Fallen stock burial.

[Bury the Trash]

Fallen stock regulations being reviewed, minister says

The agriculture minister confirms the review following concerns over a rise in disposal charges.

www.bbc.com

Yes in the IoM but why not reinstated here as well,? in accordance with a sensible few rules .
.less fossil fuel use, very trendy with a bit of spin on it.

 

[topground]

No reason to not review other than the result might conflict with the interests of the fallen stock collection and rendering industry.

 

[Tarw Coch]

It’s that long ago now, I’ve forgotten, what was the reason for banning burial?

BSE ?

 

[Tarw Coch]

No reason to not review other than the result might conflict with the interests of the fallen stock collection and rendering industry.

Now then, am I right in thinking there was a time, many years ago, that the renderers paid for dead cows

 

[Lincs Lass]

Now then, am I right in thinking there was a time, many years ago, that the renderers paid for dead cows

The hides were in demand ,tanneries wanting them for leather .

 

[Nithsdale]

It’s that long ago now, I’ve forgotten, what was the reason for banning burial?

BSE ?

Foot and Mouth 2001... to reduce the risk of spreading disease

 

[Lincs Lass]

Foot and Mouth 2001... to reduce the risk of spreading disease

And swine .

 

[Tarw Coch]

Foot and Mouth 2001... to reduce the risk of spreading disease

Surely not, lorries running farm to farm versus on farm burial, one sounds like a far greater risk of spreading f&m than the other.
I have a feeling it had come in or was being introduced about the time of ff&m, can’t remember the exact timing or reasoning but we lost a cow around about the time it was introduced or soon after and we rang animal health or whoever and they told us to bury her. As I say I’m not absolutely sure when or why but I think it was about the outbreak of f&m, it would certainly make sense to my mind.

 

[Tarw Coch]

The hides were in demand ,tanneries wanting them for leather .

Is leather not in demand today? Last time I looked anything made of leather wasn’t particularly cheap

 

[Nithsdale]

Surely not, lorries running farm to farm versus on farm burial, one sounds like a far greater risk of spreading f&m than the other.
I have a feeling it had come in or was being introduced about the time of ff&m, can’t remember the exact timing or reasoning but we lost a cow around about the time it was introduced or soon after and we rang animal health or whoever and they told us to bury her. As I say I’m not absolutely sure when or why but I think it was about the outbreak of f&m, it would certainly make sense to my mind.

On farm burial was banned as part of the agricultural review straight after F&M2001.

The argument was carrion would (could) spread diseases like F&M from farm to farm via eating from open dead holes.
Totally ignoring the fact lorries haul dead/diseased animals into every farm until the lorry is full

 

[Lincs Lass]

Is leather not in demand today? Last time I looked anything made of leather wasn’t particularly cheap

Dont think theres a demand as much as used to be ,,100yrs ago or less ,there was abattoirs supplying the tanneries all over the country for everything you think of ,,nowadays with the vegan crowd, the anti cruelty league , much less leather in clothing and vehicles and alot of high quality stuff comes from abroad .
Used to be a tannery near lincoln , back of the cad yard but that closed donkeys years ago .

 

[egbert]

Foot and Mouth 2001... to reduce the risk of spreading disease

no, it was earlier.
Pretty sure it was BSE.

 

[Nithsdale]

no, it was earlier.
Pretty sure it was BSE.

Cattle yes but not sheep

 

[thorpe]

ive got a mate in the knacker job, i don't think i better comment on this thread!

 

[Bury the Trash]

It’s that long ago now, I’ve forgotten, what was the reason for banning burial?

BSE ?

No.

The reason for banning burial was groundwater/ contamination/ pollution.
And consequently tightening of incinerator emissions rules.
It was an EU ruling

 

[Bury the Trash]

Which is funny ,... not ha ha, ... really because the water authorities are allowed to discharge crap in the rivers and sea

 

[Cocomac]

We’re still allowed to bury stock now because we’re on an island we get a special dispensation but have to have a designated burial area.

 

[delilah]

Putting lams/piglets/hens in a eurobin layered with fym is an efficient way of reducing them to bones. Allegedly.

 

[Top Tip.]

From memory the reason for the banning of on farm burial was an edict from Brussels, Europe weren’t allowed to bury on farm so we had to comply. It was an almighty struggle to get a derogation for parts of the west coast.

 

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Just bury them in the dark when no one is watching