Sir, In both directions simultaneously last weekend, hundreds of tons of silage were trailed for miles along the B4328 Whitland to Tavernspite road by two rival convoys of huge tractors and trailers. I can think of nothing more ludicrous - although I did ponder gleefully on the exasperation of the drivers of the empty tractors being held up by the loaded tractors' grinding ponderously slowly up hill and never mind the rest of us unable to overtake two tractors together. But we don't matter. Red diesel oil is not, perhaps, particularly precious to tractor owners, unlike the heavily-taxed road fuels used by the rest of us, but think of the harm being done to the environment, belching out CO2 and decibels in abundance, hastening global warming and congesting the roads. Don't farmers care? Many of them have, in recent years, bought odd pockets of land all over the place where small farms have gone out of business (and there wasn't much carting of hay on public roads when they were in business). But why nowadays don't farmers talk to one- another to swap distant grass for near grass to reduce their silage mileage? The resulting reduction in tractor road mileage will save hundreds of pounds haulage costs, the roads will be released for genuine travellers and life will become so much easier and more pleasant for everyone. And the globe will stay cooler longer. Anyone listening? We'll see what happens next year.
Don Bedford, Whitland.