Coronavirus support for dairy farmers.

[Phil P]

Thought this could be helpful for a few.

New funding to support dairy farmers through coronavirus

A new fund will enable eligible dairy farmers in England to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

www.gov.uk

 

[som farmer]

cant say the guv isn't helping farmers, makes a change from being called polluters !

 

[Still Farming]

New funding to support Welsh dairy farmers through COVID-19 | GOV.WALES

Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths, has today announced funding for Welsh dairy farmers hardest hit by the recent exceptional market conditions as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19).

gov.wales

 

[Chae1]

@Bald Rick

Help fund the new telehandler

 

[westwards]

@Bald Rick

Help fund the new telehandler

Do you beleive wee nippy will give it to us ? @Chae1

 

[meekers]

Do you beleive wee nippy will give it to us ? @Chae1

Do you think you would be eligible or know of many that would? Criteria is that income will have dropped by more than 25% due to covid. This will help the freshways guys and anyone else that’s been dumping but do you think there would be many in Scotland? No word on details yet, like what they are using as a base.

 

[Honest john]

10K ?
I am not in dairy but 10K is pocket money.

They need to replace 80% of cash flow lost to Covid 19.

Come on @george is this a joke ?

 

[Still Farming]

10K ?
I am not in dairy but 10K is pocket money.

They need to replace 80% of cash flow lost to Covid 19.

Come on @george is this a joke ?

Some around here reckon they lost 40k so far?

 

[som farmer]

10K ?
I am not in dairy but 10K is pocket money.

They need to replace 80% of cash flow lost to Covid 19.

Come on @george is this a joke ?

yes it is a joke, but better than nothing, if combined with the bounce, would help, but shouldn't be the answer. We are lucky with our buyer, but what some are going through, its terrible. The bounce, would only paper a crack, the whole food supply system needs overhauling.

 

[Horn&corn]

yes it is a joke, but better than nothing, if combined with the bounce, would help, but shouldn't be the answer. We are lucky with our buyer, but what some are going through, its terrible. The bounce, would only paper a crack, the whole food supply system needs overhauling.

Where’s the bounce and how big? Boris say “IF” things improve some outlets can start to reopen 1st July and that will be reduced numbers. Can’t see a bounce for this year?

 

[Still Farming]

What if virus spike and then more lock downs up to and after Christmas???

 

[Honest john]

Where’s the bounce and how big? Boris say “IF” things improve some outlets can start to reopen 1st July and that will be reduced numbers. Can’t see a bounce for this year?

The Bounce back 50K loan he means.

 

[som farmer]

Where’s the bounce and how big? Boris say “IF” things improve some outlets can start to reopen 1st July and that will be reduced numbers. Can’t see a bounce for this year?

bounce back guv loan

What if virus spike and then more lock downs up to and after Christmas???

no way lock down till xmas, country can't afford it,

 

[thorpe]

i have difficulty supporting dairy farmers, some years ago i went on demos at dairys to show them my support. when cereal prices dropped to sub £ 100 a tonne non of them were outside lloydds or glw demanding £120 for the grower instead they invested robots rotaries and out bidding us on rented land! no disrespect but deserve what you get. i admire all family dairy farmers ,but not these mega pompus greedy sh!t heads!

 

[beefandsleep]

i have difficulty supporting dairy farmers, some years ago i went on demos at dairys to show them my support. when cereal prices dropped to sub £ 100 a tonne non of them were outside lloydds or glw demanding £120 for the grower instead they invested robots rotaries and out bidding us on rented land! no disrespect but deserve what you get. i admire all family dairy farmers ,but not these mega pompus greedy sh!t heads!

Exactly this, dairy farmers overextend themselves, price collapses then they squeal for help, fair trade for dairy etc. Heard it too many times, SOS dairy was the last dairy toys out the pram moment I supported, never again.

 

[jackrussell101]

Some arable boys in the east have no winter crops and will be way down on farm output yet they won't get a bailout. @Bossfarmer what do you think? Are dairy farmers like the bankers? Make shitloads in the normal times then as soon as it goes tits up get bailed out by the taxpayer?

 

[som farmer]

we went to the demo's, Tesco/muller, we were not milking then, but non dairy were the majority, I know the problems from both sides, and at the time it rankled. Profit in dairy is related to debt, the less the debt, greater the profit, simple. However dairy farming always needs that 'bit extra', which we seem to talk ourselves, into, we have to have it, and buy it. Its a major fault with all farmers, we all want to 'progress forward', but progression means expensive kit, in the farmers guardian, farm bought a new drill, £109,000, all singing and dancing, lovely, but grain is £150'is tonne, that is an awful lot of money, accept a trade-in, and grants, but, that doesn't include the tractor pulling it, or other machinery needed on farm, justification, got over the ground quicker, drill different crops, and save on fewer passes. When I went solo, accountant said to me, if you want something, you will re-jig your figures, till they agree with you, very often ignored, but correct,

 

[Bossfarmer]

Some arable boys in the east have no winter crops and will be way down on farm output yet they won't get a bailout. @Bossfarmer what do you think? Are dairy farmers like the bankers? Make shitloads in the normal times then as soon as it goes tits up get bailed out by the taxpayer?

the fat price has bn way down all year but no mention of a bail out, when wheat was sub 110 for 3 years no bailout either, seems when the goings good dairy farmers spend money like its water then they hit a bad year and protest

 

[lazy farmer]

Nobody demonstrated in my name never asked,never will.
Don’t tar us all with the same brush.

 

[Still Farming]

bounce back guv loan

no way lock down till xmas, country can't afford it,

If Spikes what are they going to do then???