Binning Farm Assurance... who else will?

[Danllan]

@Northeastfarmer made an interesting point in another thread, he'll bin it if everyone else will, well, we're up for that too.
It's a scam, it is just a piece of paper saying you're following the law - something the law requires you to do anyway.

So, there's us and @Northeastfarmer who are up for it, who else will step up?


(perhaps an interesting thread to watch @Guy Smith, it may end up with nothing happening, or a lot... )

 

[wr.]

We'd love to kick the parasites into touch.
The only reason we've kept assured is in case we go down with tb again and have to finish cattle.

 

[Stewart Setter]

By not being farm assured how much does that affect your sales prices ?

 

[Danllan]

By not being farm assured how much does that affect your sales prices ?

We calculate it to be between very little and nothing... this is because we've decided to change to only selling stores, breeding stock and direct-to-consumer meat. That just leaves culls, and an extra bit of grass should* make up for anything there.


*Yes, I know that assumption is the mother of all f^ck-ups...

 

[Highland Mule]

I’m already there. Like @Danllan , only culls that would lose out and not worth it just for them.

 

[Old Spot]

I stopped two years ago, they are parasites
All the standards are here but no idiot telling me a mouse could get into a grain store
What always wound me up is if you fake, bucket/ trailer wash etc you pass
If you wash bucket/ trailer and don’t record you fail, just look at the trailer!

 

[Bury the Trash]

I stopped it a few years ago , when i just found it depressing,.. worst was the fact that the inspector new less about the practical job than i , he new little of sheep farming even though he pretended he did....,

Neither they or the nfu dont get my hard earned money nor will they in the near future at least....

 

[Stewart Setter]

I stopped it a few years ago , when i just found it depressing,.. worst was the fact that the inspector new less about the practical job than i , he new little of sheep farming even thpugh he pretended he did....,

Neither they or the nfu dont get my hard earned money nor will they in the near future at least....

Well that's not great... you'd think an inspector would be clued up about the area he/she'd be inspecting ?

 

[Henarar]

Never have been FA but have had trading standards inspections, don't see any difference for cull cows at market and about 5p/kg less direct, makes no difference for stores so its not worth it for us
Need lots of people who it only makes a bit of difference to to leave perhaps they would buck their ideas up
Would join like a shot if shoppers were clamouring to buy red tractor products but they are not. Labeling needs to be improved so its clear what is British this may happen after Brexit but I won't hold my breath as its in the supermarkets interest not to

 

[milkloss]

Gave up two years ago and are no better off. We sell as stores and cull cows usually need finish so it means very little to us.
Had this turn up the other week though:

Haven’t opened it yet and not too sure whether to bother.

 

[teslacoils]

I'll be looking to use all my grain on farm in the next five years, so it will end here sooner or later.

 

[Henarar]

Gave up two years ago and are no better off. We sell as stores and cull cows usually need finish so it means very little to us.
Had this turn up the other week though:

Haven’t opened it yet and not too sure whether to bother.

you should, lots of good things inside

 

[milkloss]

you should, lots of good things inside

Knob. I fell for that.

 

[john432]

Cancelled my Fawl membership 2 years ago, just couldnt stand having jumped up failed farmers telling me what to do. Asking the same stupid questions evry year. Yes it's probably cost me money... cant use some abbatoirs, but the feel good factor of telling them to get stuffed makes up for it ten fold.

 

[Henarar]

Knob. I fell for that.

What no 50 quid notes in yours

 

[milkloss]

What no 50 quid notes in yours

They don’t like me!

Last year the subs were equivalent to a decent a store bullock, this year a store bullock and a quarter, hmmmmm,

 

[glensman]

We didn't join.

 

[7610 super q]

Nope, sorry, no mills in South Wales will take non assured grain.

 

[Courier]

No sign of FA here : --

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[Henarar]

Nope, sorry, no mills in South Wales will take non assured grain.

so if you poor it in the top the mill will refuse to grind it ?