'Nocton resident Deborah Wilson, said the 1,619 comments listed so far by the district council were just the tip of the iceberg. "Opposition to this is phenomenal," she said.'
Thousands oppose Lincs 'super dairy'
'OVER 66,000 people have signed a petition opposing Nocton Dairies’ plans for a 3,770-cow dairy unit in Lincolnshire.'
Avalanche of objections to Lincolnshire super dairy
Lincs FM Programme
The edited programme last night was disappointing. A number of issues clearly hit the 'cutting room' floor e.g. the potential business partnership with Mr Robert Beck and Nocton Fen Farms Ltd (which drew a gasp from the audience).
This was a shame. Fortunately, a colleague was taking shorthand notes of the whole event and so there is a full transcript of everything that was said, just in case some of this needs to be resurrected in the future.
I did like Alan Robson's closing statement though, that there are 'alot against this proposal' and 'very few for it'.
Having just finished analysing the submissions to North Kesteven District Council, so far I can report there are:
- Support - 2
- Neutral - 4
- Object - 1,641
Even the statement the 'vast majority' is insufficient to describe the opposition to this intensive dairy factory!
So is there an alternative one asks?
Well yes there is... and it was eloquently highlighted by Peter Lundgren, one of the panelists on Wednesday evening... a dual purpose beef and dairy model that the British public would love.
Organic industry launches £2m marketing drive
'THE organic industry is launching a high profile three-year campaign highlighting the benefits of organic food and aiming to increase consumer demand cross the UK.'
Britain 6th in European Organic consumption table
'When it comes to buying organic, our European counterparts are far more aware of the benefits of organic than we are here in the UK according to a new report.'
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