see the equivalent of the 70s drainage revolution but in public goods - all farmers over 400ac would have a biobed for sprayer filling for example. These have strong benefits for low cost and could easily be funded by direct farmer grants.