Looming food crisis,what can uk ag industry do?

expansion, around us, the 'going' rate for decent ground, is £200+ no SFP, that price, is because not a lot comes on the market.
sons mate, farms down around Poole, Bournemouth, and is picking up land ho nothing -keep it tidy, or cheap, just been offered 40 acres @£80 acre, good ground, adjacent to his own, and not sure, if he can manage more, unbelievable to us, expensive to him.
What a difference a few miles make, here, grab it, there its shall l, shan't l. Difference, no dairies.
We keep our sheep for free just outside Bournemouth. It's the typical reclaimed heathy ground but hey-ho it's free. Mrs Fred has just been offered another 5 acres for free if we put the sheep on it, next to her horse paddocks near Poole. It's strange when the cost of land on the edge of BCP is so enormous, but retired folks buy their bit of ground and want it kept tidy without the hassle of horse girls.
Dad used to tell us how in the 1930s, the agents used to offer dirt cheap market garden plots on the heathland to townies who fancied the good life and wanted to be "farmers". The soil always led to disappointment on the growing front, but most of the plots ended up with bungalows on them after the dream had faded.
 

milkloss

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
is that because the Chorleywood process requires high protein? When I worked on arable farms I seem to remember them talking about Habberg and Hectolitre weight, no idea what they are, guess Hectolitre weight is density? I wonder if artisan baking can utilise poorer quality wheat?
My understanding was the Chorleywood process was good because it could use lower protein wheats.

from wiki:
The Chorleywood bread process (CBP) is a method of efficient dough production to make bread quickly, producing a soft, fluffy loaf. It was developed by Bill Collins, George Elton and Norman Chamberlain of the British Baking Industries Research Association at Chorleywood in 1961. As of 2009, 80% of bread made in the United Kingdom used the process.[1]Compared to the older bulk fermentation process, the CBP is able to use lower-protein wheat, and produces bread in a shorter time.
 

DRC

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Thats cos u poms dont know what your doing
😂. We get it drilled while you are still combining .
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kfpben

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Location
Mid Hampshire
We keep our sheep for free just outside Bournemouth. It's the typical reclaimed heathy ground but hey-ho it's free. Mrs Fred has just been offered another 5 acres for free if we put the sheep on it, next to her horse paddocks near Poole. It's strange when the cost of land on the edge of BCP is so enormous, but retired folks buy their bit of ground and want it kept tidy without the hassle of horse girls.
Dad used to tell us how in the 1930s, the agents used to offer dirt cheap market garden plots on the heathland to townies who fancied the good life and wanted to be "farmers". The soil always led to disappointment on the growing front, but most of the plots ended up with bungalows on them after the dream had faded.
Plenty of free or cheap grass in Hants depending on the size of block, access and water/fencing.
Currently my issue is financing the stock. Every owner of a big house and some grass in the area has recently found out that it’s Spring, the grass is growing, and they want some sheep on it…now!
 

BrianV

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Dartmoor
The UK government has now removed tariffs on US maize & also removed all tariffs on Ukrainian imports including cereals, if Ukraine some how manages to export cereals & the EU retain those tariffs just wondering if anyone has any idea how that might affect cereal prices here in the UK for UK producers.


EU and UK import tariff rates for selected cereals and oilseeds and derived products​

The below table details the respective tariff rates the EU and the UK apply to selected cereals, oilseeds and derived products unless:
We have calculated the percentage increase in price that these tariffs will add to the cost of imported products and compared them to the EU’s common external tariff. As the UK and EU have agreed a trade deal these tariffs do not apply to trade between the two parties.


CodeProductEU tariff rateUK tariff rate
10Cereals
10011900Durum wheat (excluding seed for sowing)€148/tonne*Free
10019120Seed of wheat€95/tonne*Free
10019900Wheat and meslin (excluding seed for sowing)€95/tonne79 GBP/1000kg
10031000Seed of barley€93/tonne77 GBP/1000kg
10039000Barley (excluding seed for sowing)€93/tonne77 GBP/1000kg
10041000Seed of oats€89/tonne74 GBP/1000kg
10049000Oats (excluding seed for sowing)€89/tonne74 GBP/1000kg
10059000Maize (excluding seed for sowing)€94/tonne*Free
11Products of the Milling Industry
11010015Flour of common wheat and spelt€172/tonne143 GBP/1000kg
11041290Flaked oat grains€182/tonne152 GBP/1000kg
11071099Malt (excluding roasted, wheat and flour)€131/tonne109 GBP/1000kg
11081200Maize starch€166/tonne138 GBP/1000kg
11090000Wheat gluten€512/tonne428 GBP/1000kg
 

Barleymow

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Ipswich
There was a time when I thought a 20 year old machine was old.

I’m now at the stage where I’ve got some 20 year old machinery and it doesn’t seem like I’ve had it that long

Age doesn’t half alter your perspectives
My latest purchases are all probably 30 plus not been abused by previous owners will outlive me hopefully
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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    Votes: 78 43.1%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 63 34.8%
  • 25-50%

    Votes: 30 16.6%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 4 2.2%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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