"We aint gonna pay no toll"its time we all tore up our "swindle" sheets.
remember that line from convoy?
kick assurance down the pan
"We aint gonna pay no toll"its time we all tore up our "swindle" sheets.
remember that line from convoy?
kick assurance down the pan
you would hope so but it seems to be one rule for us and a different bugger for everyone elseIt won't happen. If 3 Sisters can pick chicken meat off the floor and re use it whilst still having the RT logo on their products then we should be ok using any straw for bedding the floor...
If you baled your own you would get £65 ton most yearsStraw in all its forms is a p.i.t.a. - chopped its causes issues with slugs and drilling, rowed you cant get on with liming of sludge spreading or OSR drilling, baled they are in the way waiting to be collected, stacked in a gateway for export and get set alight!
In Kent the going rate is a dizzy 1 pence per kilogram (£10/t), to get a crop of wheat to yield 2t/acre of baled straw its probably going to be 4t/acre of wheat. Income for farmer £20/acre of straw (if they get paid) + £500+/acre of wheat sales. Cant be too difficult to understand an arable farmers way of thinking on the matter?
Livestock farmer friend/neighbour of mine left a voicemail this morning saying that barley straw is being quoted at £150/t delivered mid Cornwall, most merchants are reluctant to take orders for late on in the season. Will be a serious situation this winter. Not only was a difficult harvest had by many in August, September was worse which is unusual, many Dairy animals now being housed. Its been a perfect storm for straw this Summer/Autumn on the back of empty sheds from last winter.
Even if you sell the cattle I don't think you will be able to take a break.... you will still be drilling/spraying this winter!!!!!!!If that's what straw is making in Cornwall think I need to sell my cattle this winter, sell the straws s enjoy the break
Even if you sell the cattle I don't think you will be able to take a break.... you will still be drilling/spraying this winter!!!!!!!
I take it from that that you are also struggling to get crops in. If it's difficult your way it's nigh on impossible here. Only 60 acres of cereals drilled so far Still know of cereals to cut and straw to bale within immediate area.
Straw in all its forms is a p.i.t.a. - chopped its causes issues with slugs and drilling, rowed you cant get on with liming of sludge spreading or OSR drilling, baled they are in the way waiting to be collected, stacked in a gateway for export and get set alight!
In Kent the going rate is a dizzy 1 pence per kilogram (£10/t), to get a crop of wheat to yield 2t/acre of baled straw its probably going to be 4t/acre of wheat. Income for farmer £20/acre of straw (if they get paid) + £500+/acre of wheat sales. Cant be too difficult to understand an arable farmers way of thinking on the matter?
Livestock farmer friend/neighbour of mine left a voicemail this morning saying that barley straw is being quoted at £150/t delivered mid Cornwall, most merchants are reluctant to take orders for late on in the season. Will be a serious situation this winter. Not only was a difficult harvest had by many in August, September was worse which is unusual, many Dairy animals now being housed. Its been a perfect storm for straw this Summer/Autumn on the back of empty sheds from last winter.
I take it from that that you are also struggling to get crops in. If it's difficult your way it's nigh on impossible here. Only 60 acres of cereals drilled so far Still know of cereals to cut and straw to bale within immediate area.
what about little bales hard work but double your money currently selling 15kg at£3 each or 2.50 each for 4 someone on here said straw is worth as much as grain its not far off, taken with the grain certainly lifts output/acre just dont have the shed space or labour or time to do more, of all the ways to increase output its easier than trying to cut corners/costs im thinkingIf you baled your own you would get £65 ton most years
£10/t?Straw in all its forms is a p.i.t.a. - chopped its causes issues with slugs and drilling, rowed you cant get on with liming of sludge spreading or OSR drilling, baled they are in the way waiting to be collected, stacked in a gateway for export and get set alight!
In Kent the going rate is a dizzy 1 pence per kilogram (£10/t), to get a crop of wheat to yield 2t/acre of baled straw its probably going to be 4t/acre of wheat. Income for farmer £20/acre of straw (if they get paid) + £500+/acre of wheat sales. Cant be too difficult to understand an arable farmers way of thinking on the matter?
Are you ever at home farming, as you seem to know exactly what vehicles are going up and down the motorway all day.And still load after load of straw keep on coming to the Westcountry...
Seen 8/10 artic loads alone today on the M5/A303.
Might be. used to be that sort of money here before they built the power stations and kent is a long way from both the power station and the livestock.£10/t?
Surely not?
kent is closest to export marketMight be. used to be that sort of money here before they built the power stations and kent is a long way from both the power station and the livestock.
Are you ever at home farming, as you seem to know exactly what vehicles are going up and down the motorway all day.
what about little bales hard work but double your money currently selling 15kg at£3 each or 2.50 each for 4 someone on here said straw is worth as much as grain its not far off, taken with the grain certainly lifts output/acre just dont have the shed space or labour or time to do more, of all the ways to increase output its easier than trying to cut corners/costs im thinking