The noose is tightening- what next?

[hoff135]

In the past 2 weeks alone I've lost a good part time job at local distillery because of SEPA rules on the spreading of Pot Ale on land. It was a well paying job 2 shifts a week for me giving a welcome boost to my income. Few days later muirburn has effectively been banned in Scotland although not enforced yet. This means our common grazing will become totally useless so no ewes out on the hill in the autumn saving grass for tupping and winter. So they will effectively become park sheep, and will probably have to keep less. Put a fire off Saturday and had all the local dogooders in hysterics, reporting me to the firebrigade. 5 years ago no one said a word, the whole population has been radicalised by green nonsense.

I'm sure everyone feels that noose tightening on our way of life. Question is what next, looks like the sensible option would be getting a full time job and keeping a few sheep as a hobby.

Trying to fight this is looking like a thankless task, maybe that's what they want, everyone to give up.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Put a positive spin on this man.

1. You're a farmer, getting another job will be no big deal, believe me if you merely have the ability to get out of bed in the morning.

2. So you can't burn stuff any more. Can you run a flail over it instead in a rotational cycle? It would be interesting to see what effect simple mob grazing could have on a patch of nearly unimproved land. There are people in the world running animals on equally inhospitable stuff somewhere. Just takes a shift in thinking is all.

 

[jh.]

I think we're all getting slowly pushed to the exit . We are just cash cows for the likes of NFU , yara , chem suppliers and all the assurance hoops we have to jump through .

10-15years ago I was keen as anything to grow and was constantly looking at local land sales , now I couldn't care less and glad no offer was accepted. I just hope the kids don't want anything to do with farming so I can get out

 

[PSQ]

I'm sure everyone feels that noose tightening on our way of life. Question is what next, looks like the sensible option would be getting a full time job and keeping a few sheep as a hobby.

Trying to fight this is looking like a thankless task, maybe that's what they want, everyone to give up.

Good news! Under the new Scottish 'Hate Crime' legislation you can get free 'bed and board' for up to 7 years.
All you have to do is utter something that could be "regarded by a reasonable person to be insulting", so a simple commonly held opinion like "Humza Yousef is a f**king idiot" should do it.

Sorry have to go, someone is trying to kick my door in...

 

[hoff135]

Put a positive spin on this man.

1. You're a farmer, getting another job will be no big deal, believe me if you merely have the ability to get out of bed in the morning.

2. So you can't burn stuff any more. Can you run a flail over it instead in a rotational cycle? It would be interesting to see what effect simple mob grazing could have on a patch of nearly unimproved land. There are people in the world running animals on equally inhospitable stuff somewhere. Just takes a shift in thinking is all.

Yes I reckon I can get a job, but I like what I do already. And yes a swipe is a possibility for a few small areas. Swanvestas were cheaper though

 

[Nearly]

State pension is the mirage disapperaing into the distance.

 

[beardface]

It's pretty shite in England, but looks like the governing bodies in the devolved nations hate their farmers even more.

 

[teslacoils]

The number of farmers will decrease. The number of folk "keeping an eye on us" will increase. This is the pathway we have been on for ages.

 

[killie_cowboy]

It's pretty shite in England, but looks like the governing bodies in the devolved nations hate their farmers even more.

Scotland used to be about the best for farmers, bring back Fergus Ewing!

 

[serf]

In the past 2 weeks alone I've lost a good part time job at local distillery because of SEPA rules on the spreading of Pot Ale on land. It was a well paying job 2 shifts a week for me giving a welcome boost to my income. Few days later muirburn has effectively been banned in Scotland although not enforced yet. This means our common grazing will become totally useless so no ewes out on the hill in the autumn saving grass for tupping and winter. So they will effectively become park sheep, and will probably have to keep less. Put a fire off Saturday and had all the local dogooders in hysterics, reporting me to the firebrigade. 5 years ago no one said a word, the whole population has been radicalised by green nonsense.

I'm sure everyone feels that noose tightening on our way of life. Question is what next, looks like the sensible option would be getting a full time job and keeping a few sheep as a hobby.

Trying to fight this is looking like a thankless task, maybe that's what they want, everyone to give up.

Is this proper pot ale from whiskey distillery ?

Seems a waste throwing it on land when you could put it through a cow first !

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Surely there's demand for it to feed ( I know it won't get your job back tho either way )

 

[serf]

Scotland used to be about the best for farmers, bring back Fergus Ewing!

Who's that JR s brother

 

[Nearly]

Who's that JR s brother

Long lost Scottish cousin. Owned most of Aberdeen.

 

[hoff135]

Is this proper pot ale from whiskey distillery ?

Seems a waste throwing it on land when you could put it through a cow first !

I
Surely there's demand for it to feed ( I know it won't get your job back tho either way )

Pot ale, not pot ale syrip. They were pumping out 130 ton a day

 

[serf]

Pot ale, not pot ale syrip. They were pumping out 130 ton a day

What they going to do with it now ,

try and find a more expensive and fuel burning way of disposing of it ?

 

[010101]

The number of farmers will decrease. The number of folk "keeping an eye on us" will increase. This is the pathway we have been on for ages.

Doesn't sound like any of them had the humanity to talk to the OP.
No, like good little communist slaves lining up for their obedience medals, they phoned the authorities.

 

[hoff135]

What they going to do with it now ,

try and find a more expensive and fuel burning way of disposing of it ?

Ad plant or dumped at sea.

We were burning 200l of fuel a day max, they will be burning 2000l a day taking it south in lorries every day. But they are saving the planet

 

[teslacoils]

Doesn't sound like any of them had the humanity to talk to the OP.
No, like good little communist slaves lining up for their obedience medals, they phoned the authorities.

Of course. They will also have taken a photo for "sowshul meedya", and their brains just go a) is a farmer doing anything, if yes then b) they must be breaking a law.

 

[serf]

Ad plant or dumped at sea.

We were buying 200l of fuel a day max, they will be burning 2000l a day taking it south in lorries every day. But they are saving the planet

You know it makes sense ....

 

[010101]

Of course. They will also have taken a photo for "sowshul meedya", and their brains just go a) is a farmer doing anything, if yes then b) they must be breaking a law.

IMO we are being conditioned. Anyone who does anything without the direct permission or authority of the state is committing a crime.
This is totalitarianism, it is a creeping disease.

 

[uztrac]

You all managed to vote these clowns into office,they are doing untold harm and damage.why oh why did you allow them to inflict this upon yourselves ?