Quite, everyone whinging its happening and that we need food security... now all up in arms because food security has been mentioned and they can't turn more than 1/4 of their farm into an iron age scene. I personally think defra have done the right thing in this instance, they should add unharvested cereals to it...
New limits to SFI.
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serf
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Yes but not for good reasons , it's usually cos they feked the economy and create a weak pound and export prices are good because of ....
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Its the distrust its caused, its the moving of the goalposts, its the fact that poster after poster on here told defras minons this is exactly what would happen and were dismissed. The susspicion the only reason theyve now done this is because of pressure from the supermarkets. Sticks right in the craw.
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Flatland guy
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I still stand by my personal opinion that SFI ( Switching Farcical Instructions) is just a job creation scheme for civil servants, keep altering rules so know one knows what is actually happening and you cannot really argue if they inspect you against wrong set of rules it would be so funny if it wasn't serious.
Supermarkets aren't flush with product now
I was 1st ..... he heSnap I win
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Steevo, do you really expect they thought that far forward?
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Well sfi aint going to help that
serf
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My internet is better than yoursBut I said snap first,
And the time says exactly the same
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Nah , phone . tesco mobI'll let you have that , BT
It doesn't take an educated person to realise that the SFI pot was never big enough. Can't say I've ever trusted them, certainly not to make a business plan around. However, there are plenty of other parts of SFI with similar payments and better for farming that could cater for those budgeting on sfi.
serf
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I feel really bad now for putting the whole farm in. But the reality is I have to late drill. Got caught out with the autumn’s storms. Got to middle of feb and looked at SFI at with barley prices around £135 for harvest movement. With last year getting 2.5 per acre. I suppose I’ll be the bad boy for ruining it all.
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serf
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They were warned years ago
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Don't feel bad it will be good news for twitchers and any endangered
birds on the east of England.