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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/20/defra-officials-buried-analysis-dire-financial-prospects-hill-farmers-brexit-faming-payments-scheme

Thanks to all who have joined.

Apparently our friends in the trade are sold out and having to import. Even at 200kg per ha that's a cost of £140and £175 at 250kg, just for the seed.

Are they legit and good to deal with?

Press release from BFU. Securing a better future for farmers. The Red Tractor scheme costs farmers millions of pounds in fees and thousands of hours of time for the benefit of processors and retailers. Further adding to this scheme will only harm farm businesses. The BFU is firmly opposed to...

Apart from the aquaduct of course.

Listen from 4 minutes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001p7pj

You may also have received this email. We are developing charges for waste exemptions which we will consult on later this year. We will contact you again when we are consulting on our charge proposals. To help you avoid any unnecessary charges and emails, please review the exemptions you hold...

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/eu-firms-accused-of-abhorrent-export-of-banned-pesticides-to-brazil So you ban the chemicals in Europe and buy the crops in from South America. Sounds like a great idea, just don't ask too many questions about food safety. It's always a good idea...

With JJ Metcalfe openers About 20, including some left handed.

Listen from 49 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001kgzs See also https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/exclusive-mass-food-fraud-and-safety-scandal-engulfs-sector See also https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/massive-scoop-for-farmers-weekly.387765/

https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2023/03/08/the-science-behind-the-sustainable-farming-incentive/

No mention of the supermarket dominated food system. Using the term: "producers aren't able to pass these costs on" and: "the last thing anyone wants is for consumers to have to pay more" and best of all "We must keep poduction levels up" Not a word on her non farming paymasters paying more for...

Is anyone aware of this or have i written it down wrong?

https://bit.ly/3RodpRT Here is a recent podcast from AHDB. Listen from 32 minutes if you want to save time, where you will hear the Ahdb man admit that they can't promote British agricultural products. You will observe classic ahdb conversation management as he quickly changes the subject onto...

Have a listen from 11 minutes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dmjr If you want to comment on how much you value this particular cost to your business, [email protected] is the address to email

Who's got one and how do you find it? Any tips on how to make one? How do you apply the innoculant to a wide area?

Talking to someone who had a young Russian agency worker on his farm recently. He's been told to come back to Russia within 2 weeks or he can never go back, ever. So he rang his mum for advice. She was insistent that he never goes home again, preferring to never see her son again, but know...

It's unproductive pp at the moment. One option would be to DD beans and use kerb, or grow a cover crop before drilling something in the spring to get 2 hits with glyphosate. There's going to be a load of seed waiting for an opportunity and probably creepy crawlies as well. I don't want to...