Farm assurance cost

[Drillman]

Yep it’s well known I’m not a fan.

But it looks like we’re stuck with it for now.

can anyone tell me the ballpark cost for a combined arable/beef audit on a 300 acre farm?

just looking to see which outfit offer best value (if that’s the correct term)

cheers.

 

[Danllan]

...can anyone tell me the ballpark cost for a combined arable/beef audit on a 300 acre farm?...

Your soul...

 

[Drillman]

Your soul...

Hmm yes

 

[bobk]

About £500

 

[Wooly]

Yep it’s well known I’m not a fan.

But it looks like we’re stuck with it for now.

We are only stuck with it while everyone pays into it !!

Leave on mass and it will go.


No one cared about farm assurance when the supermarket shelves became empty in March and there is still thousands of tonnes of horse meat getting into the food chain...........even though everything is supposed to be regulated to the hilt !

 

[AT Aloss]

We are only stuck with it while everyone pays into it !!

Leave on mass and it will go.


No one cared about farm assurance when the supermarket shelves became empty in March and there is still thousands of tonnes of horse meat getting into the food chain...........even though everything is supposed to be regulated to the hilt !

Sainsbury’s sourcing Spanish and Italian eggs to meet demand

The retailer said it sourced from outside the UK in order to continue its commitment to only stock cage-free eggs

www.thegrocer.co.uk

 

[Y Fan Wen]

can anyone tell me the ballpark cost for a combined arable/beef audit on a 300 acre farm?

just looking to see which outfit offer best value (if that’s the correct term)

cheers.

Least loss!!

 

[7610 super q]

Sainsbury’s sourcing Spanish and Italian eggs to meet demand

The retailer said it sourced from outside the UK in order to continue its commitment to only stock cage-free eggs

www.thegrocer.co.uk

Meanwhile, some UK free range sheds are empty due to shite prices.......

Large scale egg producers loosing money hand over fist

In the last hour I have heard that large scale egg producers in the area and there are a lot are loosing money hand over fist and there is an empty unit not far away which the owner is trying to rent out. After Christmas in Lidl a box of 18 eggs could be bought for 79p.

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[colhonk]

It will cost you a LOT more than the upfront costs. All for no return.

 

[Drillman]

Least loss!!

Aye that’s the phrase I was looking for

 

[Drillman]

It will cost you a LOT more than the upfront costs. All for no return.

Its costing me a fortune currently as corn and beef with different outfits

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Its costing me a fortune currently as corn and beef with different outfits

Seems to me that we are mostly competing with overseas producers. What farm assurance schemes do they have?

 

[An Gof]

Yep it’s well known I’m not a fan.

But it looks like we’re stuck with it for now.

can anyone tell me the ballpark cost for a combined arable/beef audit on a 300 acre farm?

just looking to see which outfit offer best value (if that’s the correct term)

cheers.

Here are the fees from SAI Global from 1st April 2020

Beef & Lamb Inspection Fee £163.20 + Royalty £35.00 = £195.00 + VAT

Combinable Crops <80Ha Inspection Fee £180.54 + Royalty £25.00 = 205.54 + VAT
81-200Ha Inspevtion Fee £212.16 + Royalty £25.00 = £237.16 + VAT

Discount of £20 from total bill for two schemes assessed at same time.

So assuming you have cereals and beef and lambs scheme on 300 acre farm ball park figure is £400 ........... not forgetting all the associated compliance costs that will go with it.

 

[tullah]

Disregarding membership, what fee would you allocate to the stress and time factor?
It must make sense to take the fiver a ton hit on cereals and say to hell with it all.

Also is it obligatory to have the spray operators PA1 and 2 and NROSO points to comply with area payments?
If not, then it's another incentive to do without it.

 

[DeeGee]

We are only stuck with it while everyone pays into it !!

Leave on mass and it will go.


No one cared about farm assurance when the supermarket shelves became empty in March and there is still thousands of tonnes of horse meat getting into the food chain...........even though everything is supposed to be regulated to the hilt !

Just what I have said for years! I left five years ago and would never go back; best thing I did, it’s an utter farce.
If everyone had the guts to leave en masse it would fall like the ridiculous house of cards that it is.

 

[pauld]

Plus £200-£300 for vet to sign off compulsory health plan and review every year

 

[Devil's advocate]

Just what I have said for years! I left five years ago and would never go back; best thing I did, it’s an utter farce.
If everyone had the guts to leave en masse it would fall like the ridiculous house of cards that it is.

Do you produce grain?

 

[farmerm]

Plus £200-£300 for vet to sign off compulsory health plan and review every year

thats a lot more than I paid for just sheep? How many species of animals is £300 for?

 

[farmerm]

Disregarding membership, what fee would you allocate to the stress and time factor?
It must make sense to take the fiver a ton hit on cereals and say to hell with it all.

Also is it obligatory to have the spray operators PA1 and 2 and NROSO points to comply with area payments?
If not, then it's another incentive to do without it.

where is the market for the none farm assured grain at £5/t discount?

 

[Wooly]

where is the market for the none farm assured grain at £5/t discount?

In the same lorry and mill as the farm assured grain !!