Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New resources
Latest activity
Trending Threads
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
FarmTV
Farm Compare
Search
Tokens/Searches
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New Resources
New posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Regen Ag General Discussion
FT
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="E_B" data-source="post: 7280231" data-attributes="member: 5035"><p>[USER=386]@Feldspar[/USER] posted quotes on twitter from Dieter Helm recently which sadly ties the pieces together, signalling the deathknell for UK agriculture if the course we are on continues on its current trajectory.</p><p></p><p>In an effort to offload its environmental obligations elsewhere, this government will incentivise 'regenerative' commodity production for exporting and gradually pull the curtain down on domestic livestock, seeking to use former grazing pasture as a big carbon sink. Arable farmers will go along happily because they've got more worms per spadeful than when they used to pull cultivators around. Maybe glyposate will have a stay of execution during this process. The saved cultivation passes will be a drop in the ocean compared to the future losses caused by the scrappage of red diesel duty exemption. Agriculture is of little economic nor political importance to this Government and we're all on the table as a bargaining chip for trade deals as eventual carbon capturers, no longer primarily food producers. I say this as a livestock farmer, and someone who got a grant on a direct drill. We will probably end up in reverse auctions with skyscraper sized carbon filters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="E_B, post: 7280231, member: 5035"] [USER=386]@Feldspar[/USER] posted quotes on twitter from Dieter Helm recently which sadly ties the pieces together, signalling the deathknell for UK agriculture if the course we are on continues on its current trajectory. In an effort to offload its environmental obligations elsewhere, this government will incentivise 'regenerative' commodity production for exporting and gradually pull the curtain down on domestic livestock, seeking to use former grazing pasture as a big carbon sink. Arable farmers will go along happily because they've got more worms per spadeful than when they used to pull cultivators around. Maybe glyposate will have a stay of execution during this process. The saved cultivation passes will be a drop in the ocean compared to the future losses caused by the scrappage of red diesel duty exemption. Agriculture is of little economic nor political importance to this Government and we're all on the table as a bargaining chip for trade deals as eventual carbon capturers, no longer primarily food producers. I say this as a livestock farmer, and someone who got a grant on a direct drill. We will probably end up in reverse auctions with skyscraper sized carbon filters. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Regen Ag General Discussion
FT
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top