it needs to be as long as you feel it needs to be everyone has different ideas of what they want out of the job, mine is to know I can put food on the table enjoy what I'm doing be able to afford the nice things in life and not be running round like a silly bugger 18 hrs aday.So how long should a decent working week be for a dairyman? I know I'm way over it at the minute but I'm not doing it forever.
50 hours would be niceSo how long should a decent working week be for a dairyman? I know I'm way over it at the minute but I'm not doing it forever.
38hrs and 28 days paid holiday would be better!!!!!50 hours would be nice
50 hours would be nice
I don't know what hours I'm doing, more than 50 for sure, maybe manage 50 when cow's go outIs that what you're achieving now or is that an aim?
Too boring38hrs and 28 days paid holiday would be better!!!!!
Oh sorry thats only for lazy people
I don't know what hours I'm doing, more than 50 for sure, maybe manage 50 when cow's go out
Oh on the contrary, now on my hols. New York New York.@Zippy768 you must be on the go 24/7 looking at your posting time, big hitter
What is being counted as working hours here? All householders are required to carry out maintenance of their property and land and vehicles whether that's a tiny box with a forecourt and an old banger or a private mansion with a few acres of garden and a few cars. That is generally carried out outside of their salaried 39 hour week. Same applies to the paperwork. As it does with any self employed person. Farming (unless as an employee), is a lifestyle choice and having the benefit of acres of land at your disposal comes at a high maintenance and time cost.
Counting every hour of property maintenance and paperwork as working hours would mean most people outside of farming also work excessive hours.
One issue with farming seems to be the split shift aspect. Having free time between tasks tends to be used for the maintenance and so gets counted as the working day.
Yes. I got a nice chemical burn on the top of my foot from one grain of caustic going down my boot. Took off boot and emptied but it was stuck in my sock. Hate to think what it would do if you got a grain in the eye. I think water makes it react
Must be hell if get a lot of cows calving night time specially 1am bet that mess sleep pattern upWe're up at 3.45 but done finished milking by 5 normally but in summer most nights I'm not back home till 9/10 running from farm to farm silaging,muck,fert doing 4cuts a year.we do everything bar chopping and trailers,and 1 lot of pumping through the winter!next thing I wanna do is my own scanning,I have Saturday afternoon off and the odd afternoon off when we're not busy me dad has the same but Sunday afternoon.i love it Nothing more satisfying than seeing good crops and a good job done!
No not to bad it's only a rare when that happens,unfortunately now in this game you just Gota do the extreme to make a decent profit! I love it had other jobs and this is the most rewarding!Must be hell if get a lot of cows calving night time specially 1am bet that mess sleep pattern up
do you have a significant other and how do you have time to spend your decent profit?No not to bad it's only a rare when that happens,unfortunately now in this game you just Gota do the extreme to make a decent profit! I love it had other jobs and this is the most rewarding!
Yeah quiet simple give her job on the farm too She worked for that big co op that you either love or hate She couldn't stand the bad management and them wasting farmers moneydo you have a significant other and how do you have time to spend your decent profit?
not sure if I could do the same. I wouldn't be able to live up to my forum name !
My uncle farm come winter work done 6pm sometimes later thoughNo not to bad it's only a rare when that happens,unfortunately now in this game you just Gota do the extreme to make a decent profit! I love it had other jobs and this is the most rewarding!