Clarkson... Livstock’s champion

[Bald Rick]

It’s a pity the article is hidden away in today’s Sunday Times magazine but there is nothing like a convert and Mr Clarkson gives it to the British consumer with both barrels.

Under the headline: “We should be proud of our animal welfare state.” and it strapline ‘Us Brits like to look after our livestock - and what thanks do we get?’, JC tells it like it is comparing our animal welfare against others.

I am going to quote the final two paragraphs as it sums up most of the things I read on here:

“At the moment Carrie Johnson and her lapdog in No 10, backed by Chris Packham, the lefties on social media, Greta Thunberg and the vegeratian movement are running a powerful anti-farming and anti-meat campaign. It feels, from where I’m sitting, like a tsunami of misinformation and stupidity.

So we need to fight back. We need to sit outside supermarkets with the food we grow, in our tractors, telling shoppers that if they really care about animals and they really care about nature and they really want to see red admiral butterflies in their garden, they’d better wise up and start eating British meat. Even if it does cost an extra five pounds.”

 

[ski]

I agree, but we have been saying this for, let me see, 30 or 40 years. The tide is against us and I doubt the intervention of JC will make a difference. In deed for the wokerarty they will already see hime as some sort of Luciferian heretic.

I have come to the view that some sort of serious food shortage brought about by these over educated but totally stupid environmental zealots is now what is needed. They seriously believe there own munificence and will only learn a lesson that actually impacts them.

 

[Bald Rick]

I agree, but we have been saying this for, let me see, 30 or 40 years. The tide is against us and I doubt the intervention of JC will make a difference. In deed for the wokerarty they will already see hime as some sort of Luciferian heretic.

I have come to the view that some sort of serious food shortage brought about by these over educated but totally stupid environmental zealots is now what is needed. They seriously believe there own munificence and will only learn a lesson that actually impacts them.

I would have agreed with you a month ago but we are underestimating the impact that Clarkon’s Farm has had.

At the moment, he is “red hot” (in terms of media coverage) and we should embrace the fact that he is doing more good for farming’s image than any amount of AHDB advertising or NFU spokespersoning

 

[Castle Farm]

He will do more good for British Farming than the twits at the NFU have done in years. A instead of I in twits.

 

[ski]

I would have agreed with you a month ago but we are underestimating the impact that Clarkon’s Farm has had.

At the moment, he is “red hot” (in terms of media coverage) and we should embrace the fact that he is doing more good for farming’s image than any amount of AHDB advertising or NFU spokespersoning

I share your view except I am not convinced his popularity has the 'power' to overcome the wall of environmentalism that we face. I do not think one man's view however much I concur with it will turn the tide as already mentioned.

Empty shelves / out of stock being a frequent feature of food shopping for a couple of years or more will deal with food waste, improve farm gate sales, reduce supermarket power and bring about a change in priorities.

As much as I enjoy JC, but boiled down he is saying,"these farmers are bloody good at what they do, you should value that", but, when something is so taken for granted, most will not be able to see its value and that will only be remedied when it is no longer there.

 

[toquark]

Clarkson’s very good at getting to the point in a humorous way. He writes well and speaks well, often making the point at his own expense. How much difference it’ll make I’m not sure, I have my doubts, but one thing’s for sure. I’m glad he’s on board.

The state of affairs with Boris’s latest skirt running the show is acutely depressing, particularly when I used to enjoy boris’s articles in support of rural Britain.

 

[Happy]

I share your view except I am not convinced his popularity has the 'power' to overcome the wall of environmentalism that we face. I do not think one man's view however much I concur with it will turn the tide as already mentioned.

Empty shelves / out of stock being a frequent feature of food shopping for a couple of years or more will deal with food waste, improve farm gate sales, reduce supermarket power and bring about a change in priorities.

As much as I enjoy JC, but boiled down he is saying,"these farmers are bloody good at what they do, you should value that", but, when something is so taken for granted, most will not be able to see its value and that will only be remedied when it is no longer there.

He doesn’t need to do it all by himself but his profile might get more in the media and then the wider public to question what they are being told by the bbc and guardian via Defra press releases.

Not the best day to try and get a message out about anything though!!

