Yes I have posted multiple times about the effects of brexit on the food and farming sector.
Great long reams, doubtless very dull to most on here.
I'm not sure I or anyone else here has stomach for it.
I have to speak, and write and debate about it enough in my 'other' life..
Suffice it to say the prospects for UK F&F as a whole is not looking good as things stand.
It was supposed to have been just one possible upside of brexit, where support, for even better farming and food production than that done under the CAP would be given - another lie pedalled by this administration, but aiui that's why some farmers voted brexit - I didn't despite not getting any EU money myself, I wanted to stay in for all the other sensible, and now proven reasons.
Although the proposed ELMS scheme (which is supposed to replace the single farm payment) sounds good on paper - I've peer reviewed a few - it won't be much use when farmers and growers are up against cheap unregulated imports from AUS AUS etc.
Plus were going to see deregulation on pesticides and GM - very worrying
Anyway, there I go again, droning on about it all .
As I've said many times before, I'm doing ok because I've designed a system that works for me, but it isn't the 'standard' model which farmers were strongly encouraged to follow , by many external pressures, not least the demand for cheap (cheap at point of sale) food.
But still, for some curious reason I've got myself involved in trying to at least help steer a course in a better direction for all farmers growers environment, and consumers.
How dumb is that?
Trying to help elsewhere when I'm already "Alright Jack" ..
Such virtue signalling eh
Anyhow, clearly your man Jowly knows far more about it all than I do really, and has even managed to suggest that I have an 'expanse' of staff..
His words not mine..
I have some staff..
So you will doubtless have great confidence in swallowing the veracity of all the rest of his opine...
Anyway...
Bedtime, another busy day tomorrow..