Scholsey
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- Herefordshire
Anyone else had this survey suggested to them? Having people on 50k+ jobs, funded by the government sending me surveys to fill in for free is starting to wear a bit thin.
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Anyone else had this survey suggested to them? Having people on 50k+ jobs, funded by the government sending me surveys to fill in for free is starting to wear a bit thin.
Leprino use these as their tracker FYI
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Farmer Keith
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- North Cumbria
How funny, I had an email off of the company that does our milk recording in January asking if I’d give up 2 hours a month to sit on a zoom group to help them develop a new portal. All well and good so i asked what remuneration there would be for my time… I’ve yet to hear back from them. Our time is for nothing yet if I need some help or advice it’s generally to pay for.
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Scholsey
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- Herefordshire
I think the whole world have got used to farmers being happy to work for nothing, it’s just what we do and what we are paid some of the time (i.e now) backs that up.
Farmer Keith
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- North Cumbria
My guess is said company found a group willing to work for nothing, we live in a world we’ve created for ourselves.
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- East Lancashire
It took me a long time to realise my time should be an expensive commodity. Definitely the most valuable thing I have!
Headless chicken
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- West Wales
Anyone else seen ollyblogs post about polish farmers being paid 60p a litre and retailing in shops at 85p. Is the middle just taking all the cream here?
- Location
- Co antrim
Ofcourse they are
Scholsey
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- Herefordshire
don’t think it’s the middle thats taking it, look at all the small/medium dairies that have gone pop the last few years.
Think Ukrainian milk is more expensive and guess that's driving polish prices up as they're exporting products there.
Stick milk at 60p a litre here, and watch output rocket.
What's keeping a lid on polish volumes? Environmental regs?
More to life
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- Somerset
Historically I think it was the cheapest milk in europe .
Jdunn55
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- Helston, cornwall
I'd bet Ukraine is more of the issue
I’m not sure it would with all the environmental regulations, especially here in Wales.
Farmer Keith
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- North Cumbria
60p pays for a lot of infrastructure, has it been over a sustained period of time though or is it a flash in the pan?
You need land too because of stocking rate limits.
The feed mills could easily supply you with more milk without increasing herd size. Would be pretty straightforward to increase output if the price was right.
Bit of an awkward one here in Wales,upto 6k litres stock at 2.2lsu/ha, 6-9k, 1.7lsu/ha, 9k+, 1.4 LSU/ha.
It’s all rather academic really, as milk isn’t going to hit 60ppl any time soon and with this weather £1/l isn’t enough!
Farmer Keith
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- North Cumbria
So the guys working off the back of a feed lorry have a significant problem? You really need to take those ha in house and grow your own feed to overcome the stocking rate issue?Bit of an awkward one here in Wales,upto 6k litres stock at 2.2lsu/ha, 6-9k, 1.7lsu/ha, 9k+, 1.4 LSU/ha.
It’s all rather academic really, as milk isn’t going to hit 60ppl any time soon and with this weather £1/l isn’t enough!
Time will tell, at the moment it’s hard enough growing grass!