Maybe Not applied because they aren't good at paperwork not happy enough to hire an agent ,don't know who to ask for help otherwise/ have asked for it to no avail yet.
The question wasn’t meant to be patronising in any way, I’m genuinely curious as to what is holding people back from applying at this point if they intend to do so? I’m aware there are more options to come later in the year and I was hesitant myself but after speaking to a few that have applied I had a feeling some restrictions could be on the way! I know a couple who have put 100% of their eligible land into AHL2.
As I’ve said before I don’t need a nutrient planning adviser. We have a simple system, arable, sheep, no manure stored and spread. But I’ve hired an adviser in preparation for SFI. He’s a good guy, professional, but his plan doesn’t really fit our enterprise so it’s a waste of £500 of taxpayers money for starters and a bit of fly in the ointment if we are inspected. We have an agronomist but I consider the IPM a bit of a joke. There’s a cost in these items to ourselves in messing about with them rather than just cracking on. All the advisers have added is cost and confusion, more paperwork, for no benefit. That’s the reality of it. And just because somebody has a FACTS number or a BASIS number doesn’t actually mean they are competent either : they don’t know your farm or its history, what works and what doesn’t. It’s farming by numbers and computer generated plans. There isn’t a lot of real knowledge behind it from what I’ve seen.
I'd hate to go shopping for ties with you Doc. It must take hours.
Well it does when people keep changing the stock on display.
It does help to have read the sfi options and at least have an I’d of what you want to do before speaking to an advisor. They won’t know your farm/land so bit like expecting them to pull a rabbit out of hat expecting them to know what will work for you. They are however very useful for ticking the right boxes and if/when there’s a problem getting them to sort it as that’s the time you can spend doing what you need to do.
not wishing to offend those advisors but im of the view along with that old expression those that can do those that cant teach ,however im quite happy to occassionally seek advice if Idont understand/ grasp something or to keep up to date . Wether I reject use or simply carry on in my own sweet way is up to me . I oft use the phrase" grandad said " on here in reality not so much grandad but the older successful experienced guys are the ones I listen to problem is im now becoming one of them in age terms so there is no fecker left to ask .ho ho
The problem is you pay for a plan as required but it isn’t what you want to read or do. You’ve then bought yourself a problem as far as the inspection goes. If you do your own plan and enact it then it’s simple and the EA has never complained about ours.
wise to have aplied
Weeds are just free seeds
Agree should have 3 payments in by harvest will certainly help the weather related reduction in tons that is looming
Not wise if you were like us with very small amount of arable and hedge that need trimming in the dry early.
Each to their own but not so sure it should be totally discounted if the circumstances fit, and can be worked with. I too have followers the agreement is for 3 years now only 2.5 left which isnt even a rotation in farming terms and their wage is coming in and very little sfi caused reduction in farm produce output but it took a mindset change on my behalf to engage ,
I'm quite able to change my mindset, have done so in the past with buffer strips set-aside els hedgrow management etc and very biggest one by far in the above mentioned solar, but coincidentally which we can still graze with sheep so we are still farming it.
hedgrow money for what we got from bps