True, but again that decision lies primarily with MAFF. I also read that
due to EU quota evaluations (or something like that) there was a lot of
'illegal' movement of animals around the country at the time to bump up
headcounts on farms which helped to spread the virus.
I think this whole crisis will result in a complete re-evaluation of
farming in the UK. Currently it appears to have higher clout than Tourism,
when in fact, Tourism provides a far more significant income. This was a
financial crisis and as such it should be looked at in a wholey financial
way. In which Farmers 0 Tourism 100.
An interesting side-note on subsidies is the World Trade Organisations
take on these. I think they are taking the stance that these are
effectively illegal. I think Argentina is particularly unhappy, because in
principal they would be able to compete in the Beef trade if it wasn't for
the subsidies. We shall see where this all goes.
Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Putterill [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 25 April 2001 11:43
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Man contracts Foot And Mouth Disease!
I agree with much of what was said but the continuing will they/won't they
about vaccination has been really unhelpful, and the failure to ban
livestock movements for 4 days after the first confirmed outbreak was
unforgivable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 11:00 AM
Subject: RE: Man contracts Foot And Mouth Disease!
> I would disagree here. The government has specifically listened to the
> farmers which I think is where they whent wrong.
>
> Hind sight is a wonderful thing, but FMD could easily have been
> erradicated with mass vacciniation programmes. The larger farms did not
> want this as this would destroy their export market of around �600Million
> a year (figure is incorrect but around that level).
>
> You also have to consider that farmers get market value compensation for
> any animals destroyed so there are some elements that were happy to have
> their animals destroyed (Farming is not as financially rewarding as it
> used to be and many farms were close to the brink of financial collapse).
>
> So the government let the MAFF (which mainly represents large farms)
> decide the course of action. To blame the governement (and I can't see
how
> you could blame any government when it handed the handling of this
> emergency) is a bit of a poor excuse.
>
> There are many issues here. Farming is a government subsidised industry.
> Through taxation, each person in the UK subsidises the farm industry
> indirectly. While this is still the case and the true cost of farm
produce
> is not reflected then this will always be a problem.
>
> I am sure that had the UK declared that we will not destroy any animals,
> but innoculate, and there will be no compensation (why should there be?)
> then you would have had stronger support from the MAFF for this idea.
>
> You should also ask why farmers had no insurance against this type of
> thing? Because in such an event they would be compensated.
>
> What this obscures is that the UK gets far more income from Tourism than
> farming. This crisis has literally obliterated that income. This is far
> more significant.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Putterill [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 25 April 2001 10:01
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Man contracts Foot And Mouth Disease!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ang�l Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 8:46 PM
> Subject: RE: Man contracts Foot And Mouth Disease!
>
>
> > So what would you have done differently?
> >
> > -Gel
> > *wry smile*
>
> <climbs on soapbox>
> Talked to the Farmers! The current government we have seems to think that
> discussion is a sin of some type...
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >
> > Mind you the way the government has handled it is completely
incompetent
> as
> > usual...
> >
> >
> >
>
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