Richard Felce

Sheep, beef and arable farmer in East Kent

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

Is it even a good dead if you don't tell the world? Just saved this brood of ducklings from a watery grave!

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@Ye_Olde_Holborn I dont understand why the rest of the country & media isn't talking about the gilt yields more. The labour leadership is totally academic because they can't really change anything without spooking the markets to bailout levels & collapse. Or am I the one missing something?

[Andrew Ward 🇬🇧🚜 @wheat_daddy]

One of the most significant studies of glyphosate is The Agricultural Health Study conducted in the USA by following the health of thousands of farmers and they families over decades. These farmers used formulated products, not pure glyphosate and the clear conclusion of this study is that it showed no link between glyphosate and any type of cancer.  

https://t.co/lOrsQ4IdYp

[Baa Ram Ewe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🐑🐷🦃🚜 @ShepherdWales]

I think that’s nonsense.

Farmers don’t set the lamb prices, the Abbatoirs and supermarkets do.

Prices have risen because supply has reduced.

Supply has reduced because U.K. sheep farmers are giving up farming after Govt red tape on red tape on red tape.

We literally have less sheep not because we can’t have more but because we don’t have farmers who want to continue farming sheep under the current levels of hassle and red tape.

Globally the weather has affected imports but the price of lamb is not determined by the farmers increased costs.

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@mometfisher Does anyone know what the 'trailer hunting ban' would actually look like? A ban on laying an artificial trail? A ban on dogs following a scent? A ban on riding with dogs?
I dont see how an effective law could actually be drafted

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@lesbashford So much food about this year they dont need to flock up and all feed on one field of rape/turnips/clover like most years

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@cat_frampton @JLewisStempel Won't most species rich grasslands already be in higher tier schemes anyway?
Always though SFI was for the basic stuff and higher tier CS was for the special and complicated habitats like species rich grassland

[Benedict Spence @BenedictSpence]

I keep seeing this meme being used as a response to criticisms of the Green Party.

It’s actually very fitting, as in this Simpsons episode, the alien bringing love turns out to be a drug-addled Mr Burns, who admits he actually brings “famine, fear, and pestilence.”

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@ShepherdWales @StuartMaggs Aren't you worried that all his potential successors look even worse?

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@TrooperSnooks @scribehound_ctr I can't see how they can actually draft functioning legislation to stop trail hunting. Without effectively banning commercial dog walkers or domestic dog owners.
Any idea what the 'ban' will actually state?

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@TWBFarms I saw it on TFF but can't do that day. I would be interested in another event or an online one

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@deane_ag @PhillipsRhino @CammockSalers @1GarethWynJones It's interpretation has done in some UK slaughterhouses. A big problem is that there just isn't enough reliable data on stun vs non-stun. So stunned & non stunned halal often get grouped together in the public narrative.
We need a ban on non-stun slaughter, not stunned Halal

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@StuartMaggs So your saying the £1m relief is actually only £500k if being passed onto the next generation?
Or is this only specific to there the couple have equal ownership of the farm?

[Helena Horton @horton_official]

@christopherhope And the farming budget has not “increased” it’s been cut by £100m. I wish the government would stop treating the public as fools

[Robbie Moore MP @_RobbieMoore]

🚨The National Federation of Young Farmers has confirmed today that their grant has been pulled by the government. This is a grant that has been given for 30 years to benefit the next generation who will look after our countryside and produce food for the nation.

Perhaps Angela Rayner could make her £40k Stamp Duty payment direct to the @NFYFC?

Labour’s attack on our farming community continues. It’s simply vindictive and outrageous.

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@Rosewood_Farm @DefraGovUK I've had thoughts along these lines, no one seems to be talking about how there is only 2 years of funding pledged over a 5 year parliament. With a government that has no interest in the countryside, these could be the last agri-environemtal agreements we ever have

[Stuart @StuartMaggs]

In doing a little U-turn on non-domiciles, Rachel Reeves has said: "We’re always interested in hearing ideas for making our tax regime more attractive to talented entrepreneurs and business leaders from around the world to help create jobs and wealth in the UK."

How about you consult on the #FamilyFarmTax rather than just imposing it without thinking about how it will impact the business and agricultural community?

That will make the regime more attractive, create jobs and wealth.

As people try to build up a fund to pay the tax, or pay life insurance payments, they are already starting to defer or cancel investments that would increase productivity, profitability and growth. Cancelling the tax and consulting would send a clear message that economic growth is important to you, and now you've show you can listen to non-doms in Davos, will you listen to farmers in the UK?

[Tom Wright @turbotechdog]

Only just got round to watching this video….
So Keir Starmer sold a 7 acre meadow for £400,000, but thinks the majority of farms are worth less than £1 million? 🤔

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@alexhrbfc @tomallenstevens @UKLabour I think you'll struggle to find farmers sending their kids to such places. But for context if they were it would be still be a fraction of the annual IHT payment you would need to find on a medium- large food producing farm, hence why it's unaffordable

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@turbotechdog @Keir_Starmer Has anyone come across a situation where they are in a position to get the full 3m relief? I haven't seen one

[Richard Felce @TheFelce]

@sharkastic @AvisHG @StuartMaggs @pedigreemilk @EstherMcVey1 Yes of course they are, its declared like any self employed tax return, so income tax & NI contributions