elms

  1. H

    Questions from a non-farmer

    Hi - im new here. I'm currently researching the market for automated (parametric) climate insurance for a variety of businesses across the UK. i.e. if it hails with greater than X force/energy, you get paid out some % per £1 insured next day, simple. However, the more time i've spent reading...
  2. Jackov Altraids

    Sustainable farming

    Sustainability is surely the thing on which the world needs to concentrate. Measuring carbon etc. is surely all smoke and mirrors compared to showing that you live, work or produce in a manner that is [at least in the main] , infinitely repeatable. It is clear that everybody has a view on what...
  3. 4

    sfi you can now apply

    5.45 am this morning rec email from defra saying as youve registered your interest you can now start your application. ok thinks me will try . First thing to do will be go get some more ink and a couple of reams of printer paper as will have to download the 40 pages of the new guidance of how...
  4. G

    Bps/sfi

    All this talk of no one taking up sfi how many can actually say they banked 100% of there bps and will be able to manage on zero sub going forward
  5. Hfd Cattle

    RPA inspections....reasonable or not ?

    I have no problem with RPA inspections but how reasonable should it be... I explain ... 20 mins ago had a phone call " I need to come and do a whole herd tag test on one of your holdings" I explained that a, the cattle were alli out on grass keep and not back till end of next week b, we have...
  6. bobk

    SFI the verdict .....

    Seen the latest proposals and I think it's better to be in than out , also learnt today mid tier will be incorporated in to SFI So what are you doing , think I'll have a pop .
  7. bobk

    Farming sucks .

    Feel better now . worst year in my 40 years doing this job , drip drip rather than one deluge
  8. T

    Confused about ELMS - will it match CAP subsidies for arable farmers?

    I'm a student researching post-Brexit agricultural subsidy schemes and am particularly interested in arable farming. From what I understand it is not possible to make the same amount through ELMS as was previously being paid under the CAP. I can't find any sources for this though, so is this...
  9. F

    HRW2 - SFI Hedgerow Management.

    Neighbour wants to enter our boundary hedge into a HRW2 scheme which means they will probably only be cutting it once every 2 or 3 years. To be honest they never cut the top anyway. I always do it from my side. But if they enter it into the rotation cutting scheme what's to stop me from still...
  10. Jackov Altraids

    Surviving or Thriving? Farms

    Interesting program on Radio 4 this afternoon; https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001pm37 I appreciate it may be the way it is edited, but Minette Batters seems awfully concerned that food must be affordable without mentioning how.
  11. P

    Do stewardship payments etc set a base rent tenant farmers can pay?

    I ask as land agents know that tenants can get “x” amount if they put their tenanted farm into “y” scheme. Not good🤦🏻
  12. N

    A Non-Farmer asks ...

    Greetings hivemind - why can't farmers wait until January to cut their hedgerows? cutting in august / september removes a lot of fruit 'n' nuts which would be good for wildlife, no? But I think a big reason is in January the ground can be too wet, and big machines will damage the grass / soil...
  13. Hughesy

    Red clover silage

    Finally managed to cut our new red clover rye grass ley today. Just wondering if anyone has any tips on making a good job of it. It’s going to be put into round bales. Is there any difference to straight grass silage. TIA.
  14. Barleymow

    Do the public all think this?

    Was chatting to someone in the village about the weather, said possible looking at loosing money due to losses if milling premium losses. He said well you'll get money off the government for that
  15. G

    Sfi versus crop

    Just jotted some rough figures down i could be miles out please discuss
  16. Davy_g

    Establishing clover in grassland

    Morning everyone. Could I have some suggestions for establishing clover (white and or red) in mature grassland. I'm looking for alternative methods what don't cost much. I could graze it tight and drill it but timing, cost and weather really are big factors as I wouldn't have more than one...
  17. Scrambler

    Regenerative farming potatoes?

    McCain tv advert says their farmers are growing potatoes using regenerative farming methods. Is that possible?
  18. steveR

    Westerwold advice?

    I didn't want to hijack the current thread on a similoiar topic. I am going to have 10-12ha of S Oat stubble that is earmarked for Bumblebird mix next Spring. (Not CS or SFI) In the past I have been very happy to drill some of the "spring sown) mix in the Autumn and have an early start on some...
  19. S

    Net Zero - its over.

    It was obvious it was always going to be ridiculous but we've reached the point now where it is being mocked. I'm sure we will evolve away from fossil fuels in due course, but net zero is dead. Good thing too because whether you are a climate change acolyte or not, as a policy it was absolutely...
  20. TFF

    Government publishes action plan to support climate change adaption in agriculture

    The UK Government published their latest climate adaptation plan on 17 July 2023. The Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) sets out the actions that Government will take over the next five years to build resilience to the impacts of climate change across UK industries and communities...
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