Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New resources
Latest activity
Trending Threads
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
FarmTV
Farm Compare
Search
Tokens/Searches
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New Resources
New posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Farm Business
Agricultural Matters
Yeoman / Farmer
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Pete" data-source="post: 5222298" data-attributes="member: 63856"><p>Quite. </p><p>It really is "a rich tapestry" even though that is an overworked cliché... but perception and our paradigms here are just so much different - like our early British settlers were keen to hang on to <em>so much</em> of what was familiar, but desperate to rid themselves of birthright/class that had held them down for generations.... freedom, of a type never tasted before <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>(I would imagine the Australians to have a similar, yet again different interpretation again.)</p><p></p><p>It seems that it has often been a challenge to stop folk leaving the countryside in droves, there is only so much that can be reaped from the land, and at times the smallholdings are the most vulnerable, financially</p><p></p><p>Now that the industrial model is breaking down slowly, with rising costs that outputs can't keep up with.... at some point, that logically goes bang <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>We antipodeans may not "get" protectionism, but it is important to realise why it is there, and also to realise that we all do adapt to our environment in order to survive - even if we don't really understand that environment's relevance, today</p><p></p><p>But, again this <strong>is your environment</strong> - if the new politicians want to "protect the environment", then the whole thing <strong>must </strong>be, this includes the crofters and Yeoman smallholders as much as the crakes and pigeon-nests, IMO these are all unique and priceless attributes of your rural environment.</p><p></p><p>Providing new combines, not so much? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite77" alt=":bag:" title="Bag :bag:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":bag:" /></p><p></p><p>This is probably the biggest hurdle, in the public eye, of continuation of rural support: they just don't see or care about the struggle that goes on - again, they probably don't even know what a Yeoman farmer is, because he likely isn't drawing silage and holding up the school-run?</p><p>Out of sight, out of mind <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite25" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs Down (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Pete, post: 5222298, member: 63856"] Quite. It really is "a rich tapestry" even though that is an overworked cliché... but perception and our paradigms here are just so much different - like our early British settlers were keen to hang on to [I]so much[/I] of what was familiar, but desperate to rid themselves of birthright/class that had held them down for generations.... freedom, of a type never tasted before (y) (I would imagine the Australians to have a similar, yet again different interpretation again.) It seems that it has often been a challenge to stop folk leaving the countryside in droves, there is only so much that can be reaped from the land, and at times the smallholdings are the most vulnerable, financially Now that the industrial model is breaking down slowly, with rising costs that outputs can't keep up with.... at some point, that logically goes bang :( We antipodeans may not "get" protectionism, but it is important to realise why it is there, and also to realise that we all do adapt to our environment in order to survive - even if we don't really understand that environment's relevance, today But, again this [B]is your environment[/B] - if the new politicians want to "protect the environment", then the whole thing [B]must [/B]be, this includes the crofters and Yeoman smallholders as much as the crakes and pigeon-nests, IMO these are all unique and priceless attributes of your rural environment. Providing new combines, not so much? :bag: This is probably the biggest hurdle, in the public eye, of continuation of rural support: they just don't see or care about the struggle that goes on - again, they probably don't even know what a Yeoman farmer is, because he likely isn't drawing silage and holding up the school-run? Out of sight, out of mind (n) [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Farm Business
Agricultural Matters
Yeoman / Farmer
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top