We have to stop the narrative that cows produce any net methane. ARLA succumbing to this nonsense is akin to pleading guilty for a crime you did not commit.
If that's the the case , why has ARLA , a co-operative, signed up to this nonsense ?
If the dairy industry has to reduce emissions then the co-op's members have to reduce cow numbers. Suicide.
The guy who picks up ours for fallen stock told me everything gets incinerated. I was a little surprised but that’s what he told me. Might be different up north, more of a demand for “meat” curry. My son used to work for a farm up there last year and local chap used to take anything dead or...
Maybe but Red Tractor states in it’s mandate it is to provide a premium. There is no premium. Last time I went into a supermarket both Kerrygold and President butter were more expensive than Countrylife. Our legal standards are already high. NO PREMIUM NO ASSURANCE is what we should be...
Saputo have their own as do several other companies. Parkham up the road have an RSPCA audit. The notion that we are unregulated is nonsense. We already have higher legal minimum standards than most of the world. FSA, EA, CTS etc are all there to monitor this. If you think we should farm to...
If Arla and the other companies had any sense they could stick together and collectively abandon Red Tractor. The supermarkets would then have no choice but to accept the demise of Red Tractor.
Re Lynx. Not true. One escaped in Devon in 2016. It was recaputured by using baited traps in the area where it had killed sheep. Any hedgerow is plenty of cover for a Lynx to launch an attack.
I actually agree with the 25% cap, however to do it now is completely unjust. You say it will only be used on the unproductive soils but that has not happened. I know good farms which have put most of their land into it. If you are nearing retirement why would you not ? Why would you rent the...
No restriction on foliar urea in fact you cannot use protected for foliar mixes. If you have a sprayer tell them that you are applying it as a foliar mix. Complete cobblers of a rule. They use unprotected urea in Australia for gods sake
NO PREMIUM NO ASSURANCE
Our statutory laws and standards are already stricter and higher than most. Assurance is not needed if there is no premium. The NFU and AHDB were part of the GFC and are still part of Red Tractor. Now GFC has gone they are now trying to re-establish their authority and...
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