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John Hansen wrote:
The NFU apparently dont wish to represent small farmers anymore so I guess they've already been bought out.On 01/02/2010 17:43, tom wrote:Eion MacDonald wrote:What really got me about it is if the threshold is ( say) 50 acres then france would have 10 farms. The EU will use the information when setting grant levels and the UK will get practically nothing. The excuse they gave was so as not to encumber the smaller farmer. More like can find anyone to write a really simple online database that one could spend 2 minutes inputting the data.tom wrote:I mismanage a smallholding and have just had some stuff through fromDefra re the 2010 Agricultural Census. This is meant to be a full censusof farming in the UK for the EU and will presumably go towards policy and grants etc.They are planning NOT to ask farms below a certain size for information!!!!I cant think of a better way of skewing the information in favour of agri-business and away from higher productivity small units. Tom having a major fume!An economic study in 1980s, ( and the economist was my boss man) the study found that 'productivity' was inversely proportional to 'apparent site size' except in monoculture systems, these could not be indexedproperly as damage long term was catastrophic (dust bowls etc)outside 50year records as repeat events.A real damnation of 'collective farm system' in soviet side and was usedto show allotments or family vegetable gardens (UK style when family managed) had high productivity! However productivity of allotments in 1980s was below that in 1940s but with more varied crops.Tom te tom te tomTom,Surely this is a case for Anthony Gibson of the NFU and your local MP to get their teeth into.. Claim discrimination on a large scale methinks.
My MP has been contacted Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html