Richard Bainbridge

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[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.”

[Richard Bainbridge @Richard1980ARN]

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[Advanced Ruminant Nutrition @ARN_Home]

Looking to improve #transition management? That's exactly what one of our client's did using X-Zelit with @Richard1980ARN give us a shout for more info!

[Dylan Pinker @ProperJobPinker]

Couple of days in sunny Montrose talking robots & youngstock with a joint visit on lameness with @NickBell8

[Dylan Pinker @ProperJobPinker]

Whistle stop tour to Northern Italy looking at AA balancing. Estimated 70% of Italian herds balancing AA’s to aid with cheese production. UK has some way to go yet for formulating AA properly IMO

[Advanced Ruminant Nutrition @ARN_Home]

Helping robot farmers maximise their investment for over 10 years...

#AMS #roboticmilking #AdvancedRobot #healthycows

[Advanced Ruminant Nutrition @ARN_Home]

X-Zelit versus DCAD diets for your dry cows https://t.co/z3fR00wU9Q

#drycows #transitioncows #easydrycowmanagement #uncomplicated #makelifeeasy #lovecows #happycows #healthycows

[Advanced Ruminant Nutrition @ARN_Home]

Interesting article on utilising homegrown forage and balancing diets... https://t.co/9N1RrFdU3l

[Advanced Ruminant Nutrition @ARN_Home]

Great to welcome Dylan Pinker to the Advanced Nutrition team in 2020.

https://t.co/Aqyo02YC4k

[Richard Bainbridge @Richard1980ARN]

Great guidance for fresh cows in robotic milking systems @Zinpro @ARN_Home

[Richard Bainbridge @Richard1980ARN]

Looks a good days program on transition cows in robotic herds. @ARN_Home

[Advanced Ruminant Nutrition @ARN_Home]

Listen to what some of our farmers have to say about us!

[Farmers Guardian @FarmersGuardian]

Dairy special: Managing lameness in robotically-milked cows

https://t.co/cd64mMxAo7

[Mark Gorst @gorstmark]

#advancedrobot #teamdairy #robottriangle @ARN_Home @Zinpro

[Mark Gorst @gorstmark]

Great turnout for Optimising Robot Visits #teamdairy #advancedrobot #robottriangle @ARN_Home

[Richard Bainbridge @Richard1980ARN]

#teamdairy #robottriangle @Zinpro @ARN_Home

[Richard Bainbridge @Richard1980ARN]

Heifers on green bedding, they seem to approve! @ARN_Home #dairy #cowcomfort

[Richard Bainbridge @Richard1980ARN]

Locomotion scoring grazing cows yesterday! #healthycows #dairy @ARN_Home

[James Hadwin @jameshadwin]

We have lots of quality colostrum from our dairy sheep. I know some are struggling out there following the crap weather, so if anyone needs colostrum come and get it for a donation to @RABIcharity. Bring your own container. Based south cumbria. #colostrumisgold

[Richard Bainbridge @Richard1980ARN]

First class under way @ #ukdairyexpo @ARN_Home #teamdairy