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<blockquote data-quote="Steevo" data-source="post: 7112443" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>I can see both sides of that discussion - it's not an easy one to solve.</p><p></p><p><em>He said: “The size of modern farm vehicles reflects the changed nature of farming nowadays, necessary to make farming pay; to make economic sense fields are bigger and so the machinery needed to work them is bigger.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"That’s been the reality of rural life for at least a generation. It’s a case of welcome to the countryside.”</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>But Councillor Barrow said: “Verges are being ripped up and there have also been complaints about the standard of driving of those vehicles. I know I am not the only councillor in Shropshire to have such problems in their area,” she said.</em></p><p></p><p>Sums it up nicely. Economies of scale dictate the size of equipment needed, and bigger kit to have less employees. The comment about the standard of driving is also very valid in many ways - but that's a direct result of the same. If farming paid well, they may not employ students and the like, but better paid, better quality and suitably trained workers.</p><p></p><p>People need to decide what they want - you can't have cheap food, and dictate how it is produced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steevo, post: 7112443, member: 430"] I can see both sides of that discussion - it's not an easy one to solve. [I]He said: “The size of modern farm vehicles reflects the changed nature of farming nowadays, necessary to make farming pay; to make economic sense fields are bigger and so the machinery needed to work them is bigger. "That’s been the reality of rural life for at least a generation. It’s a case of welcome to the countryside.” But Councillor Barrow said: “Verges are being ripped up and there have also been complaints about the standard of driving of those vehicles. I know I am not the only councillor in Shropshire to have such problems in their area,” she said.[/I] Sums it up nicely. Economies of scale dictate the size of equipment needed, and bigger kit to have less employees. The comment about the standard of driving is also very valid in many ways - but that's a direct result of the same. If farming paid well, they may not employ students and the like, but better paid, better quality and suitably trained workers. People need to decide what they want - you can't have cheap food, and dictate how it is produced. [/QUOTE]
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