Farmer protests - revolt

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We had some posts about protests in France and (IIRC, Belgium?) but it seems to be a larger European phenomenon so probably deserves a dedicated thread...

 

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French farmer union begs Macron not to forget the ‘hicks’ during G20 visit to Rio

Discontent in the sector could take a turn for the worse if the deal with the Latin American trade bloc sees the day.

www.politico.eu

 

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You will probably have to translate this to read it.

How the FNSEA is fighting to remain the leading agricultural union​

« Unlike some, our goal is not to starve people, it's to feed them. We are not going to block France. But promises must be kept. » After calling on his farmer members to mobilize from next Monday to oppose Mercosur in particular, the president of the FNSEA, Arnaud Rousseau, promises: even if the months follow one another on the front of the agricultural malaise, they will not be alike on the front of the demonstrations. At least initially.

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Comment la FNSEA se bat pour rester le premier syndicat agricole

L’organisation lance un appel à de nouvelles mobilisations à partir de ce lundi. L’enjeu : canaliser la colère paysanne et rassurer sur sa capacité à tenir ses troupes, alors que la concurrence s’aiguise avec la Coordination rurale et de la Confédération paysanne.

www.lefigaro.fr

 

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Farmers' protest heads to Westminster as inheritance tax anger grows

Starmer's farmer-alarmer in the Budget could crystalise anger over ministers’ perceived ignorance about agricultural life.

www.bbc.com

 

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Big changes in the 2024 Budget have led to real anger on UK family farms. What's going on?​

Nov 6, 2024

In last week's Budget, the new Labour Government introduced revised tax rates for Inheritance Tax. From April 2026, the 100% Agricultural Property relief will only be on the first £1,000,000, after that the rate will be 20%. This video explains why this is going to be so damaging to UK family farms.


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Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@harrysfarmvids

 

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The Attack on Farmers Is a Symptom of a Corrupt Banking and Money System.​

Nov 20, 2024 #farmerprotest #tax #government


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Hey @rblong2us - what are you hearing locally about any protests over there? Did the protest suggested in the tweet in the OP actually materialize?

 

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Yes
really big turnout of country folk, who flooded Whitehall and the area around Downing Street on Tuesday.
Jeremy Clarkson ( headline speaker ) was a bit of a wet rag but he was apparently struggling with covid like man flu.

The farming community finally start to see that the gov doesnt like them but still generally unable to see that their way of life is totally under threat from WEF type thinking ie rewilding rather than food production and massive tarrifs on nitrates etc.
They arent yet ready to protest the whole big picture threat, just worried that its not possible to pass on a family farm without selling off a chunk of it and who would buy it anyway ?
Ironically, the price of land ( avg £10 000 an acre) is substantially held up because of the IHT break on family farms . Most wealthy folk see an easy way to transfer wealth to the next generation and have effectively bit up prices by buying farms . Theres no way a youngster could borrow to buy a farm and make it pay, so its all messed up.
Average age of a UK farmer is over 60 and rising ........

 

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Video: British Farmers Block Ferry Ports to Protest Government Budget

Farmers across the UK are angrily speaking out against the proposed Labour Government budget which they say is the latest blow to their way of life a...

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@rblong2us - is there a consumer revolt brewing over there?



The comments/replies to that post hint at some issue with big dairy using some Bill Gates favored additive to reduce cow methane or something like that. It's not exactly clear to me what the issue is.

 

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No consumer revolt in Blighty as far as I am aware .
But I am not very in touch with what uk consumers are doing and thinking.
I shop in the evening when there’s no traffic and am simply grateful / relieved that everything I need is still available .

 

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The owner of Danish butter brand Lurpak has defended its recently-announced trial to add a methane-suppressing supplement into cow feed as calls to boycott the brand continue.

Arla Foods, which owns the UK’s biggest dairy co-operative, announced the initiative aimed at tackling climate-heating methane emissions produced by cows during digestion.

The firm is working alongside Morrisons, Aldi and Tesco on the project, which will trial the use of feed additive Bovaer across 30 British farms.

Research suggests the supplement can reduce methane emissions from cows’ digestion by an average of 27%, but questions remain over such additives’ long-term effectiveness and impact on animal health and welfare.

Swathes of British shoppers on Friday joined an online storm calling for a boycott of Arla brands, especially Lurpak, with several accusing it of going “woke”.
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Lurpak owner defends methane-cutting feed supplement trial amid boycott calls

The owner of the Danish butter brand announced a trial aimed at tackling climate-heating methane emissions produced by cows during digestion.

uk.news.yahoo.com