Badly Balanced Farming Policy

Chronicle (Levin), 20 May 1949, Page 5

Badly Balanced Farming Policy

Eeceived Thursdav, 7 p.m. LOXDOX, May 19. Addressing the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs at their annua. meeting in Edinburgh, Lord Lovat said that at present the countrv had a badi\ balanced agricultural policy. Because oi increasing population, the nation had to plan ahead and grow more food in orde> to survive but milk production was th, short term policy. "You may get vour clieque at the week-end, " he added, "but unless we are to turn vegetarian, vou and I are no: going to see a good joint of Scottish nieat in ten year's time. That is a ra ther disturbing state of alfairs. W.have gone over too mueh to dairving. ' '

Parmers now had the advantage of ! modern rpachinery and science. Farming ' was never an easy job but unquestion ably is had been simplified "We do run the risk," he said, "oi failing to realise that at the present time, in spite of its difiiculties, wre are living in the heyday of farming in thispostwar period. I think we are making a mistake if we think it is always going to be easy as at present. We are bols'tered up by subsidies and we are glad of tliem, but 1 don 't think that tnany of us really lilce them. "