- Location
- Nr Malvern... SW Worcestershire
I am not ashamed to say that I voted Remain, and I understand that I was in the minority of UK farmers (70% voting Brexit). So far I am not seeing any benefits just increased input costs (fuel, machinery and chemicals) and as we are still in the EU even if /when the pound rebalances against the Euro I am not going see any improvements in commodity prices.
Now that the dust has settled it appears that our single farm payment will be history by 2019 to be replaced by community environmental payments. So instead of having 2 million farmers on our side we will be just be a very small voice against a massive urban population that really couldn't care less about where it's food comes from and will care even less if it comes under more financial pressure, added to which would like to see money spent on the NHS rather than it being given to individual farmers.
I need to produce a five year plan for our business. Would some of the Brexiters be able to put some figures to how the future for a 750 acre arable farm is going to shape up. . .? Am I going to see fewer rules when it comes to all the pieces of regulation that come with farm assurance and any future environmental payments..
A columnist in this weeks FW is suggesting that 'Brexit future is bright if we all work together ' . I am all in favour of working together, but history suggests that it just doesn't work in the UK and most farmers compete with their neighbours and never work with them.
I admit that I really didn't believe that the UK would vote to come out of the EU and cannot believe that so many UK farmers voted to come out.
So now ....all you Brexiters .....please enlighten my how my future is going to be better outside the EU.. I need facts and figures not personal attacks which have occurred in other threads.
Now that the dust has settled it appears that our single farm payment will be history by 2019 to be replaced by community environmental payments. So instead of having 2 million farmers on our side we will be just be a very small voice against a massive urban population that really couldn't care less about where it's food comes from and will care even less if it comes under more financial pressure, added to which would like to see money spent on the NHS rather than it being given to individual farmers.
I need to produce a five year plan for our business. Would some of the Brexiters be able to put some figures to how the future for a 750 acre arable farm is going to shape up. . .? Am I going to see fewer rules when it comes to all the pieces of regulation that come with farm assurance and any future environmental payments..
A columnist in this weeks FW is suggesting that 'Brexit future is bright if we all work together ' . I am all in favour of working together, but history suggests that it just doesn't work in the UK and most farmers compete with their neighbours and never work with them.
I admit that I really didn't believe that the UK would vote to come out of the EU and cannot believe that so many UK farmers voted to come out.
So now ....all you Brexiters .....please enlighten my how my future is going to be better outside the EU.. I need facts and figures not personal attacks which have occurred in other threads.