Welsh NVZ

[Gwen_Price]

Hi there, would it be possible please for any Welsh Dairy farmers to fill in the below questionnaire?

https://rau.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/economic-effect-of-nvz-on-welsh-dairy-farms

It's a multiple-choice, quick survey, with no personal information needed.
The information collected is being used in my MSc dissertation at the RAU.

Any responses would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you!!!!

 

[vantage]

All done, although not currently in an NVZ.

 

[Gwen_Price]

All done, although not currently in an NVZ.

Thank you, really appreciate it!

 

[dairyrow]

I think we all will be if Lesley Griffiths sorts herself out.

 

[dairyrow]

I think youve missed abit out land owners and tenants, share farmers. As a tenant farmer. The investment and who makes the investment on storage. Might make investment or even continuing in dairying unviable. Have filled it in for you

 

[Gwen_Price]

I think youve missed abit out land owners and tenants, share farmers. As a tenant farmer. The investment and who makes the investment on storage. Might make investment or even continuing in dairying unviable. Have filled it in for you

Thank you for the response! That's an interesting point, which I agree I haven't considered in enough depth. Would you possibly have the time to discuss this idea a bit more, please?

 

[Mr Jones]

All done, although not currently in an NVZ.

YET. Give it time. LG very close to a gent linked to lobbying on environment issues down at corruption bay.

Allegedly of course.

 

[Tirglas]

Done, availability of targeted grants where capital works are needed for the desired outcome will be critical.

Some may not be in a position to fund a high percentage of the cost themselves especially now.

 

[Headless chicken]

Assuming we can only complete once? I did it the other day. They will have to provide a serious degree of cover on grants but even then there is a limited number of builders available to complete work!

 

[Wombat]

Assuming we can only complete once? I did it the other day. They will have to provide a serious degree of cover on grants but even then there is a limited number of builders available to complete work!

The first round of england ones 20+ yrs ago got very little in grants

 

[Tirglas]

Meanwhile just across the water a 1.5 BILLION euro REPS scheme is coming according to my favourite farming paper IFJ

 

[Headless chicken]

The first round of england ones 20+ yrs ago got very little in grants

Fair comment but getting it wrong twice doesn’t make it right. Also we’re still lumbered with higher costs and the same milk price. Frankly I don’t want a penny from grants or subs just a proper milk price

 

[vantage]

The first round of england ones 20+ yrs ago got very little in grants

Being curious, do the NVZs extend over high and low rainfall areas? High amounts of collected rainfall is the biggest problem for most Welsh farmers with an open slurry store.

 

[Tarw Coch]

The first round of england ones 20+ yrs ago got very little in grants

There have been no grants for farms going into nvz’s in England for at least 10 years.

 

[bracken basher]

YET. Give it time. LG very close to a gent linked to lobbying on environment issues down at corruption bay.

Allegedly of course.

Some info in this blog

‘This land is (y)our land’? – Jac o' the North

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[Bald Rick]

Being curious, do the NVZs extend over high and low rainfall areas? High amounts of collected rainfall is the biggest problem for most Welsh farmers with an open slurry store.

Discrete NVZs as we currently have in Wales are based on water catchment and hydrology which explains the anomalies as to why some land is in and some out.
Becomes irrelevant in a blanket designation

Open slurry stores are vulnerable to high rainfall regardless