livestock 1
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The nfu thought hard about which side to back. They looked at the options and decided that to stay was safer and less damaging. There was a clear divide between lowland farmers dairy and arable and livestock hill farmers. The former to leave and the latter to stay. Where bps of a business is equivalent to a months turnover or less it’s easy to see benefits of leaving being better especially when the said businesses are effected by Eu imports. Where bps is equivalent to six months turnover or more and the same businesses are reliant on Eu export then it’s easy to see the benefits of staying. More importantly leaving could put hill sheep men out of business where as to stay would not be as damaging to the lowland men. Simple really. This seemed the most responsible approach. It was never going to please everyone. I do talk to my agent