Environment Agency accused of aggressive handling of farmers’ cases

[Steevo]

Thought this article in the FW this week deserved highlighting a bit more. We've seen on this forum how Natural England are out of control. It's been discussed many times on here how the Environment Agency are out of control too. @renewablejohn has shown how the Forestry Commission are exactly the same also.

All of these government departments are exactly the same in their treatment of farmers.

Excellent work by the TFA in my opinion. I'm glad someone is banging the drum for farmers.

Environment Agency accused of aggressive handling of farmers' cases - Farmers Weekly

A government-level review of the Environment Agency’s (EA) work is being demanded amid reports of an “aggressive, heavy-handed approach” to minor breaches

www.fwi.co.uk

 

[robs1]

Have they ever finished that analysis of the clay from that drain yet ?

 

[roscoe erf]

Have they ever finished that analysis of the clay from that drain yet ?

they lost the samples

 

[Tubbylew]

they lost the samples

They lost the plot more like!

 

[Dry Rot]

Isn't it odd that things go missing? Is that what Trump was trying to do?

 

[Uggman]

Isn't it odd that things go missing? Is that what Trump was trying to do?

I think @som farmer went through this

 

[Ffermer Bach]

I think we have a problem with governance in the UK, with too much power in the hands of bureaucrats working for unaccountable arms length government bodies (that is without even thinking about he revolving doors that seem to operate for the chief executives, fail in one so move to a top job in another).

 

[som farmer]

I think @som farmer went through this

he was a barsteward.
he was certain he was going to do us, and he couldn't.
and he wouldn't give up, even though his boss told him there wasn't a problem.
he just petered out in the end, whether he was moved, nervous breakdown, or whatever.

There is a further twist though, as we are 'fully compliant', we can't claim any grants, to update our storage.

 

[deleted user 837354]

he was a barsteward.
he was certain he was going to do us, and he couldn't.
and he wouldn't give up, even though his boss told him there wasn't a problem.
he just petered out in the end, whether he was moved, nervous breakdown, or whatever.

There is a further twist though, as we are 'fully compliant', we can't claim any grants, to update our storage.

That bloke must be the same character I heard other farms were having big issues about.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Have they ever finished that analysis of the clay from that drain yet ?

Well there is no shortage of fudging clay if they want to take another sample I'm sure.

 

[som farmer]

That bloke must be the same character I heard other farms were having big issues about.

when we ordered a new 'compliant' effluent tank, the storeman mentioned his name, had generated quite a lot of enquiries for him. And before delivery, we had it 'approved' by EA.

But it will be a combination of RT and EA, that will stop us milking, looked at 'updating', it basically means a new build, and both of us agree, we are not going to spend that sort of money.

 

[Still Farming]

Ideal time to clean ditches , rivers and reservoirs out to catch and save more water why are they NOT doing it????

 

[som farmer]

Ideal time to clean ditches , rivers and reservoirs out to catch and save more water why are they NOT doing it????

from friends on the somerset levels, dredging is happening, but the slightest excuse, like they saw a water rat, or a hole looked like a badger sett, they stop, so progress is painfully slow.

 

[Still Farming]

from friends on the somerset levels, dredging is happening, but the slightest excuse, like they saw a water rat, or a hole looked like a badger sett, they stop, so progress is painfully slow.

It's all getting daft when peoples lives and businesses suffer allegedly?

 

[nick...]

he was a barsteward.
he was certain he was going to do us, and he couldn't.
and he wouldn't give up, even though his boss told him there wasn't a problem.
he just petered out in the end, whether he was moved, nervous breakdown, or whatever.

There is a further twist though, as we are 'fully compliant', we can't claim any grants, to update our storage.

No wonder people commit suicide and suffer from mental health issues and stress.older I get I seem to get stressed about more and more with officials bullying us and causing extra work and expense for no return.
nick...

 

[Ffermer Bach]

No wonder people commit suicide and suffer from mental health issues and stress.older I get I seem to get stressed about more and more with officials bullying us and causing extra work and expense for no return.
nick...

I have noticed that my ability to keep calm and cope with those types of stress has reduced as I have got older. And of course the average age of British farmers is about 58.