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<blockquote data-quote="Grass And Grain" data-source="post: 5806146" data-attributes="member: 23184"><p>I'm not a member of the NFU, as I think their involvment and stance on Farm Assurance stinks. Reading threads on here and talking to other farmers, i think that most farmers do not want farm assurance, and would leave FA if they could.</p><p></p><p> Also think the NFU are not vociferous enough in putting the case forward for certain issues.</p><p></p><p>Hence, why i am not a member.</p><p></p><p>If they were to reform then i would pay my membership.</p><p></p><p>I would gladly join another organisation that was more robust in fighting for the interests of UK farmers. Some sort of Real Farmers Union with bigger teeth.</p><p></p><p>I just cannot join the NFU when they back the farm assurance pantomime. I have to be farm assured for grain if i want to sell to a feed mill. Same mill can buy GM soya from South America that has no traceability, mix it together and send it out as assured feed. That is wrong. It stinks. There's no sense in it. If non-assured soya can be used, then there is no case for the grain to be assured going into these feed mills. It is a whole load of nonsense.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone from the NFU please come on here and explain/defend this situation to me?</p><p></p><p>I take a similar view when it comes to all the regulation we have. I don't mind high standards of animal welfare, pesticide safety, NVZ's etc. BUT, we can't have all these costs, whilst we try and compete with the rest of world ag. Either imports need to be produced to our standards, or we should get more subsidy payments (much more than we get now). If we have high standards for chicken welfare (which we should), but standards and cop in Thailand are lower, then we will end up importing chicken from Thailand. Badically we will have exported the animal welfare issue to another country, at the expense of our domestic production. The government need to be aware that we will not stand for this unlevel playingfield. How an earth can this be sensible.</p><p></p><p>These issues need to be red lines for UK ag, and we need an organisation who take the steps to achieve this.</p><p></p><p>Rant over!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grass And Grain, post: 5806146, member: 23184"] I'm not a member of the NFU, as I think their involvment and stance on Farm Assurance stinks. Reading threads on here and talking to other farmers, i think that most farmers do not want farm assurance, and would leave FA if they could. Also think the NFU are not vociferous enough in putting the case forward for certain issues. Hence, why i am not a member. If they were to reform then i would pay my membership. I would gladly join another organisation that was more robust in fighting for the interests of UK farmers. Some sort of Real Farmers Union with bigger teeth. I just cannot join the NFU when they back the farm assurance pantomime. I have to be farm assured for grain if i want to sell to a feed mill. Same mill can buy GM soya from South America that has no traceability, mix it together and send it out as assured feed. That is wrong. It stinks. There's no sense in it. If non-assured soya can be used, then there is no case for the grain to be assured going into these feed mills. It is a whole load of nonsense. Can anyone from the NFU please come on here and explain/defend this situation to me? I take a similar view when it comes to all the regulation we have. I don't mind high standards of animal welfare, pesticide safety, NVZ's etc. BUT, we can't have all these costs, whilst we try and compete with the rest of world ag. Either imports need to be produced to our standards, or we should get more subsidy payments (much more than we get now). If we have high standards for chicken welfare (which we should), but standards and cop in Thailand are lower, then we will end up importing chicken from Thailand. Badically we will have exported the animal welfare issue to another country, at the expense of our domestic production. The government need to be aware that we will not stand for this unlevel playingfield. How an earth can this be sensible. These issues need to be red lines for UK ag, and we need an organisation who take the steps to achieve this. Rant over! [/QUOTE]
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