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<blockquote data-quote="Grass And Grain" data-source="post: 7959372" data-attributes="member: 23184"><p>If rest of the SFI payment rates and requirements follow on in a similar manner to what has been already announced (and LNR + LR also require lots doing for little reward), then I think you're correct...</p><p></p><p>It won't be worth someone changing their farming system to pick up such a small payment. That means any ELMS environmental options only being taken up by those who are already doing it as part of their farming system.</p><p></p><p>We've some low lying river meadows. Entering them into Mid Tier options or the SFI grassland options will cost us more in lost production than we will gain in subsidy payment.</p><p></p><p>Those grasses are currently farmed in a balanced way, somewhere between intensive and extensive production. Would soon be a weedy mess if no herbicides allowed. Too wet to be confident of getting clover/herb rich awards established. You've to take the grass when the weather is right, so don't want to be stuck to a hay cutting date of 1st July.</p><p></p><p>Problem is DEFRA want a big area of grass in environmental options for a tiny area payment. They are going to get none, because not worth all the production compromises.</p><p></p><p>If they paid 3 x the payment.rate per acre, but on 1/3rd of the area, then DEFRA would get 1/3rd in a really good environmental option. Then leave me be to farm the other 2/3rds as I wish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grass And Grain, post: 7959372, member: 23184"] If rest of the SFI payment rates and requirements follow on in a similar manner to what has been already announced (and LNR + LR also require lots doing for little reward), then I think you're correct... It won't be worth someone changing their farming system to pick up such a small payment. That means any ELMS environmental options only being taken up by those who are already doing it as part of their farming system. We've some low lying river meadows. Entering them into Mid Tier options or the SFI grassland options will cost us more in lost production than we will gain in subsidy payment. Those grasses are currently farmed in a balanced way, somewhere between intensive and extensive production. Would soon be a weedy mess if no herbicides allowed. Too wet to be confident of getting clover/herb rich awards established. You've to take the grass when the weather is right, so don't want to be stuck to a hay cutting date of 1st July. Problem is DEFRA want a big area of grass in environmental options for a tiny area payment. They are going to get none, because not worth all the production compromises. If they paid 3 x the payment.rate per acre, but on 1/3rd of the area, then DEFRA would get 1/3rd in a really good environmental option. Then leave me be to farm the other 2/3rds as I wish. [/QUOTE]
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