GeorgeK
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If she was really listening to farmers, she'd know we don't trust politicians so wouldn't have wasted time on a long speech we don't believe a word of
OFC: Theresa Villiers : A vision for future farming
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SilliamWhale
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You're the Prince Andrew of Anglesey!
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Why would she do that? Her predecessor did exactly the same, at the same venue and was applauded by the twittering delegates.........
Hindsight
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Having read her speech I assumed it was Goves from last year dusted off and presented again. Very green - recycled. And saved on cost of speech writer as already written.
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- Montgomeryshire
Just from quickly surveying the EHC for India, the meat has to be derived from premises that are certified free of a long list of diseases, including Maedi-Visna & leptospirosis, amongst others. There is a scheme for Mv accreditation, which is quite costly and has next to no industry uptake outside pedigree flocks, and mostly smaller terminal sire flocks. I’m not aware that there is any scheme in place to certify freedom from lepto, which rats carry freely of course.
So essentially I would suggest that’s a non-starter for anything but small shipments from individual holdings that are certified as being high health status (+ some).
There certainly aren’t going to be big exports to India from large processors, under the terms of that certificate.
Hindsight
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I had a look and although no real knowledge of livestock concluded it was pretty onerous conditions. And thus reaffirmed my jaundiced, prejudiced initial interpretation of the speech - a puff piece of tosh. Get Brexit done! Hey ho.
Johnnyboxer
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Lots of points to ponder
DeeGee
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Any port indeed, when needs must, but surely even you would draw the line at Grimsby..........?
Just remember Baldrick old boy, when all seems lost, the night is darkest and the tempestuous storm is at its very height.........and you are at your lowest ebb.............just remember these words.......
”Sail on through the wind, sail on through the rain, though your dreams be tossed and blown: sail on sail on, with hope in your heart and you’ll sail on past Grimsby, you’ll sail on past Grimsbeeeeeee!”
Plain steer
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Milf
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- South Wales UK
Lovely report???,not the gender orientation of author!
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- East Sussex
Ummm, I just read that, I will type what I can remember:
bluuuurgghhhhh ruuur, mu mu, carbon........ hedges........ high welfare and quality...... brrrrmmmphhh gumbo hummy dummy. Blah de blah, hhhhhmmmph der grimby grim dah dah.
what bloody twaddle.
bluuuurgghhhhh ruuur, mu mu, carbon........ hedges........ high welfare and quality...... brrrrmmmphhh gumbo hummy dummy. Blah de blah, hhhhhmmmph der grimby grim dah dah.
what bloody twaddle.
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- N.Lincs
Yeah, what a lot of words just to say nowt much at all
GeorgeK
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- Leicestershire
I'd have some respect if she'd had the balls to say "Look, if your farm is marginal or losing money without BPS then it might be a good idea to evaluate your options." Instead it seems to me that she's unnecessarily leading a lot of decent people into a bad situation, just to save face.
Tell the truth, it would be best for some farmers to get out now
Tell the truth, it would be best for some farmers to get out now
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
R4 Farming Today this morning asked Theresa Villiers how UK Gov would hold food standards up in forthcoming trade negotiations
Repeated placations but when the audience of 500 were asked if they believed it, not one hand went up
Repeated placations but when the audience of 500 were asked if they believed it, not one hand went up
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- East Sussex
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Which ones though? Serious question
GeorgeK
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- Leicestershire
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- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
I want to see positive legislative action to allow small mixed farms, family hill farms and small local abattoirs to exist. I want to continue to be free of any form of sub myself
My fear is Theresa thinking big is right and beautiful
BoltonDynamite
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- North West
Fantastic zero content speech that
matthew
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- Cornwall, SW England
I understand that point was made, and forcibly. Trust in this Ministry is non existent.