rpa

I found this entertaining web site a few weeks ago and promptly lost it. Read on for a very funny take on British Agriculture. Naturally this is all fictional, as the Rural Payments Agency doesn't do a lot of paying these days.

Cheeky Farang

Dear Secretary of State for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs,

My brother-in-law who lives in rural England is into farming, he informed me he has just received a cheque for £3,000 from the Rural Payments Agency for not rearing pigs last year.

I now want to join the "not rearing pigs" business, and in your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to rear pigs on, and which is the best breed of pigs not to rear? I want to be sure I approach this endeavour in keeping with all government policies dictated by the EU under the Common Agriculture Policy.

I would prefer not to rear bacon pigs, but if this is not the type you want not rearing, I will just as gladly not rear porkers. Are there any advantages in not rearing rare breeds such as Saddlebacks or Gloucester Old Spots etc, or are there too many people already not rearing these?

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