RSPB . Farmers will be like burglars being paid not to steal things.
- Thread starter Hawkes
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- Location
- North Somerset.
Does this suggest that SFI won’t be the nice little earner that the RSPB hoped it would be from their reserves and they are seeking change for their benefit?
What a cynical thought to have had.....
Apparantly, some in NE have suggested that quangos such as NT and RSPB should not be allowed to access funding such as SFI!!! What a fine idea
Climate " Emergency ". Roll eyes smilie emoji type thing.
Tarw Coch
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- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
More to the point, they seem to think that tinkering with farming offers a solution
- Location
- South Devon
Today I was fertiliser spreading and I saw a Hare - the first time I have ever seen a Hare on my farm.
How many trees have I planted - none
How much hedge have I planted - none
How many acres are zero input - none
How many grass margins do I have - none
How many game cover strips have I planted - none
It's all down to vermin and predator control , by shooting and trapping on my and my neighbouring farms.
How many trees have I planted - none
How much hedge have I planted - none
How many acres are zero input - none
How many grass margins do I have - none
How many game cover strips have I planted - none
It's all down to vermin and predator control , by shooting and trapping on my and my neighbouring farms.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Or your neighbours are doing the above work for you!
Sorry, couldn’t resist!
Totally agree with you though. I had an abundance of wildlife here, mainly because they are left well alone and like it that way. That is the most important thing in farming terms I can do for them.
(Typed this, looked up and saw three hen pheasants walking across the wheat field outside the window)
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Make that four!
See.....a new pheasant appears in just one minute!
See.....a new pheasant appears in just one minute!
PostHarvest
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- Location
- Warwick
I remember going on a farm visit to Elvedon Estate where they produce huge quantities of onions. They also have heathland which is a favoured habitat of rare stone curlews. The birds prefer to nest in the onion fields where the slight ridges raise the nest above the surrounding ground and the smell of the onions helps deter predators - they choose the onion fields despite the intensive farming operations. We were told that the biggest threat to these rare birds is bird watchers who get too close and disturb them. To me, that just shows who is more environmentally aware - farmers or bird watchers?
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
In the 20 years we have had hare, hedgehog, red kite, fallow, roe, muntjac, goshawks, otters, numerous birds reappear on our farm, if anything we are more intensive now than 20 years ago, wonder if the decline in the old boy gamekeepers have helped as there certainly aren't as many practicing the 'dark arts' as there used to be.
Steevo
Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Should we declare a farming emergency?!
like buses mateMake that four!
See.....a new pheasant appears in just one minute!
Tarw Coch
Member
- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
I dont think you can blame the whole climate emergency thing on vegans although they have been quick to spot an opportunity and point the finger of blame at livestock farming, something that has been repeated so many times and caught farmers on the back foot, they haven’t known what to say. The whole livestock are killing the planet has been repeated so many times without being challenged everybody thinks it must be true now, reversing that is an uphill challenge.
GeorgeK
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- Location
- Leicestershire
And why should the taxpayer fund massive salaries for the executives of land owning charities? Dear RSPB this may seem like utter madness but If you want to earn money from your land then grow food on it
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Not sure charities, who receive tax relief on donations, should be able to also claim other govt money designed for businesses.
Not exactly active farmers are they.
Not exactly active farmers are they.
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GeorgeK
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- Location
- Leicestershire
Equating us to "Like paying a burglar not to steal things." It insinuates our natural predisposition is to break the law. I get your point though, the rest of it is better than the usual treatment we have grown accustomed to
FonterraFarmer
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- Waikato, New Zealand