Animal Welfare research

Jackov Altraids

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Devon
The criteria they have given for the 'research' already pre-determines the outcome.
The main answer should be a being in the care of an experienced stock person who is capable of understanding their needs as they arise.
You can imagine their findings will be prescriptive bolllocks that is liable to cause as many problems as benefits.
 

Rob Garrett

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Derbyshire UK
Took a couple of hours to dig through paperwork and complete the survey followed by an interview that took about an hour on zoom.
Hmmm, quite in depth then, could be worth it just to be able to influence a potential future animal welfare payment. The more hairy arsed farmers that reply the better I suppose, don't want the consultants and bunny huggers to have it all their own way!
 

Jimdog1

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Devon
It did feel a little as though I was answering questions that they already had the answer to however there is the opportunity to add your own observations/comments at every section. Any opportunity to put your view into future policy has to be a good thing.
 

Rob Garrett

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Derbyshire UK
The criteria they have given for the 'research' already pre-determines the outcome.
The main answer should be a being in the care of an experienced stock person who is capable of understanding their needs as they arise.
You can imagine their findings will be prescriptive bolllocks that is liable to cause as many problems as benefits.
I think you are 100% right, and unfortunately it is a common theme throughout any DEFRA "consultation" and its time to change. With technology such as TFF you should be able to put your views directly to the key DEFRA staff like what @Clive has managed with the ELMs consultation, a fantastic achievement. Can we replicate it for this animal welfare consultation?
 

Jimdog1

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Devon
A lot of the questions were about the added costs that higher welfare imposed on a business. It is perhaps worth making the point that imports also need to be produced to the same high standards if they are not to attract an import tariff on the questionnaire.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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