 

[Bald Rick]

I share your view except I am not convinced his popularity has the 'power' to overcome the wall of environmentalism that we face. I do not think one man's view however much I concur with it will turn the tide as already mentioned.

Empty shelves / out of stock being a frequent feature of food shopping for a couple of years or more will deal with food waste, improve farm gate sales, reduce supermarket power and bring about a change in priorities.

As much as I enjoy JC, but boiled down he is saying,"these farmers are bloody good at what they do, you should value that", but, when something is so taken for granted, most will not be able to see its value and that will only be remedied when it is no longer there.

Talking of food waste - something that I abhor - I see that 58 TONNES of food was left over from the recent G7 summit at Carbis Bay.
Fortunately, an enterprising lady managed to organise fleets of vans working 16 hour days to distribute it among local (SW) food banks, homeless charities etc.

58 tonnes ....

 

[Bury the Trash]

Talking of food waste - something that I abhor - I see that 58 TONNES of food was left over from the recent G7 summit at Carbis Bay.
Fortunately, an enterprising lady managed to organise fleets of vans working 16 hour days to distribute it among local (SW) food banks, homeless charities etc.

58 tonnes ....

yes , i dont think there was much wasted in the end but no thanks to World "leaders"

 

[Bald Rick]

yes , i dont think there was much wasted in the end but no thanks to World "leaders"

TBF, they were catering for 6,000 people

Glad to see our taxes spent soooo wisely

 

[Nearly]

Was it the vegan stuff left over?

 

[toquark]

He will do more good for British Farming than the twits at the NFU have done in years. A instead of I in twits.

I’ve not renewed our NFU membership this year on account of their being asleep at the wheel whilst one half of the industry faces daily attacks by the state sponsored media.

Quite how they can call themselves a union is beyond me. As Boris himself would say: f***ing hopeless.

 

[holmes65]

TBF, they were catering for 6,000 people

Glad to see our taxes spent soooo wisely

That's still nearly 10kg of food waste per person. These people need to look at themselves before they start pontificating about saving the planet.
Do as I say not as I do

 

[MasseyMan]

What I have noticed is that Clarkson has got the general public talking about farming. It has amazed me the member of people who now ask if I have watch him and then ask, “Is it really like that?” or “I didn’t realise that those lines in the field were there for a reason,” or “The weather can really play havoc with you.”

What we can do now is keep the conversations going and use this as an opportunity to build on what Clarkson has started and really get our messages across to the wider public.

 

[upnortheast]

What I have noticed is that Clarkson has got the general public talking about farming. It has amazed me the member of people who now ask if I have watch him and then ask, “Is it really like that?” or “I didn’t realise that those lines in the field were there for a reason,” or “The weather can really play havoc with you.”

What we can do now is keep the conversations going and use this as an opportunity to build on what Clarkson has started and really get our messages across to the wider public.

If it was one of us on telly trying to explain the daily trials & tribulations the viewers would just think " bloody wingeing farmers." But because it`s Clarkson they listen ( & learn )

 

[br jones]

If it was one of us on telly trying to explain the daily trials & tribulations the viewers would just think " bloody wingeing farmers." But because it`s Clarkson they listen ( & learn )

7.1 million followers on twitter ,godknows how many on faceache

 

[quattro]

At least he’s trying

 

[Top Tip.]

Good on him ,all he’s doing is calling it as it is. He has a brilliant turn of phrase which resonates with people. We have finally found a farming hero who just gets it.

 

[milkloss]

At least he’s trying

Yes, we should be throwing support behind him. It could be our one chance for quite a while to touch the public.

have been to quite a few end of school do’s lately and everyone from hedge fund managers, oil traders and plumbers have asked me about Clarksons programme in a very positive way.

 

[Sid]

Talking of food waste - something that I abhor - I see that 58 TONNES of food was left over from the recent G7 summit at Carbis Bay.
Fortunately, an enterprising lady managed to organise fleets of vans working 16 hour days to distribute it among local (SW) food banks, homeless charities etc.

58 tonnes ....

I do agree it's a waste, but if you prepare food there is always waste be it potato peelings,carrot tops, fat on beef.

Food that is wasted on plates is my bug bear.
58 tonne between 6000 people is 9.5kg head.