Government support for farmers announced today

[Mc115reed]

'The Prime Minister also announced a number of measures to make diversification easier by cutting bureaucratic red tape around permitted development rights so farmers can easily develop buildings and diversify earnings through farm shops, commercial space and sporting venues.'

This is the bit that pee'd me off the most.

f**king pisses me off this… why is it we all have to diversify to survive? I’m a farmer and I f**king hate people I want to farm so I don’t have to deal with people ….. not deal with people by diversifying just so I can farm maybe the British steel industry should have diversified instead of just packing up shop

 

[Flatland guy]

So how is a few cheap laptops and smart phones and notebooks, going to cut and collect veg from the fields,
Tis right, the higher up the tree the more stupid they are.

Unfortunately the tech is given to certain farmers so they can then try to bring in digital passports!!!

 

[onesiedale]

Grants for technology means that the cost of technology rockets.

Who lobbied for this?

the technology companies

 

[som farmer]

am l right in saying Rishi represents a rural constituency ? In which case, he would be lobbying for his rural vote, wouldn't he ?
might be rather embarrassing if he lost his seat in the next election.

but, will we fair any better with another party in power ? I don't think we will, whichever gets in, the countries bankrupt, any extra money paid to us, has to come from taxation, or guv borrowing, so we are screwed either way.

 

[som farmer]

the technology companies

look at it as a straight subsidy, to the tech industry, from the guv. They put up 40%, and as its a small industry, we match fund that 40% with our, or the banks, money, with a further 60%.

quite neat and devious.

 

[Farma Parma]

It’s very important to attend the polling booth and make a mark on the ballot paper.

Exactly what mark is a different matter.

Does that mean we can tick the box that isnt on the ballot paper? ie i cant vote for none of the above.

 

[Billboy1]

Crumbs £2000 for first 50 hectares. Plus the plans. Makes it nearly £100 hectare plus the residual BPS. Then a few bits of SFI. Helping the smaller farmer.?

Is this retrospective ?

 

[CORNFLAKE]

This paragraph annoys me.

It is farmers who feed us and proudly steward the land. You do it not for praise, or high reward but to put food on our tables and to maintain a tradition and a way of life that really matters. We don’t celebrate that enough.

They seem to think we will put food in front of the population at a loss because we love doing it so much. Well prime minister we do all enjoy doing it but definitely not at a loss or as he puts it “ not for high reward “ Don’t talk to us like we are idiots. So Mr Sunak next time your in your countryside constituency and want to talk to an idiot bring one with you from the city!!

 

[slackjawedyokel]

Does that mean we can tick the box that isnt on the ballot paper? ie i cant vote for none of the above.

Yes of course.

If the spirit moves you, you could also make a drawing that represents your feeling about the quality of the existing candidates.

 

[Still Farming]

Farmers Guardian

🗣️ The Prime Minister will unveil a raft of farming support measures, including easing planning red tape, a boost to grant funding, as well as a review into supply chain fairness of the poultry...

www.facebook.com

 

[slug]

Apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024

www.gov.uk

Looks similar to previous rounds but possibly funding for 12m DD drills etc?

 

[cattleman123]

am l right in saying Rishi represents a rural constituency ? In which case, he would be lobbying for his rural vote, wouldn't he ?
might be rather embarrassing if he lost his seat in the next election.

but, will we fair any better with another party in power ? I don't think we will, whichever gets in, the countries bankrupt, any extra money paid to us, has to come from taxation, or guv borrowing, so we are screwed either way.

Spot on...these are useless but the others are and will be far far worst

 

[Still Farming]

The Welsh Assembly Senedd and their devolved powers just ignore whatever??

 

[DrWazzock]

Looking forward to opening my wheat and barley shop.
Oilseed rape? None available thanks to Tory ban on seed dressings.
Busy sorting out drainage problems. Probably one of the most important things for my business. Any help with that? None at all. And if the government could even clean out the rivers it would help. But nothing doing there other than beavers and deliberate rewetting (water logging).

 

[J 1177]

This paragraph annoys me.

It is farmers who feed us and proudly steward the land. You do it not for praise, or high reward but to put food on our tables and to maintain a tradition and a way of life that really matters. We don’t celebrate that enough.

They seem to think we will put food in front of the population at a loss because we love doing it so much. Well prime minister we do all enjoy doing it but definitely not at a loss or as he puts it “ not for high reward “ Don’t talk to us like we are idiots. So Mr Sunak next time your in your countryside constituency and want to talk to an idiot bring one with you from the city!!

The moron cant see that even if we wanted to do it just for the tradition that it only lasts for so long when you cant pay the bills.
We are sick of working for feck all primeminister.
Its insulting. Sfi stuttering into life, bps cut prematurely, universal credit (thats a lifeline for smaller farms)
practically off limits.
Never mind we will just pretend its a nice lifestlye
I dont think they have a clue how f**king sick farmers are at being taken for granted.

 

[Kevtherev]

Probably won't apply to Wales in any case as we are too backward (according to Drakey) to understand technology

He’s on his way to Rhyl tomorrow in a copter.
Got anything handy?…

 

[Bald Rick]

He’s on his way to Rhyl tomorrow in a copter.
Got anything handy?…

Starling repellent laser ….

Local good ol’ boy had time at her majesty’s for shining a torch at RAF flyboys practicing take offs and landings over his house.

Man found guilty of endangering RAF aircraft by shining torch

John Arthur Jones convicted after court heard he was so incensed by jets flying over his land that he aimed light beam at pilots

www.theguardian.com

 

[Timbo]

Apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2024

www.gov.uk

Looks similar to previous rounds but possibly funding for 12m DD drills etc?

Links not working ?

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Links not working ?

I also found that as I was interested to know what the Animal Health and Welfare technology will be.

Perhaps a robot sheep dog!!!

 

[Timbo]

I also found that as I was interested to know what the Animal Health and Welfare technology will be.

Perhaps a robot sheep dog!!!

Could they hurriedly typing up the links as we speak?!