Hereward
Member
- Location
- Peterborough
I remember thinking about Tir Gofal and thinking if I joined, and made fields low input natural pasture or whatever it is called, when I left the scheme I would need permission to farm them more intensively, I did not join and my fears proved groundless (however over the border in England my fears seem to have proved correct).NE are the most shocking organisation. They could give the Gestapo lessons!! Their contracts mean nothing. They are totally one sided and I wouldn't trust them at all.
If they lose all trust of their clients nobody is going to sign up with them. Even farmers who are environmentally sympathetic are not signing new agreements. Not sure where the NFU are in cases like this!
That's very true the land in question whilst not the best was fairly productive and when put into this scheme became waste land it didn't become some nature paradise it just turned into a nasty unloved area of rubbish something no one can be proud of neither NE or the farmers in this case who took their money.Well When you dance with the Devil.......
Got paid to promote wildlife, when payment stopped wanted to destroy the habitat he'd created. Think Natural England were in the right here.
Got paid to promote wildlife, when payment stopped wanted to destroy the habitat he'd created. Think Natural England were in the right here.
NE rent the property right during a scheme if at the agreement end they stop paying any rent the farmer can surely not have lost the right to farming as he sees fit???
Anyone in any of these schemes is under a contract to manage under scheme rules but only during that scheme not forever without recompense. NE are trying it on and think they can act with impunity by offering internal white washed Defra appeals to their decisions.
This case looks to be one of very few too date that the SOS has ruled against NE. But it really is too little too late, they have largely lost industry confidence so much so that anyone doing anything with NE needs to watch their back.