Farmers

[paul&mandy]

Some good points been said. Lots of professions out there doing a great job. Totally get that!
Yes we need clean drinking water, but food is just as important? Do we need so many amazon delivery Van's buzzing about in pandemic? No we dont. Yes food deliverys and essential deliverys.
Just a bit of recognition maybe? Come on you lot be a bit passionate about what we do?
But no we should just graft on, do what we do best and go u heard?
Nows the time to sell ourselves.

 

[Kidds]

Just get annoyed that the supermarkets are the heroes feeding us

They are not the heroes, they just have a very effective advertising department. They are doing their upmost to cash in on the crisis by painting themselves as the good guys.

My own view is that local independent shops are who are feeding the community, it is definitely the case in the surrounding villages here. This makes the supermarkets the villains in my eyes as they have done their best to drive the small shops out of business.
Having not been to a supermarket in two months I am wondering why I ever did.

 

[Filthyfarmer]

Our recognition as an industry will only increase if the supermarket shelves become empty not because of distribution problems but because it isn't available.

I don't want any thanks for doing my job, I just feel lucky to be out in the fresh air doing it !!

I think the folks that should be thanked now are the poor sods cooped up in inner cities obeying the lockdown for the most part.

 

[Jerry]

I actually got interviewed on BBC radio 5 live a few backs when they were talking about farmers and key workers.

I managed to get in that food does not come from supermarkets and also said we were lucky in that impact of covid was low generally to the industry. We work have normally, not just in lock down.

 

[Muck Spreader]

It's not always easy to convince the public nowadays that we are not just out to poison them all, whilst destroying the environment and being cruel to animals at the taxpayers expense. After all, food comes from supermarkets not farms.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Just the same as no regognition for them that supply farmers really,
And their not key workers either, don't see it makes any difference, both just doing a job, and really very removed from the public at large, considering other job where in direct contact

 

[thorpe]

i dont really want recognition as a key worker iwould just like the public to respect our crops and stock as we have 10xs more people on our footpaths.

 

[glasshouse]

Steve Wright mentioned farmers in passing on R2 the other day

Hurrah

That was my text i sent in
I got a bit pee'd off at everyone else getting a mention
Amazed he read it out

 

[Jerry]

That was my text i sent in
I got a bit pee'd off at everyone else getting a mention
Amazed he read it out

Not sure which is more impressive. Getting a text read out on Steve Wright or being able to listen to his drivel in the first place!!!

 

[yellow belly]

Many radio 1 and some radio 2 presenters have mentioned farmers
sara cox often does

 

[Al R]

Many radio 1 and some radio 2 presenters have mentioned farmers
sara cox often does

She is a farmers daughter though, but I’ve never listened to her, even when she was on Radio 1 I just found her voice cringy and would rather listen to classic FM or turn the radio off.

vernon Kay and Scott mills, Greg James have always mentioned farmers BUT they did all used to do a lot of YFC and Agri Uni discos

 

[phr49]

Was bit perplexed and surprised when someone turned round and quipped its alright for you farmers one of few doing ok at of whole pandemic crisis .....
Did nt really reply was caught off guard ...cant see how prices have gone up for wheat barley (perhaps flour price gone up but not farm gate prices) I know chipping trade dipped big time and prices collapsed .....
Any ideas on an appropriate reply ??

 

[DanielBennett]

To get the credit, give the credit:

"We are very grateful how local shops, and the supermarkets are working so hard to ensure the food produced by farmers around the country is reaching the British public."

 

[glasshouse]

Not sure which is more impressive. Getting a text read out on Steve Wright or being able to listen to his drivel in the first place!!!

The other drivel is worse.
I actually missed a bit of it getting read out as someone phoned
i just said dont forget us farmers

 

[Highland Mule]

Farmers aren’t putting themselves at enhanced risk right now though, are we? No different from any other spring in that regards. Why should we be thanked when we’re doing nothing above normal? The poor sods who are being exposed to this nasty bug through public interaction when they’d be better off isolating - hospital staff, shop workers, delivery drivers, teaching staff, etc - they deserve the thanks.
It’s the difference between “key” and “frontline”.

 

[glasshouse]

Farmers aren’t putting themselves at enhanced risk right now though, are we? No different from any other spring in that regards. Why should we be thanked when we’re doing nothing above normal? The poor sods who are being exposed to this nasty bug through public interaction when they’d be better off isolating - hospital staff, shop workers, delivery drivers, teaching staff, etc - they deserve the thanks.
It’s the difference between “key” and “frontline”.

If we stayed in thr house and didnt plant anything where would the public be?
We are out there, going to ag dealers, seed merchants, tyre places, all are risky.
Not like a nurse, but still not worthy of some positive comment

 

[Highland Mule]

If we stayed in thr house and didnt plant anything where would the public be?
We are out there, going to ag dealers, seed merchants, tyre places, all are risky.
Not like a nurse, but still not worthy of some positive comment

Agreed the world would go hungry without us, but what enhanced risk to your health are you really experiencing compared to last year? I’d hardly put occasionally going to a supplier premises (with easy social distancing) in the same category as spending all day on the front line. I’ve managed six weeks without being inside any such places - Harbro preorders onto my trailer being as close as it gets.

 

[Devil's advocate]

Its never said is it how many super market workers have gone down or even died with it?

Not heard of any supermarkets been closed either, which agin is odd.

Certainly I've been impressed by bravery of everyone involved in the fruit & veg wholesale markets..In the middle of the panic buying those markets were rammned but everyone kept working. Even one wholesaler who had sold his business & need never work again. He commented to me that his Grandad served customers while Sheffield was been bombed & he would keep going until he dropped.

 

[Smith31]

Not being funny but most of what we produce can be imported for less, what exactly do we need thanking for?

We are bloody lucky to be living and working in the countryside, as long as consumers purchase British agricultural produce, I am happy and grateful to them.

Some farmers really need to work in a normal 9-5 job to appreciate just how fortunate they are, 3 hours travel and £7 parking charges a day whilst working for £8.50 an hour will enlighten them.

 

[glasshouse]

Agreed the world would go hungry without us, but what enhanced risk to your health are you really experiencing compared to last year? I’d hardly put occasionally going to a supplier premises (with easy social distancing) in the same category as spending all day on the front line. I’ve managed six weeks without being inside any such places - Harbro preorders onto my trailer being as close as it gets.

I had a fortnight in bed from 24th april
Still not 100%