Apparently the goalposts have been moved, you can no longer get fencing grants for new hedgerows
Thats what I thoughtThere won't be any new hedgerows then!!
In what country though or do you think This will be nation wide?Apparently the goalposts have been moved, you can no longer get fencing grants for new hedgerows
Any chance of a source of your information to investigate further?
Things like this..... changing the goalposts part way through a scheme is plain wrong. But Govt/officialdom does appear to have made a few of these cases in the past. Doesn’t bode well for future schemes.
Lucky you! We put in for a grant for hedge laying, hedge planting and 'gapping up' under Glastir small grants but were rejected as the jobs were 'only' 6 point jobs.I have just had a grant (well put in my claim for completed work anyway) here in Wales for a hedge laid and fenced.
Its still going to be possible to make an income of our sort of acres but it is going to be a struggle and probably a part time occupation increasingly reliant on contractors.I’m getting really worried about end of subsidies and getting money through other means like planting hedgerows etc.we were in stewardship and then hls and have done all the pond cleaning,arable reversion,planting woodland,hedge planting and taking land out of production.this was all done 20 years ago so can’t see what more we can do.on top of all this the country is bankrupt so I think there won’t be the money to go round either.on a small farm like ours,240 acres I think we will be forced out of the job in the next few years.
nick...
You are correct and I already have combining and spraying done by contractor.I am part time really and spend a lot of time on site work on my digger.it’s the cost of complying with all the rules and regs that add up on a small farmIts still going to be possible to make an income of our sort of acres but it is going to be a struggle and probably a part time occupation increasingly reliant on contractors.
If this nonsense weather carry's on world wide, we will start be paid to produce food, again ,one years bad weather for producing crops in main growing area world wide, panic will set in.I cant see it would take much.quite scary really.when you travel around , seeing the vast population we feed , how we are not valued more astounds me.You are correct and I already have combining and spraying done by contractor.I am part time really and spend a lot of time on site work on my digger.it’s the cost of complying with all the rules and regs that add up on a small farm
nick...
Surely you don’t need a subsidy? Your posts suggest all kit bought and paid for if land is too then you will be fine don’t worry.I’m getting really worried about end of subsidies and getting money through other means like planting hedgerows etc.we were in stewardship and then hls and have done all the pond cleaning,arable reversion,planting woodland,hedge planting and taking land out of production.this was all done 20 years ago so can’t see what more we can do.on top of all this the country is bankrupt so I think there won’t be the money to go round either.on a small farm like ours,240 acres I think we will be forced out of the job in the next few years.
nick...
Disagree. You will make more without the contractorsIts still going to be possible to make an income of our sort of acres but it is going to be a struggle and probably a part time occupation increasingly reliant on contractors.
Never turn down free moneySurely you don’t need a subsidy? Your posts suggest all kit bought and paid for if land is too then you will be fine don’t worry.