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Most dispersals around here ( well nearly all ) take place at market and not on farm these days so I think they will be included.
Not wishing to disagree @matthew but I was always led to believe that on farm dispersals and market averages were lumped together for the valuation table and then split into pedigree and non pedigree categories.
@gone up the hill & @matthew Oh you naive innocents - when was this ever meant to be "fair". They have decided how much they have in the coffers to pay for their failed control of TB and divvie it up between yet more dubious research and animals that need to be slaughtered because it doesn't work. It isn't fair it is just how it is.
Farmers don't have the same sway as people with votes - or money to pay for "SPADS" and junkets.
And breathe
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How the hell can this be legal!!!!!It's been spoken about, but not sure if or when it comes in for England. (This is compensation for animals purchased under licence, during a breakdown. If they too were reactors, then only 50% would be paid).
How the hell can this be legal!!!!!
This would put people out of business fast.
so the gov is going to force farmers to break the law or go out of business ?Yes.
Or they would have to deal with the problems skittering infection into their cattle herds themselves, and thoroughly, while APHA continue to test (and shoot) sentinel cattle.
APHA have a lot to answer for with us. They've fell short on numerous issues and are continuing to. If halving comp of newly bought in did come in, we would see them in court and create the biggest sh1tstorm for them.Yes.
Or they would have to deal with the problems skittering infection into their cattle herds themselves, and thoroughly, while APHA continue to test (and shoot) sentinel cattle.
I'm afraid that new compensation rules come in November. See http://apha.defra.gov.uk/official-vets/briefing notes.htm
There are a few encouraging signs that the cull may be improving the tb situation in some areas ,let's hope so because the noose is slowly tightening on the compensation front .
Will this not just end up with more cattle being shot on farm? As in clean cattle, some of the young suck calves being trimmed would end in someone being kicked to f**k, hse looks likely to be busy
they want folk under restriction to give up keeping cattle, its an easy out for them
Or less holdings keeping cattle?I just looked on the ibtb map for South Devon
2015 - 160 holdings under restriction
2017 - 97 holdings under restriction
good point it would mean more as a percentageOr less holdings keeping cattle?
Or less holdings keeping cattle?
Try getting 300 for a suckler. It's not a case of "quitting". It just makes no business sense.You may be a quitter, but some of us won't be beaten !
2014 : 140
2015 : 160
2016 : 124
2017 : 97
I can't find the figures for 2017 county by county , but they show things are improving in the High risk area ,but getting a lot worse in the edge area.
You may be a quitter, but some of us won't be beaten !
2014 : 140
2015 : 160
2016 : 124
2017 : 97
I can't find the figures for 2017 county by county , but they show things are improving in the High risk area ,but getting a lot worse in the edge area.