Yes he had the support of the public with his charity light parade, and plenty of publicity
A question for Ollybloggs Oliver Harrison
- Thread starter Beefsmith
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That’s like saying because I could be homeless I should be happy enough living in a caravan I bought off Facebook market place for £500
just because things could be worse doesn’t mean we should sit back and wait for them too get worse
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Apologies I thought you meant the public don't support us, they just buy the cheapest they can. Which is 100% correct in my opinion.
But we just do exactly the same when buying our inputs. So we can't really expect them to support us by buying UK produced food.
Maybe it’s not bad for you at the moment but I know there’s plenty that it is the worst it’s ever been for at the moment also… I’m probably on for the worst year in my farming career this year after the lambing Iv just had
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
What's going wrong? It's only early February and already worst year of your life!Maybe it’s not bad for you at the moment but I know there’s plenty that it is the worst it’s ever been for at the moment also… I’m probably on for the worst year in my farming career this year after the lambing Iv just had
- Location
- Essex
We don't have much choice though do we?
You ring up your UK supplier and you get whatever they bring. A lot of it is imported, just like the 5 million tonnes of wheat, soya, maize and other feeds they like to bring in.
I watch your channel you do work extremely hard, I wish you the best of luck
My post simply highlighted that as children of farmers we are extremely fortunate, we have a ready made base to start from. That includes myself. Others found this offensive?
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
We don't have much choice cause we've chosen cheapest option and put UK firms out of business.
Not saying I'm any better, I'm just as guilty.
For Soya and Maize there wouldn't be much grown in UK so have to buy imported as far as I know.
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- Essex
I disagree
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- sw scotland
Plenty shopping surveys don't suggest that
- Location
- Herefordshire
Is this a celebration of trying to be poor?
If someone diversifies their income as has been suggested for over 10 years, how can it be attacked as a down side?
- Location
- East Yorkshire
diversification has been a buzz word for years. I think its been pushed as a way of subsidising farm income. why not just diversify and get rid of the loss making part??
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
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- Herefordshire
agricontract
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- Merseyside
A lot of diversification does look like throwing good money after bad
But we keep farming hopeing for a day when the level invested or time effort or cash pays a return
That’s could also be called insanity
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- Near Beeston Castle
Because the general public, whoever they are, still want to travel out of their towns and see the pretty countryside. If farming made enough money diversification wouldn't be a thing would it. Unfortunately farming makes nothing like what it used to so other business avenues have to be explored, professional Youtubing is just one of them.
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- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
But what we buy to grow the crop meets uk legal standards.
Where as cheap food from abroad don't...
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- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Hard to get the ticket if your not a nfu yes man...
- Location
- Limousin, France
More than one Union, but on big agendas they usually work together as much as they can.Not sure that all the French farmers love the FNSEA
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- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Which is fair do. But then use your position to educate the public about thr problems we have.
But he won't. Because he is a nfu man and lots of farmers issues are nfu related.