Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

East Yorks farmer, Chair or British Farming Union, https://t.co/CJz29nOt5e York, UK Joined May 2017

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

a week ago

@JimScarratt @RTfarmers So Weetabix disclosed your information to a third party. Would it be against GDPR rules to do this??

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@ThrimbyFarms If the RH photo is grass/clover, then could you just put more clover in the herbal let?? (although I agree the SFI options/payments are devised by pen pushers who think they're saving the world)

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

3 weeks ago

@markt5mkt Our barley was 16% yesterday. Hardly fit. Combine back in shed.

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3 weeks ago

@JRDSills Update. Was 16%. Hardly fit.

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

3 weeks ago

@JRDSills Similar situation here with winter barley in Yorkshire. Silage finished 2pm, Emergency grain store cleaning this afternoon, Hesston baler still in bits (tomorrow morning's job), combine just gone to field.

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

3 weeks ago

@cattlefinishers To be fair those were suggested max auction prices, and it isn't what the government pays. They only pay the difference between market price and guaranteed price (i.e. Contracts For Difference). e.g. solar farm sells electric for 5p on a sunny day, CFD set at 6p, gov pay 1p.

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3 weeks ago

@herdyshepherd1 Waste of paper (actually it's worse than that). Quite unbelievable that it's their best effort of roadmap to increased profitability.

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3 weeks ago

@cattlefinishers Well done Charley, can only have achieved that through hard work 👍

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

4 weeks ago

@Williamgxgphr @FarmersGuardian How though? (legally) (I'm all for exploring this idea btw)

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

4 weeks ago

@Tom_Clarke If a UK farmer offered up the same data and asked if they could then sell to a crusher, the answer would probably be "No, only if you've got Red Tractor certification".

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

a month ago

@NeddyFlanders11 @TWBFarms @Minette_Batters @ProagriLtd Yes, and it says going forward they'll spend less on SFI type enviro payments, and more on landscape recovery. Meanwhile all our neighbouring countries are getting production subsidies. How do they expect us to stay solvent?

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

a month ago

@AnnaLongthorp From frying pan to fire. All they talk about is levelling up and taxing wealth (already taxed!!).

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

2 months ago

@earthFgardener @Kitingbikinguk @TWBFarms TWB Farms are a fantastic example of practices which sequester Carbon, improve soils, provide biodiversity, etc.

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

2 months ago

@AiringViews @AnnaLongthorp British dairy cows ARE NOT injected with hormones. Buy British.

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2 months ago

@duffy1972 Tax take always works smoother if there's some cash available to pay the tax. Doesn't work so well for illiquid things.

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

2 months ago

@PlantBasedNews 25kg for 1kg of beef??? Most of that must be the water in the grass. You've to make sure you're comparing eggs with eggs (i.e. do it on a dry matter basis).

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

3 months ago

@loosecollie Size isn't everything. You need quality. Most of their herd will be Bos Indicus (Brahman), for tick and insect resistance. Eating quality isn't as good as Bos Taurus. Google it.

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

3 months ago

@loosecollie Still think of British Strawberries at Wimbledon week. Hasn't Dyson started growing them?

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Steve Ridsdale @steveridsda

3 months ago

@AnnaLongthorp @goustocooking RT could work harder at promoting the brand, they could morph into a producer group, they could help us with pricing the brand (that the retailers say they want). Most farmers are members. They're not working for us. Conclusion. RT work for the BRC.