FM Regenerative Farming Plan

[upnortheast]

Any FM members got their head around the above. ?
didn`t get to any of the meetings about it.

 

[snarling bee]

FM?

 

[upnortheast]

First Milk

 

[Spudley]

No. I've seen the email and shelved it until after Christmas. We have our annual review the first week of January and I'll probably dig it out again then.

 

[vantage]

No. I've seen the email and shelved it until after Christmas. We have our annual review the first week of January and I'll probably dig it out again then.

They’re ahead of the game, obviously helping with all that Arla milk going into H’west!

 

[westwards]

Some of it sounds good, but realy not sure 0.5p/litre will cover the cost of doing the stuff and the min-till equipment.

 

[upnortheast]

Some of it sounds good, but realy not sure 0.5p/litre will cover the cost of doing the stuff and the min-till equipment.

Not sure you have to do everything on the list. Impression I got was if ( for example ) min till was not a viable option for your farm /system you did not have to do it.

 

[westwards]

Not sure you have to do everything on the list. Impression I got was if ( for example ) min till was not a viable option for your farm /system you did not have to do it.

Maybe not yet, but you watch any of the regen stuff on you tube and none plough, so it will be comming that's for sure. And 0.5p/litre will not get you much today

@upnortheast you supply direct to the consumer are they asking you about regenerative farming ?

 

[upnortheast]

Hmmmm. Give you one guess. .,...,...

No, & in 16 years not one question about red tractor or F A.

 

[onesiedale]

Regen is the new sustainable

 

[upnortheast]

Maybe not yet, but you watch any of the regen stuff on you tube and none plough,

But with every new "fashion " the enthusiasts preach it is the only way.
In the real world folk will pick the most useful / most practical / most profitable bits for their own business & ignore the rest

 

[westwards]

But with every new "fashion " the enthusiasts preach it is the only way.
In the real world

A few years ago FM spent thousands with Evolution Farming teaching us locally to get more out of grazed grass, that now looks like it was wrong !!

I only hope this regen stuff which a lot of makes good sence , does not lead to big cuts in production unless there are big price rises to go with it.

 

[Beef farmer]

A few years ago FM spent thousands with Evolution Farming teaching us locally to get more out of grazed grass, that now looks like it was wrong !!

I only hope this regen stuff which a lot of makes good sence , does not lead to big cuts in production unless there are big price rises to go with it.

Why is getting more from grazed grass wrong?

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Are they defining it or just using a list of actions?

Genuinely regenerative is a journey, not a destination. Everyone's journey will be different.

 

[westwards]

Why is getting more from grazed grass wrong?

@Beef farmer Getting more from grass is not wrong, but if you follow the Regen bible, lashing on lots of nitrogen to get it is .

 

[upnortheast]

Are they defining it or just using a list of actions?

Genuinely regenerative is a journey, not a destination. Everyone's journey will be different.

Way I read it, it`s a list of actions.

 

[Salt'n'Pepper]

Just been to a 'tutorial' on the above

What a load of nonsense !!!

The person who has green lighted this should be shot!!!

I have been told it will only take 5mins to fill out the details-FOR EACH FIELD!!!

And that is only after I have the relevant details to hand,I.e.how many trees there are in each field and how far they are spaced apart!!!

Anyone else object to being bribed by what is in effect our own money to waste a significant amount of time!!!?
I estimate it will take at least 5 hours simply to fill in the questionnaire .

 

[upnortheast]

I struggle to see what benefit FM will get from having detailed information from every field on every members farm on their database.
I do see a benefit from encouraging farms to look at their methods & adopt so called regenerative practices where appropriate

 

[Salt'n'Pepper]

Maybe not yet, but you watch any of the regen stuff on you tube and none plough, so it will be comming that's for sure. And 0.5p/litre will not get you much today

@upnortheast you supply direct to the consumer are they asking you about regenerative farming ?

That half pence they are going to give you was yours in the first place

 

[SolwayFarmer]

That half pence they are going to give you was yours in the first place

Like most of these schemes it’s just a way of devaluing the actual product be it milk or beef or whatever and tying up a perceived “bonus” on some nonsense. At the end of the day the milk is worth the same regardless of regen or not.