Newsbot Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Farmers on the Isle of Man may get more than a 300% increase in support if they convert to organic farming. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/8014019.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tugger Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 This is great news - I won't be happy until I hand my earnings over to these sponging bastards (via the other sponging bastards in government who support them) in their entirety. If it's such a good idea, they should do it off their own bat. Fuck's sake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 should read, buyers of organic food will get a price cut in store u mean!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Farmers on the Isle of Man may get more than a 300% increase in support if they convert to organic farming. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/8014019.stm I presume that's imported organic milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcheck Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Yet more hand outs, How come i dont get anything for changing the way i run my business? Farmers are always quick to blame the supermarkets for the price we pay for meat products, although the local butchers dont seem to far behind in price. Will this money help to make the organic products cheaper for the consumer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnquayleiom Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Yet more hand outs, How come i dont get anything for changing the way i run my business? Farmers are always quick to blame the supermarkets for the price we pay for meat products, although the local butchers dont seem to far behind in price. Will this money help to make the organic products cheaper for the consumer? Organic sales are holding up well despite the recession with products such as organic milk selling especially well," said Mr Gawne. I can only assume organic milk sales are staying up because they are actually 10p cheaper per litre than local milk. Also where is all the organic meat? Who actually sells it? personally I think Mr Gawne is talking out of his backside - obviously the organi lobby has got to him, just like the FOFS gang got to him years ago. (Arson etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triskelion Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Will this money help to make the organic products cheaper for the consumer? Why should low cost be the over-riding objective? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnquayleiom Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Will this money help to make the organic products cheaper for the consumer? Why should low cost be the over-riding objective? Organic schmanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 What cannot be sold locally, cos its too expensive, will be dumped for buttons on the scousers, acruing vast export subsidies from the Manx public purse------its such a wheeze, even if they dont buy it, they still pay! This just in " Scousers say, thanks for all the cheap food!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhoon Boy Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 personally I think Mr Gawne is talking out of his backside - obviously the organi lobby has got to him, just like the FOFS gang got to him years ago. (Arson etc) Wasn't that FSFO ?? Seems they're finally getting the message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcheck Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Will this money help to make the organic products cheaper for the consumer? Why should low cost be the over-riding objective? If the farmers get financial support from the taxpayer who should benefit? The farmers, financial support and proffits? The consumer, pay taxes and pay farmers proffits? Seems a bit one sided to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triskelion Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 If the farmers get financial support from the taxpayer who should benefit? The farmers, financial support and proffits? The consumer, pay taxes and pay farmers proffits? Seems a bit one sided to me. Why do you think you will only benefit if prices reduce? Seems very narrow minded to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcheck Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 If the farmers get financial support from the taxpayer who should benefit? The farmers, financial support and proffits? The consumer, pay taxes and pay farmers proffits? Seems a bit one sided to me. Why do you think you will only benefit if prices reduce? Seems very narrow minded to me. Yes asking who gets the benefit is probaly the wrong question, what i should be asking is how is this fair for the consumer?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebrof Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 They are to get £1,000 instead of £300. Hardly worth all the spleen. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollag Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I too would like a £1000 if its not important, im sure others also would like paying for running an uneconomic business. Is this trully capitalism and the free market economy in action? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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