Today's the day...

[Grandad Pig]

Impose a carbon border tax on all imported goods.

On many farm products this would significantly increase the cost of imported.

Hard to argue against when the CCC keep on about climate targets....

Thought about this and it’s a bloody good idea.

 

[kiwi pom]

Thought about this and it’s a bloody good idea.

How is it going to make the country self-sufficient in food?

 

[TelesnaAg]

Why is this such a big deal???

Many countries have imported there food for centuries....

Youve spent a small fortune on military and are in bed with yanks...so why worry.

Ant...

 

[kiwi pom]

Why is this such a big deal???

Many countries have imported there food for centuries....

Youve spent a small fortune on military and are in bed with yanks...so why worry.

Ant...

I think having import deals with lots of different countries and producing a lot of food yourself like the UK does, is good food security. Depending on all home grown is a little foolish in a number of ways.
Delilah wants to change the way the UK food system works which is a fair one, maybe it needs a change, but I think a lot of commentors on here just want a system that forces the population to give farmers more money and let them produce what they want when they want.
Two different things.

 

[Canada Farmer]

Why is this such a big deal???

Many countries have imported there food for centuries....

Youve spent a small fortune on military and are in bed with yanks...so why worry.

Ant...

Eh??? The English want no imports yet still want to export their manufactured products....
Maybe time to grow up, the Empire is a distant glimmer of the past, the Commonwealth (Ooh what did that ever mean???) is just some irrelevant games every four years and nothing more.
Their not even a part of Europe....
Just abide by WTO rules just like most of the rest of the real world has too.

 

[Rich_ard]

The "monoculture" could have a nice sustainable rotation too, grain, grass for grazing, roots, Maize, veg, then back around again.

I think of monoculture as continuous wheat, bananas or continuous maize.

 

[Rich_ard]

Eh??? The English want no imports yet still want to export their manufactured products....
Maybe time to grow up, the Empire is a distant glimmer of the past, the Commonwealth (Ooh what did that ever mean???) is just some irrelevant games every four years and nothing more.
Their not even a part of Europe....
Just abide by WTO rules just like most of the rest of the real world has too.

And we want the government to top up any shortfall in ag subs.

 

[Bury the Trash]

 

[Canada Farmer]

And we want the government to top up any shortfall in ag subs.

Cut the government out or get the government to dictate that any produce sold has to be a minimum percentage over cost..... ohhh that sounds like "supply management""!!!

 

[holwellcourtfarm]