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<blockquote data-quote="Steevo" data-source="post: 6017538" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>What is the general consensus on here - has it been a dry winter? It feels like it to me....especially given we're travelling on fields in February with dry wheels, where normally it would be impossible to go near.</p><p></p><p>Out spreading fertiliser today, and even despite this dry winter, large areas of many fields are showing very yellow, that I'm sure it attributable to poor drainage more than anything else.</p><p></p><p>Really makes you think when in a dry winter crops are still showing stress of waterlogging.</p><p></p><p>Makes me think all this environmental/public goods rubbish is worthless and being driven by the wrong people. If farming was profitable, or drainage grants re-appeared....but were caveated with environmental goods I think it would be a win-win situation all round. Farmers wouldn't be chasing every acre quite so hard to get the final few pennies that might help turn a profit.....and there would be more spare change around for the insects, birds, and all wildlife.</p><p></p><p>Instead of forcing farmers to do x, y or z to help wildlife....allow/enable farming to be profitable, and these improvements may well happen for themselves with nature being allowed to run its own course on less used areas of the farm.</p><p></p><p>If I could increase productivity across the farm by 20%....I'd be more than happy to put 10% aside for nature.</p><p></p><p>A much better solution than public money for public goods.....and the farmer being slated time and time again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steevo, post: 6017538, member: 430"] What is the general consensus on here - has it been a dry winter? It feels like it to me....especially given we're travelling on fields in February with dry wheels, where normally it would be impossible to go near. Out spreading fertiliser today, and even despite this dry winter, large areas of many fields are showing very yellow, that I'm sure it attributable to poor drainage more than anything else. Really makes you think when in a dry winter crops are still showing stress of waterlogging. Makes me think all this environmental/public goods rubbish is worthless and being driven by the wrong people. If farming was profitable, or drainage grants re-appeared....but were caveated with environmental goods I think it would be a win-win situation all round. Farmers wouldn't be chasing every acre quite so hard to get the final few pennies that might help turn a profit.....and there would be more spare change around for the insects, birds, and all wildlife. Instead of forcing farmers to do x, y or z to help wildlife....allow/enable farming to be profitable, and these improvements may well happen for themselves with nature being allowed to run its own course on less used areas of the farm. If I could increase productivity across the farm by 20%....I'd be more than happy to put 10% aside for nature. A much better solution than public money for public goods.....and the farmer being slated time and time again. [/QUOTE]
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