Anyone going to the 'Save British Farming' demo in Swindon This Friday?

[Bushmog]

As above, Save British Farming are organising a demonstration in Swindon on Friday 9th October, regarding the Agricultural Bill.
These are the details: View event details

We're taking two tractors, the more the merrier. Its going to be wet so there won't be any drilling.
We all need to show the public and parliament how we feel, we need to protect our food standards and ultimately our jobs.
The BBC will be filming on the day and airing it on Sunday.

 

[CollCrofter]

I need to go to bed earlier, I couldn't understand why a Save British Farming Demo would be held in Sweden...

A bit far for me to go but good luck and have a good day! Just remember it's white diesel for non agricultural tasks

 

[Highland Mule]

British made tractors and machines only, I’d hope - can’t expect the public to vote with their wallets if we don’t.

 

[7610 super q]

Hmmmmm.............Remember to observe social distancing, and wear masks for cameras. And don't be a bother on the traffic front either.
Edit.... As mentioned above. British tractors only.

 

[Bushmog]

So my Unimog and the MF is no good then. The MF does have a perkins engine! Not sure I want to drive the JCB Loadall all the way to Swindon!

 

[Highland Mule]

So my Unimog and the MF is no good then. The MF does have a perkins engine! Not sure I want to drive the JCB Loadall all the way to Swindon!

Not got a landrover?

 

[Nearly]

Not got a landrover?

Not sure I want to drive the Land Rover all the way to Swindon!

They had one in our town, it was a sunny day, it never even popped up on local facebook.
No idea how many they got.

 

[Highland Mule]

Not sure I want to drive the Land Rover all the way to Swindon!

They had one in our town, it was a sunny day, it never even popped up on local facebook.
No idea how many they got.

Always feels a bit pointless to me, especially so when it’s all imported machines and they’re campaigning against imports.

 

[Bushmog]

Highland Mule: I know what you mean regarding the imports.

We should all try and buy home produced, but its never that simple; which GB combine should I buy? Or fertiliser spinner or quad bike or farm truck? I am now trying to buy GB Kit, just ordered a Bailey Grain Trailer, first new grain trailer since 1983! A Webcox and we've still got it.

I'm concerned that this will happen to British farming.

 

[Still Farming]

Thought 30 was max outside groups size?

 

[Highland Mule]

Highland Mule: I know what you mean regarding the imports.

We should all try and buy home produced, but its never that simple; which GB combine should I buy? Or fertiliser spinner or quad bike or farm truck? I am now trying to buy GB Kit, just ordered a Bailey Grain Trailer, first new grain trailer since 1983! A Webcox and we've still got it.

I'm concerned that this will happen to British farming.

I don't know the answer to your questions, I'm afraid, as these things will never be problems for me to think about. I don't imagine the British public will understand your dilemma though, but they will know that a Mercedes tractor or a JD, Fendt, Valtra etc. aren't Britishm and that's not the message we want to be giving IMHO.

I can lend you a 200 series Massey or an old Landy if you want? Would make more of an impact, I'm sure, if the protestors weren't all in mega money machines too.

 

[MrNoo]

Just take your Aston if worried about being British!

 

[xmilkr]

Someone rang my business today to ask our views regarding the Agriculture bill and the import of foreign food and if we felt strong about it please write to your MP. as a farm shop we will certainly be writing to save our British food, as a farm l will certainly be writing, TONIGHT !!!!!!! AND I HOPE ALL THE PEOPLE ON HERE WTH ANY BALLS WILL DO THE SAME.

 

[Barleymow]

Someone rang my business today to ask our views regarding the Agriculture bill and the import of foreign food and if we felt strong about it please write to your MP. as a farm shop we will certainly be writing to save our British food, as a farm l will certainly be writing, TONIGHT !!!!!!! AND I HOPE ALL THE PEOPLE ON HERE WTH ANY BALLS WILL DO THE SAME.

If you draft a letter we could all copy it and send one

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

If you draft a letter we could all copy it and send one

The NFU did this weeks ago when discussions first started in Parliament!!

 

[deleted user 837354]

I'd sooner avoid Swindon at all costs except if I was hunting for food after a nuclear apocalypse. Even then I'd try to skirt around it.

 

[Muck Spreader]

As above, Save British Farming are organising a demonstration in Swindon on Friday 9th October, regarding the Agricultural Bill.
These are the details: View event details

We're taking two tractors, the more the merrier. Its going to be wet so there won't be any drilling.
We all need to show the public and parliament how we feel, we need to protect our food standards and ultimately our jobs.
The BBC will be filming on the day and airing it on Sunday.

Good for you. You get the feeling that UK framers have generally sat at home and relied on the likes of French farmers to fight their cause against institutions like the EU for too long. Now the UK has left the EU it's time to get out and defend your industry, because nobody else is going to do it.

 

[Bushmog]

I'm not worried about the imports so much, its the lowering of standards to allow the imports in. We've all worked hard to get to the standards that we are at. and for them to be ignored to allow imports in doesn't make any sense. The world is a small place now and we all appreciate food, machinery, clothing etc from around the world.
I understand that the big shiny tractors probably doesn't help the image to the general public either.

 

[delilah]

Anyone concerned about this issue should give their support to this coalition of food, farming and environment organisations.

https://www.sustainweb.org/news/sep...BskydveFSL5PqXfyccmcBOtP9PHgj26qqN2nO2mDuqia0

 

[Bushmog]

It was a great afternoon. Really good atmosphere. Who’s going to London next?

Westminster Tractor Demo.

Tractor Demo at Parliament Square

www.eventbrite.co.uk