Today's the day...

[delilah]

....we ran out of home produced food.

https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-...t-for-resilient-food-supply-chain-needed-nfu/

Fair play to the NFU for highlighting the fact. Shame agriland edited out what action the NFU are calling for.

What specific measures do folk on here think that our National unions should be demanding of Government to increase self sufficiency ?

 

[Bald Rick]

....we ran out of home produced food.


What specific measures do folk on here think that our National unions should be demanding of Government to increase self sufficiency ?

Bombing of the Russian Black Sea fleet … so grain prices are kept low and subsequently dairy cake is affordable

Kenny Everett was right all along

 

[delilah]

Stolen from those clever Welsh: All publicly procured meat to be UK origin.

 

[Vader]

Stolen from those clever Welsh: All publicly procured meat to be UK origin.

Except the dont want meat...

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

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....

 

[teslacoils]

Pleased to say that on my 300ac only 27ac is destined for food production. Plus the graziers sheep. But at least your cars are full of ethanol blend, and your phone charger turns on.

 

[Turnip]

Demanding, always goes a long way.

 

[kiwi pom]

....we ran out of home produced food.

https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-...t-for-resilient-food-supply-chain-needed-nfu/

Fair play to the NFU for highlighting the fact. Shame agriland edited out what action the NFU are calling for.

What specific measures do folk on here think that our National unions should be demanding of Government to increase self sufficiency ?

Ban all the schemes that encourage farmers to produce less or nothing, stop using valuable farmland to produce AD plant feedstock, horse hay, houses or rewilding, leave all that for the poor land.
Stop people gathering up land for tax purposes then claiming they are farmers while doing nothing.
Force supermarkets and other buyers to sign realistic/transparent contracts that leave a margin for everyone while allowing competition, and don't let them out of these contracts just because they can buy cheaper on the open market. Make it illegal to use basic staples such as milk to be loss leaders.
Ensure imports are to the same standard, reduce the unnecessarily stupid parts of farm assurance but shut down any producer and processor breaking the basic rules.
Stop trying to ban grazing livestock, make them an essential part of arable rotations.

That will do for a start I'd have thought.

 

[Nithsdale]

Just to add more shock that the NFU are doing their job....


It's been reported on the BBC too

Sunak told UK must grow more of its own food - BBC News

The National Farmers Union is urging Rishi Sunak to "take domestic food production seriously".

www.bbc.co.uk

Welcome to the twilight zone

 

[Raider112]

Demanding, always goes a long way.

Demanding is exactly what we should be doing, while the NFU try to keep their cosy relationship with the Government and get treated with contempt, half the workforce of the country have been on strike, DEMANDING this that and the other.

Who has been more successful?

 

[Turnip]

Demanding is exactly what we should be doing, while the NFU try to keep their cosy relationship with the Government and get treated with contempt, half the workforce of the country have been on strike, DEMANDING this that and the other.

Who has been more successful?

Two different situations, demanding from your employer and going on strike VS demanding from your government. Politicians don't think beyond the next election and will only do whatever they need to get elected again. People directly involved in farming is a small part of the electorate so not likely to be listened to. Food security being an issue well we can import from our overseas friends.

 

[Raider112]

Two different situations, demanding from your employer and going on strike VS demanding from your government. Politicians don't think beyond the next election and will only do whatever they need to get elected again. People directly involved in farming is a small part of the electorate so not likely to be listened to. Food security being an issue well we can import from our overseas friends.

Most of those on strike are employed by the Government.

 

[JFK’s brain]

Compulsory eating of badgers !


State run campaign of recipes…

Butterfly soup with bumble bee croutons

Knapweed, wild carrot and yarrow stroganoff

Spatchcocked winter bird with deep fried herbal ley

etc

 

[melted welly]

Take a hard look at carbon/methane. And ask themselves, honestly, how much of it do they really believe and how much are they obliged to believe less their careers post parliament be harmed.

Crap like biodiversity net gain should be investigated/seen for the crock of shite it is too. Taking land 10 mile away out of food production to create a habitat so that tescoburys can tarmac over another 40ac of green belt. It’s like offsetting the fires on Rhodes by pissing in the garden and claiming an offset coz your garden isn’t on fire.

Introduce a supplier led (all producers/suppliers, not just ag) Red Trolley audit, to give consumers confidence that their chosen grocer adheres to a strict code of conduct around fair pricing, reasonable demands placed upon suppliers etc with some curve balls thrown in like mass balance to show that the same number of consumers are leaving their premises as are entering.

 

[Turnip]

Most of those on strike are employed by the Government.

Care to provide a source for that?

 

[kiwi pom]

I wonder can you be self-sufficient in food and tick all the want boxes from the landowner/farmer or do you have to force them down that road?

 

[Canada Farmer]

....we ran out of home produced food.

https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-...t-for-resilient-food-supply-chain-needed-nfu/

Fair play to the NFU for highlighting the fact. Shame agriland edited out what action the NFU are calling for.

What specific measures do folk on here think that our National unions should be demanding of Government to increase self sufficiency ?

Think that's a few years oot of date, how long has the UK been importing food from abroad especially the Empire, couple of centuries???

 

[Canada Farmer]

I wonder can you be self-sufficient in food and tick all the want boxes from the landowner/farmer or do you have to force them down that road?

If you go down the "self sufficiency" you then have to "realistically" tell the consumer the consequences of going down that route.
I'd suggest that for that to be effective that you must use Canada's supply management system or similar or it won't work.
I'm sure Pierre Trudeau's son might need a job in the future, and well even pay the airfare!!!

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Think that's a few years oot of date, how long has the UK been importing food from abroad especially the Empire, couple of centuries???

The UK was last fully food self sufficient in around 1750.

But then folk didn't eat mango, pineapple or avocado here then

 

[Raider112]

Care to provide a source for that?

Just watch the news.