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<blockquote data-quote="Raider112" data-source="post: 7065712" data-attributes="member: 37326"><p>The problem we have is that in financial terms Agriculture is seen as a pretty small piece of the economy, that is because we've been prepared to carry on producing for little reward, partly because we hope it will get better, partly through having it drummed into us by previous generations that it is our responsibility to feed the country, and partly because you can't just switch off like other industries, e.g. when you put a bull to the cows it's 3 years later before you get to cash the result. In the last 20 years we've spent almost all of it in one Environmental scheme or another, which is more rewarding personally than financially to be honest, but almost all the stuff we do was being done at no cost to the country 30 years ago when we did it as we could afford it, how many of us have that luxury now? At the same time if they are telling me that my produce isn't needed I won't become a paid park keeper, I don't work weekends, bank holidays, Christmas day, 18 hour days when necessary for the money, I do it as I am a farmer and it's my way of life. I'll just sit back and do a bit of travelling until they realise they need me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Raider112, post: 7065712, member: 37326"] The problem we have is that in financial terms Agriculture is seen as a pretty small piece of the economy, that is because we've been prepared to carry on producing for little reward, partly because we hope it will get better, partly through having it drummed into us by previous generations that it is our responsibility to feed the country, and partly because you can't just switch off like other industries, e.g. when you put a bull to the cows it's 3 years later before you get to cash the result. In the last 20 years we've spent almost all of it in one Environmental scheme or another, which is more rewarding personally than financially to be honest, but almost all the stuff we do was being done at no cost to the country 30 years ago when we did it as we could afford it, how many of us have that luxury now? At the same time if they are telling me that my produce isn't needed I won't become a paid park keeper, I don't work weekends, bank holidays, Christmas day, 18 hour days when necessary for the money, I do it as I am a farmer and it's my way of life. I'll just sit back and do a bit of travelling until they realise they need me. [/QUOTE]
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