Bale wrap tax
- Thread starter jondear
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M-J-G
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As I've said on another thread I'm seriously thinking about not bothering with silage and just using straw and a bit of concentrate.
Spread the sock out over the whole farm and not spread much if any N due to silage ground being free.
If this tax comes true, it may just be the tipping point.
Spread the sock out over the whole farm and not spread much if any N due to silage ground being free.
If this tax comes true, it may just be the tipping point.
and worst of all we have full herd TB test reading today 
axehandle
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- Location
- stromsund, sweden
we have had that tax for a few years now in Sweden , just paid the equivalent of 95 GBP a roll for silotite
Stw88
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- Location
- Northumberland
their certainly trying to force farmers out of business aren’t they. Theres only so much you can take before saying f**k it and going and doing something else.
Mark C
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
It’s not just a tax on farmers. It’s across all industries for single use plastic with low amounts of recycled material in the product. It has been coming for a while. It’s just flipping annoying it’s coinciding with high prices.
- Location
- South Molton
Government urged to scrap proposed plastic tax on silage wrap - Farmers Weekly
The government is facing calls to scrap a proposed plastic tax on silage bale wrap that would cost farmers £200/t. In December last year, HMRC published
www.fwi.co.uk
- Location
- South Molton
We could always just pass the cost onto the consumer. Oh hang on ....
Alternatively we could con someone into paying us for it like the micro plastic riddled astro turf farmer pay to take away.
Also hundreds of thousands of lawns are being covered in this highly polluting product and nothing is done about it.
Alternatively we could con someone into paying us for it like the micro plastic riddled astro turf farmer pay to take away.
Also hundreds of thousands of lawns are being covered in this highly polluting product and nothing is done about it.
.- Location
- Cumbria
Fueling inflation, Frost was right.
- Location
- Northumberland
But we pay to have the bale wrap taken away and recycled into stokboard. It’s not single use so why a single use tax??
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Hmmm.
Straw + maize gluten again.
Rather spend a bit on straw shed and 10t feed bin than have to pay for plastic at both ends.
- Location
- South Molton
Also evidence shows higher DM losses as well.
This is exactly why food is packed the way it is to reduce wastage
Dropped a trailer load at recycling place a few days ago and it's going straight to landfill, thought it would have it's own pile but just in with the general waste.
With the likes of sky news going on about plastic waste all the time I'm surprised bale wrap has not been talked about more. Especially since some farmers use the wind to get rid of their wrap...
With the likes of sky news going on about plastic waste all the time I'm surprised bale wrap has not been talked about more. Especially since some farmers use the wind to get rid of their wrap...
- Location
- Huntingdon
its not packaging , its a component of the manufacturing process
bale string however , looks like we'll be building hay ricks again
bale string however , looks like we'll be building hay ricks again
- Location
- South Wales UK
You would of thought a bio degradeable product would of been designed by now and that animals could possibly eat too?
Too futuristic is it???
Too futuristic is it???