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How many hours/week do farmers actually work?
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<blockquote data-quote="IANTO" data-source="post: 65119" data-attributes="member: 942"><p>I am in a similar position to you, except the land is rented out, and I have no livestock of my own.</p><p> </p><p>The farm was inherited by my mother, and had been neglected for 35+ years. Winter it is trying to lay or coppice neglected hedges, and replanting gaps.</p><p> </p><p>In this area, hedges are on top of a Hedge-bank, which originally vertical is now 45 degrees, due to rabbit activity. I use the JCB to bring them back to vertical, and then try and replace the stone facing, where it has collapsed. I gain an extra yard around most fields, before it is fenced.</p><p> </p><p>The rest of the year, is trying to sort out collapsed drains etc.</p><p> </p><p>I am self-employed and work whatever hours I need. I sleep less than 5 hours a night on average (to bed at 2 or 3AM and up at 7.30), as this appears is all I need. I regularly put a 60 hour week, without counting work on the farm, which I consider a "hobby", as it allows me to switch off from Accounts. Figures, and Legal Documents etc., which dealing with earns me a living, and enables Farm Rent and SFP to be ploughed back in to improving the land.</p><p> </p><p>The last time I and my wife went away together for more than 7 days, was my Honeymoon 18 years ago if I remember correctly. (But don't hold me to that.) I am useless at remembering Birthdays and Anniversaries. To be honest I cannot remember the date I was married. I know it was in September, but what day or year is as far as I am concerned, of no consequence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IANTO, post: 65119, member: 942"] I am in a similar position to you, except the land is rented out, and I have no livestock of my own. The farm was inherited by my mother, and had been neglected for 35+ years. Winter it is trying to lay or coppice neglected hedges, and replanting gaps. In this area, hedges are on top of a Hedge-bank, which originally vertical is now 45 degrees, due to rabbit activity. I use the JCB to bring them back to vertical, and then try and replace the stone facing, where it has collapsed. I gain an extra yard around most fields, before it is fenced. The rest of the year, is trying to sort out collapsed drains etc. I am self-employed and work whatever hours I need. I sleep less than 5 hours a night on average (to bed at 2 or 3AM and up at 7.30), as this appears is all I need. I regularly put a 60 hour week, without counting work on the farm, which I consider a "hobby", as it allows me to switch off from Accounts. Figures, and Legal Documents etc., which dealing with earns me a living, and enables Farm Rent and SFP to be ploughed back in to improving the land. The last time I and my wife went away together for more than 7 days, was my Honeymoon 18 years ago if I remember correctly. (But don't hold me to that.) I am useless at remembering Birthdays and Anniversaries. To be honest I cannot remember the date I was married. I know it was in September, but what day or year is as far as I am concerned, of no consequence. [/QUOTE]
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