Oliver Barraclough

passionate dairy farmer and always keen to learn something! views are my own!

[No Farmers, No Food @NoFarmsNoFoods]

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness delivers a great speech in the parliamentary inheritance tax on family farms debate:

It is possible to challenge one’s Government. I said to my Whips then that the best service we could do the Government was to prevent them from doing something stupid, harmful and alienating to voters. I hope that Government Members can see that, because the Opposition cannot change this. People outside say to me, “Can we get this changed?” It is actually up to Labour MPs. They have the majority. Democracy is not about having a majority and doing what one likes. Democracy is about listening and doing what the now Prime Minister told the NFU when he said:

“You deserve a Government that listens, that heeds early warnings”.

There are one or two warnings about. Listen, change: if the Government change, four years on, no one will remember the U-turn. Whatever civil servants say—they are always very keen to stick with a policy—if it is wrong, stop doing it. And this is wrong. In the minute and 20 seconds I have left, let me say why it is so wrong. We have touched on the various elements, but I am not sure we have pulled it all together.

We have a really peculiar group of businesspeople in this country; they are called farmers. They take a return on capital—the millions they have invested in their farms—that is typically less than 1%. There is nobody that I am aware of—no business I was ever involved in—that would remotely consider continuing in an industry that paid less than 1%. These farmers take a pittance and get up at 4 o’clock in the morning for the privilege. They look after the animals and it does not matter if they are ill; they cannot carry their employment rights and go, “I’m not well, I shouldn’t have to go out,” because the cows do not care: they have to go out and look after them, and then they get less than 1% return.

Those farmers, the most beneficent public-minded businesspeople in the whole country, then provide excellent food at among the lowest prices in Europe. If ever there were a business that we would not want to go and mess with, it is these—I should not say it, because I will make enemies of them.

We must understand how remarkable it is that there is a whole group of businesspeople who take practically nothing from their business, work all the hours God gives, and provide us with some of the finest food in the world at among the lowest prices in Europe. Why would we want to mess with that? Not only do they do that, but they brainwash their children from the earliest age so that they carry on doing it. These people are in indentured service to the nation, providing food while making very little profit. They do it willingly and, in fact, love it: it is their life. To go and mess with them out of some stupid, socialist spite is ridiculous and absurd, and Government Members know that—the hon. Member for North Northumberland certainly does, and he should lead his colleagues to tell the Chancellor to change course, just as we did in 2012 when George Osborne got it wrong.”

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[Ed Straw @EdStrawBio]

!!NEW PAPER!!
Does the world's most used pesticide, glyphosate, impact the bumblebee gut microbiome? We tested this and found results that go against the published literature. 1/8

[Farmers Guardian @FarmersGuardian]

Farm profile: Profitability key for Lincolnshire young farmer

Exploring new revenue streams and ensuring the farm stays profitable has been at the forefront of young farmer David Dunn’s approach on the family farm.

https://t.co/TcpgMCaXFP

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Are you interested in learning more about our @StabiliserBeef? Join us on 19th April!

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🌟FARM OPEN DAY - BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE🌟

Come and see the Stabiliser herd at @BishopBurton, take a tour of the farm facilities and witness Stabilisers calving first-hand.

April 19th - 10.30

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[Oliver Barraclough @Olibazza]

@leach_becki Whoa has the keenan hat finally been kicked into touch!?

[Ryanair @Ryanair]

You’ve heard of elf on the shelf, now get ready for…

[Olivia Bolton @OliviaFDB]

Seeking help farm friends! I move to Dorset in a couple weeks and would like to pick up some milking shifts to go alongside my PhD write up. Experience of rotary and swing over parlour. Anybody know of anyone needing an extra set of hands? Thanks in advance #teamdairy

[Beau @DrBeauBeaumont]

BREAKING: US singer 50 Cent announces that he now wishes to be known in the UK as 1 Pound.

[Guardian Science @guardianscience]

Ash Amirahmadi of Arla: ‘I thought milk was boring. Little did I know’ https://t.co/1c0PSnzw06

[Arla Foods UK @ArlaFoodsUK]

From bovine to bottle: today we have released our new climate action roadmap, laying out steps to meet our 2030 sustainability targets across the entire value chain. Read more here - https://t.co/sMiZyAYADZ

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[Oliver Barraclough @Olibazza]

@leach_becki @wellheadsfarm Looking well 👌🏼

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@wellheadsfarm you’ve even been caught in an action shot!

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Full team on sheeting up duty this evening with even a cheeky appearance from @leach_becki & jonas to see second cut bossed #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #teamdairy

[Rachael Porter @cowmanagement]

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[Oliver Barraclough @Olibazza]

@emily_llou @BishopBurton Fantastic 👌🏼

[Emily Louise Ashworth @emily_llou]

A brand new series from @BishopBurton farm manager James Richardson. What is it like inspiring the next gen? He also highlights the farm's new focus on tech and net zero etc https://t.co/7BR5mBcle8

[Oliver Barraclough @Olibazza]

That’ll do