> On 4 May, 09:29, Me
tiscali.co.uk> wrote:>>> On 3 May, 11:21, %%ste...@
malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
>>>> Doug
riseup.net> wrote:>>>>> On 1 May, 12:55, %%ste...@
malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
>>>>>> Doug
riseup.net> wrote:>>>>>>> On 30 Apr, 08:57, Adrian
gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>>>> Doug
riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
>>>>>>>> saying:>>
>>>>>>>>> In case you hadn't noticed yet, one time set-aside is now being given
>>>>>>>>> over to food crops, to the detriment of habitats.
>>
>>>>>>>> Is that a good or a bad thing?
>>
>>>>>>> Given the amount of land wasted on biofuel crops, definitely a bad
>>>>>>> thing for habitats. Also, a great deal of land is also wasted on
>>>>>>> polluting farm animals.
>>
>>>>>> Set aside is farmed land which has been set aside from production. Hence
>>>>>> the name. Bringing it back into production is both possible and simply a
>>>>>> return to earlier farming practices. It is not "a bad thing for
>>>>>> habitats", since the land never was a nature reserve nor yet a theme
>>>>>> park for the townies.
>>
>>>>> But if left long enough, as it has been, set-aside starts to become a
>>>>> habitat.
>>
>>>> So you don't know what saet-aside land is. Why not just admit that
>>>> you're ignorant?
>>
>>> Why don't you just admit that you can't face up to this aggrofuel
>>> problem and merely waffle instead?
>>
>> Why don't *you* admit that you know nothing about farming? "set-aside
>> starts to become habitiat". No. Most set-aside is varied from year to
>> year so that fields don't become "stale". And quite often a set-aside
>> field will be sprayed with Roundup to prevent anything growing.
>
> Just shows how little you and others here know about set-aside. You
> just don't care about openly displaying your appalling ignorance do
> you.
>
>
http://www.ukagriculture.com/crops/setaside.cfm
>
> "There are very strict rules in place that govern the use of set-
My sister and her husband are farmers. True, the rules have changed, but
good management still requires an annual move. Otherwise its either
weeds or Roundup. And weeds = more herbicide anyway. Far better to farm
it, but when you make a loss......
