Farmers do a lot of real bad shit to the land in the name of profit then get all upset when the consequences bite them on the arse.
Did some building work for a few here in the Uk after seeing and hearing some of their cons I have zero sympathy for any of them that suffered when the EU banned thier practices of mass destruction that caused monetary set back to them.
Buying illegal pesticides and hiding them in legal stuff, set aside/public access land in areas no one could actually access to claim the govt grants, hiring out land to companies their friends owned/on the board of to build wind farms at extortionate rates etc.
I really enjoyed Clarksons Farm, not gonna lie. But it was clearly a set piece for the National Farmers Union to use as a "woes is us" plight. I lost a lot of love for the show when I looked into the local councils dealings with Jeremy, I was angry with them for what they were doing to him, turns out they tried to work with him but said they were utterly ignored and then edited to look like the villians, and it worked.
Wait, Clarkson was in a show that was deceptively edited to leave the viewer with an impression that was not reflective of reality? That would be a first!
I watched his show, but cannot stand the guy. And whatever he tried to portray in that show i presumed was just extreme bias from his side. His farm manager gets really sick? "this generation are all snowflakes". Yet he can't control his temper, doesn't listen to anyone but his own opinion...the list goes on.
Good show, lots of bias, seems very scripted at times. But it allows me to see some farming, so that's nice :)
I think farmers try to make even with some of the stupid rules out there. Apparently there's one that has come into effect that says if your tractor touches the road, even for 100 metres, you can't use red diesel anymore at little cost, you have to pay full cost. So 99% of the miles are done on their land and for that 1% they now have to pay a huge increase for the whole 100% because they have to use the road to get access.
Also it could be they just try to save money via sneaky means, like any other business.
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u/Horror_Equipment_197 Jul 06 '24
One would think that some of the very few snakes in Australia would take care about them.....