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Seriously, when with the penny drop! ELMs doesnt replace BPS, ELMS replaces Stewardship!What are people’s thoughts and what are you doing to get ready for the change
Seriously, when with the penny drop! ELMs doesnt replace BPS, ELMS replaces Stewardship!What are people’s thoughts and what are you doing to get ready for the change
I cant like the post, but I will have to lump it as its all true. At least the support removal is phased over a reasonable period. The problem with doing the sums is the number change rather quickly, in past per months fuel up 30%, nitrogen up 100%, grain prices can swing up or down 10% or more in a day never mind trying to plan on what they will be 5 years from now. The increasing volatility means it has never been move difficult to "do your sums" with any degree of accuracy or confidence.Do your sums and get your house in order to farm with very little or no support the country is broke . Those who get ready for tough times are going to be in a better position and if and a big if we get any support it will be a bonus . Now is the time to prepare for the future more so than any other time in history . Well thats my thoughts some might disagree some might be thinking the same . Farming is going to change big time like it or lump it .
very true farming is in a sad state and it doesn’t help have Stupid Eustice in place! Best thing would be sacking him.Do your sums and get your house in order to farm with very little or no support the country is broke . Those who get ready for tough times are going to be in a better position and if and a big if we get any support it will be a bonus . Now is the time to prepare for the future more so than any other time in history . Well thats my thoughts some might disagree some might be thinking the same . Farming is going to change big time like it or lump it .
It doesnt matter who heads up DEFRA, its real acronym is DERAf Farming, food and farmers is way down its list of prioritiesThe trouble is
very true farming is in a sad state and it doesn’t help have Stupid Eustice in place! Best thing would be sacking him.
The trouble is
very true farming is in a sad state and it doesn’t help have Stupid Eustice in place! Best thing would be sacking him.
Don’t think UK farmers comes very high up the Governments Christmas Card list.Well the way Farm incomes look as if they will be going in the next few years unless commodity and stock prices rise big time, the Govt will not be getting much tax back from us...!! Same with our Suppliers...
The £80 an acre was set in the late nineties and was equivalent to 1.25 tones of wheat. It’s now 25 years later and the government has printed more money in the last year than it has in the entire history of money and it’s equivalent to less than a 1/3 tonne of wheat. Inflation has made the farmers dole meaningless.Yep and when Wheat is grossing £500 an acre…?
I've been following their proposals as best I can from down here, and that is how it seems.ELMS is more like a version of the RDPE scheme….
To get anything you have to put money in to achieve the result….
Definitely not an annual income that the current scheme is.
The way the government is scratching around for money at the moment can’t really see any unexpected improvements.
its a mindset thing I like to call myself a farmer ,though over the last few years weve pushed the business into various other income stream s and im glad we have, set out a few years ago to replace income from bps and i cant see any chance we will enter the new agri schemes other than on a small levelDiversification should not be used to subsidise your farming.
TrueCareful what you wish for. According to the Sunday Times Mark Spencer is next in line for the job and despite his farming credentials he will be no friend just a delivery boy for Boris and Carries whims.
So you won’t be changing anything/ diversifying?With wheat grossing £1000 acre sales for the grain and straw is the £80 an acre that much to get in a twist about?
just forget about it and focus on being a good farmer
With wheat grossing £1000 acre sales for the grain and straw is the £80 an acre that much to get in a twist about?
I’m a child of the “ Lost Generation”. I started working just as the historic SFP was launched, so had to diversify a long time ago.So you won’t be changing anything/ diversifying?
Diversification should not be used to subsidise your farming.
No, diversification should not be used to subsidise people's food.this
In some respects it would be good to keep income streams separate.No, diversification should not be used to subsidise people's food.
Been a lot talk in some of the papers about we may have to get used to higher food prices as people should pay the full price for their food.