By: Raccoon Whisperer

Raccoon Whisperer
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:59:17 +0000

It was interesting to see a collection of Tory MPs taking up the farmers’ cause and doing the media rounds. They are making the right noises, but I keep noting there is no mention of the impositions pushed on farmers under the last government.

Farmers have a huge overhead in terms of time and effort reporting to DEFRA, including having to set aside land because of environmental policies. But none of the politicians have mentioned the Net Zero inspired effort to buy-out farmers and reduce the land used for food production. A principal driver of this is the obsession with reducing emissions, as we’ve seen in the Netherlands (although there it is pushed harder).

I won’t be listening to the Tories on this subject until they address the other Net Zero efforts to undermine the farming sector in this country. No sign of that yet.