Ben 'Benji' James

Agricultural contractor, Beef and Sheep Farmer 🚜🐮🌾🇬🇧 Lover of steak 🥩 and other great British produced food 🍗🍳🥓🥛🧀🥔🥕🥦🇬🇧

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@zarahussain999 In the military we don’t punish one we punish all, and by doing so everyone in the group pulls together to see they all tow the line - food for thought

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@ThrimbyFarms I cant see it getting much cheaper than it currently is - a lot if empty sheds to fill

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@Libin456 @JohnHann04 Shut up you clown it makes zero difference

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@TheGriftReport Bleeding hell thats a bit of a harsh one for us to decide aint it 😂

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@LBC @NickFerrariLBC Country has literally gone to the dogs

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@GBNEWS @Benleo Tell us you’re a yank with a micropenis without telling us…

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@unluckypal_ @MattexObed46806 Ai 🤡

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

A farmer dies in April 2026.

His son inherits the farm. The farm has been in the family since 1847.

The farm consists of: 300 acres of grazing pasture, a farmhouse built in 1892, a barn, a milking parlour, two tractors of varying ages, a Land Rover that runs about 70% of the time, and a herd of 180 Hereford-cross cattle.

On paper, the farm is worth approximately £3.2 million. This is because land near him has been bought recently by a London hedge fund looking for carbon credits, which has dragged the comparable value of every field within forty miles upward to a number nobody local can justify.

In cash, the farm produces a profit of about £28,000 a year in a good year. In a bad year it loses money. The son also works as a fencing contractor three days a week to keep the operation viable.

The inheritance tax bill on a £3.2 million estate, even at the reduced 20% rate, comes to approximately £140,000 after the increased threshold is applied. The son does not have £140,000. The son has never had £140,000. The son has £4,200 in his current account and an overdraft.

The son sells 60 acres to a developer to pay the tax. The developer puts solar panels on the 60 acres. The remaining herd cannot be sustained on the reduced land. The herd is sold. The barn becomes a holiday let.

A different family eats Brazilian beef this Christmas without knowing why the price went up.

The Treasury collects £140,000.

The land never produces British food again.

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@LadyHaywire Congratulations 🥂 she’s a beaut like mum 🤩

[Clive Bailye @TWBFarms]

Fertilizer costs have reached shocking levels threatening farm viability. The government’s 2027 carbon tax will add another £50 - 75/t forcing Britains farmers to abandon autumn planting decisions.

Food prices will rise, import dependency will increase ☹️

The carbon tax on fertilizer must be scrapped immediately.

#NetZeroNetStupid #FoodSecurity #FarmingCrisis #CarbonTax #AutumnPlanting #BritishFarming #FoodInflation #SupportFarmers

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@AndyClaydenPtns @ThrimbyFarms That’s a fair point

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@JNPhillips4 Parling acting like a spoiled child there, out of order no tigers man/ woman should conduct themselves like that

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@ThrimbyFarms @domdyer70 He won’t chat Matt, I’ve offered on numerous occasions to “educate” him on TB and how it spreads with research data to show the reality of it but he doesn’t want to know, badgers can’t do any wrong in his eyes unfortunately.

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@footballontnt @tntsports @discoveryplusUK Raya is a liability this season 🤦🏻‍♂️

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@ThrimbyFarms Happy Birthday young man 🎂

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@GriftReport

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@Aliya562219 Just sunk 11 pints of Guinness but i can see about 47

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@iandicko73 Is that the new kiawaka storm force jacket? Looks mint

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@iandicko73 Haha 🤣

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@iandicko73 Can’t wait to see you in your England shirt and bucket hat giving it large down the boozer 🤣