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The Princes Fund calls for evidence on UK livestock markets
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<blockquote data-quote="primmiemoo" data-source="post: 6762815" data-attributes="member: 83588"><p>The thing is, the study is about how livestock markets benefit community. </p><p>Obviously, they must thrive, and must be well integrated to their market towns in order to boost the economy within their catchments, but this is about matters that are less easy to quantify.</p><p></p><p>I can't think of a livestock market that isn't a boon to community, and can think of some that go above and beyond (what business benefit is there in having a Chaplain, or a medical room, f'rinstance? Don't some markets have both?).</p><p></p><p>My nagging concern about the angle of the study's approach will be that such beacons will be seen by those outside of farming as a reason to create or perpetuate stereotypes of "all farmers do <em>x</em>", leading to complacency within other rural organisations that have historically had strong instruction to be social and community hubs, and subsequently lead to overlooking the needs of farmers who do not attend livestock markets for whatever reasons (some of us are carers, f'rinstance, or ill ourselves, or have very busy family commitments; some of us sell all stock dwt, f'rinstance, quite possibly for all or some of the reasons above).</p><p></p><p>Could a link to this thread be submitted to Prof Winter et al, as evidence, please?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="primmiemoo, post: 6762815, member: 83588"] The thing is, the study is about how livestock markets benefit community. Obviously, they must thrive, and must be well integrated to their market towns in order to boost the economy within their catchments, but this is about matters that are less easy to quantify. I can't think of a livestock market that isn't a boon to community, and can think of some that go above and beyond (what business benefit is there in having a Chaplain, or a medical room, f'rinstance? Don't some markets have both?). My nagging concern about the angle of the study's approach will be that such beacons will be seen by those outside of farming as a reason to create or perpetuate stereotypes of "all farmers do [I]x[/I]", leading to complacency within other rural organisations that have historically had strong instruction to be social and community hubs, and subsequently lead to overlooking the needs of farmers who do not attend livestock markets for whatever reasons (some of us are carers, f'rinstance, or ill ourselves, or have very busy family commitments; some of us sell all stock dwt, f'rinstance, quite possibly for all or some of the reasons above). Could a link to this thread be submitted to Prof Winter et al, as evidence, please? [/QUOTE]
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