stacking bps

st1979

Is that done away with now or if you lose a lease can you still stack

Hard Knocks

st1979 wrote: »

Is that done away with now or if you lose a lease can you still stack

Sadly it’s gone
You can lease out your entitlements

Water John

The question then arises as to what may be used as a reference year for the next round?

_Brian

Water John wrote: »

The question then arises as to what may be used as a reference year for the next round?

I see this mentioned from time to time, how would a new reference system work ?

Muckit

_Brian wrote: »

I see this mentioned from time to time, how would a new reference system work ?

Conspiracy theory: this is just a plan to keep us all from reducing numbers and keep us producing cheap beef for the factories!!

Grueller

Muckit wrote: »

Conspiracy theory: this is just a plan to keep us all from reducing numbers and keep us producing cheap beef for the factories!!

Not sure. There was a reference year for the BDGP scheme. You may be right but I would be wary of it. Those that have larger holdings have the loudest representation and a reference year would suit them.

Siamsa Sessions

There was 2 reference years for the Sheep Welfare Scheme that started a few years back too. But then that’s small fry compared to the amount of money that’d be involved if a new BPS was introduced that was linked to reference years.

As said above, those with the biggest BPS shout loudest and the biggest farm rep group always listen to them. I’m a member and the biggest complaint at meetings is usually any mention of flattening payments. God knows what’d happen if changing the entitlements/BPS was mentioned. Change may eventually come from Brussels but the big farming rep group here would probably fight it tooth and nail.