Dead stock incineraton / options ?

[Scotty]

Just had the notification of the increase in dead stock uplift taking >12mths sheep to £18.5 and the one that sticks in the throat is anything between 1mth and 12mths £15.
I'm sure that ppkg would be fair , I bet that the large incinerator that they eventually end up at will be priced by weight.
What are my options ?
Who is running there own on farm incinerator? Is it cost effective?
I doubt that we will ever be able to return to on farm disposal but personaly don't see what would be wrong with a properly licensed scheme that would prevent the risk of disease transfer between farms from the present system that sees a wagon travel from coast to coast picking up on route.
Is it time to bite the bullet and take this into our own hands?
What are others having to pay?
Are there any groups / neighbours working together ?
Anyone know what the cost of a incinerator that would take a sheep/ cow?
Fed up being dictated to as there is only one option in my area at present
PM if preferred

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Bring back burying fallen stock!

 

[yellowbelly]

No hunt kennels in your area?

 

[michael N123]

Im a bit young to no why but why cant we just bury them

 

[S J H]

No hunt kennels in your area?

Ours are dearer than knackerman

I thought you could get a license in Scotland, but not England or Wales.

 

[bovine]

We had a few people with incinerators on farm, but I think they are all out of action now. Got to be a proper one and you need a licence and a yearly inspection (all with costs). Then gas or oil to run them.

 

[romneymarsh]

Cheap £35 for a ewe

 

[ford4000]

http://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/welsh-co-op-solves-burning-issue.htm

One set up by Cerrig y Drudion, it's still collecting fallen stock but not incinerating any more. I think it's about £8 a ewe now

 

[David.]

People ought to give us a clue where in the country they are in their profile.

 

[George from SJM Planning]

Take our fallen stock (sheep) to an on farm incinerator in Llanwni. So much easier than having to phone up the knacker man and make arrangements to have them collected.

 

[unlacedgecko]

I take mine to the local hunt (Berkeley). Sheep are £10 a head if dropped off or £25 a head if collected.

I always drop off.

 

[Nithsdale]

We had a few people with incinerators on farm, but I think they are all out of action now. Got to be a proper one and you need a licence and a yearly inspection (all with costs). Then gas or oil to run them.

But once you have the incinerator, and all the paperwork, you can burn your neighbours sheep too? For a small fee, to help sub' the costs. Or is that extra paperwork on top?

 

[yellowbelly]

But once you have the incinerator, and all the paperwork, you can burn your neighbours sheep too? For a small fee, to help sub' the costs. Or is that extra paperwork on top?

I sense a Nithsdale diversification project coming on

 

[Newby]

I sense a Nithsdale diversification project coming on

I priced it up once for horses and it could have been quite ludicrous, but my Mrs pointed out to me that you have to be compassionate and understanding when dealing with people's dearly departed pets, which ruled me straight out

 

[unlacedgecko]

I priced it up once for horses and it could have been quite ludicrous, but my Mrs pointed out to me that you have to be compassionate and understanding when dealing with people's dearly departed pets, which ruled me straight out

Thered one near me that does that. £700 for individual cremation and ashes in a nice wooden display box.

 

[Flossie]

I priced it up once for horses and it could have been quite ludicrous, but my Mrs pointed out to me that you have to be compassionate and understanding when dealing with people's dearly departed pets, which ruled me straight out

Lucrative maybe?

 

[llamedos]

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-by-products-how-to-burn-them-at-an-incinerator-site

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

Fallen stock collection and disposal is only expensive because of all the Defra/EA/Trading Standards rules and regs that go with it.

If there was a cheaper, more cost effective (legal) solution, people would already be doing it.

 

[Newby]

Lucrative maybe?

That's what I meant, my phone thought otherwise

 

[Downton_shep]

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-by-products-how-to-burn-them-at-an-incinerator-site

All seams very OTT to me!