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<blockquote data-quote="Feldspar" data-source="post: 5605018" data-attributes="member: 386"><p>Nearly everyone agreed that the CAP had not been a good thing. A lot of speakers chastising the govt for the lack of mention of food and food security. Suggestions that food production or food security ought to be a public good. Lots of complaining at the SNP for not including provision for Scottish ag in schedule 3 of the bill. Conservatives do seem quite enthusiastic about the potential of farming to contribute to bettering the environment. Interesting to contrast this with their lack of keenness to support climate change measures if not to do with farming. Stressed the need for less favoured areas to be given extra support -- "You can't go green in you're in the red" was mentioned more than once. Worries that there will be differences between England and the devolved parts of the UK -- i.e. Welsh livestock farmers with more support coming to sell livestock in English livestock markets and their being unfair competition. Concerns that the bill gives a lot of powers to SoS but does not place many duties upon him. Demands for more detail on the new scheme (response was roughly that this is an enabling bill and so should expect this level of detail at this stage). Several demands that if we are to have high standards that imports should also adhere to similar standards to prevent UK producers being undercut. Calls for greater production of UK food to replace imported food. Calls for better food labelling. Support for increased data collection if it would allow fairer bargaining with supermarkets. Worry that lump sum direct payment decoupled from active farming may not have desired effect of removing older farmers and allowing new entrants. And some more things...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feldspar, post: 5605018, member: 386"] Nearly everyone agreed that the CAP had not been a good thing. A lot of speakers chastising the govt for the lack of mention of food and food security. Suggestions that food production or food security ought to be a public good. Lots of complaining at the SNP for not including provision for Scottish ag in schedule 3 of the bill. Conservatives do seem quite enthusiastic about the potential of farming to contribute to bettering the environment. Interesting to contrast this with their lack of keenness to support climate change measures if not to do with farming. Stressed the need for less favoured areas to be given extra support -- "You can't go green in you're in the red" was mentioned more than once. Worries that there will be differences between England and the devolved parts of the UK -- i.e. Welsh livestock farmers with more support coming to sell livestock in English livestock markets and their being unfair competition. Concerns that the bill gives a lot of powers to SoS but does not place many duties upon him. Demands for more detail on the new scheme (response was roughly that this is an enabling bill and so should expect this level of detail at this stage). Several demands that if we are to have high standards that imports should also adhere to similar standards to prevent UK producers being undercut. Calls for greater production of UK food to replace imported food. Calls for better food labelling. Support for increased data collection if it would allow fairer bargaining with supermarkets. Worry that lump sum direct payment decoupled from active farming may not have desired effect of removing older farmers and allowing new entrants. And some more things... [/QUOTE]
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