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Which farming organisations do “DEFRA” liaise with?
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<blockquote data-quote="steveR" data-source="post: 7758907" data-attributes="member: 66976"><p>Thank you.</p><p></p><p>My concern is one felt by many farmers, that a fair proportion of the "stakeholders" in the engagement group and similiar bodies don't actually have any real "skin in the game", to pinch a business phrase. </p><p></p><p>Well funded organisations with salaried staff, or single issue groups pursuing an agenda will often present a more coherent argument in their interests, than a few farmers working alone. </p><p></p><p>I genuinely believe that the response you are getting here on TFF are pretty reflective of many, many farmers who have actually thought about what the coming changes in Agriculture will do to their businesses. It will take a full time member of DEFRA staff to wade through the discussion here in various threads around the forum, BUT, these discussions have helped me and I assume other, to understand what the proposals from DEFRA are and to comment and discuss the issues we can conceive from SFI. We are the ones who will have to make SFI work after all....</p><p></p><p>It is difficult, and to be honest unlikely, that TFF members could present a united voice on what we want from SFI, but if we can say what we don't want and why, surely that is a damned good start! I feel as long as you continue to join us here and monitor the ideas and thoughts being expressed in the various threads that are relevant, you will garner a damned good feel of what Farmers will want, and equally important, will accept.</p><p></p><p>Maybe I should just join the feedback groups, as was suggested at Groundswell... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steveR, post: 7758907, member: 66976"] Thank you. My concern is one felt by many farmers, that a fair proportion of the "stakeholders" in the engagement group and similiar bodies don't actually have any real "skin in the game", to pinch a business phrase. Well funded organisations with salaried staff, or single issue groups pursuing an agenda will often present a more coherent argument in their interests, than a few farmers working alone. I genuinely believe that the response you are getting here on TFF are pretty reflective of many, many farmers who have actually thought about what the coming changes in Agriculture will do to their businesses. It will take a full time member of DEFRA staff to wade through the discussion here in various threads around the forum, BUT, these discussions have helped me and I assume other, to understand what the proposals from DEFRA are and to comment and discuss the issues we can conceive from SFI. We are the ones who will have to make SFI work after all.... It is difficult, and to be honest unlikely, that TFF members could present a united voice on what we want from SFI, but if we can say what we don't want and why, surely that is a damned good start! I feel as long as you continue to join us here and monitor the ideas and thoughts being expressed in the various threads that are relevant, you will garner a damned good feel of what Farmers will want, and equally important, will accept. Maybe I should just join the feedback groups, as was suggested at Groundswell... :-) [/QUOTE]
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