Standing Wheat straw now well over £200/acre in the SW

Steevo · Jul 24, 2018

MrNoo said:
http://www.voycepullin.co.uk/salesandmarkets/documents/24thJuly18HuckStrawSalev1_001.pdf

That's a late sale. Hope it goes well. The Meysey Hampton sale did well a couple of weeks back. Be interested to hear how your prices compare.

I think they'd do well to have one big straw sale for numerous farms together rather than lots of little ones.....but what do I know!

PSQ · Jul 24, 2018

Iben said:
I think he was referring to your hypocrisy by being scathing about straw burners being immoral in a year like this, and farmers should be baling everything to help out the struggling livestock farmers.

Only to find out you are selling to the very market you were criticising!

You are, of course entitled to your opinions.

Correct on all counts!

The biomass market has set a price for straw, which means the days of subsidised Zombie arable farmers stupidly giving away their straw to their subsidised Zombie livestock farming counterparts for peanuts is hopefully over.

fudge · Jul 24, 2018

PSQ said:
Correct on all counts!

The biomass market has set a price for straw, which means the days of subsidised Zombie arable farmers stupidly giving away their straw to their subsidised Zombie livestock farming counterparts for peanuts is hopefully over.

So you think the AD and biomass are a good use of public funds? Typical Tory Halfwit.

Warnesworth · Jul 24, 2018

With all this talk of people selling straw I thought I would link to our 'Straw Cost Calculator', so you can work out just how much soil fertility you are giving away....

You can find it here, after you've given us your name and email!

PSQ · Jul 24, 2018

fudge said:
So you think the AD and biomass are a good use of public funds? Typical Tory Halfwit.

Hey! You're the guy selling straw to a power station!

Fudge, I dont think the irony of you're wee rant about "the good use of public funds" will be lost on anyone, at least not while the public are still prepared to subsidise your apparent 'not for profit' yokel lifestyle

fudge · Jul 24, 2018

PSQ said:
Hey! You're the guy selling straw to a power station!

Fudge, I dont think the irony of you're wee rant about "the good use of public funds" will be lost on anyone, at least not while the public are still prepared to subsidise your apparent 'not for profit' yokel lifestyle

I am very grateful to the tax payer. Obviously I do make a profit.

John Slejpner · Jul 24, 2018

Chatted to my neighbour last night - apparently the only two nut-jobs in Bedfordshire not cashing in on the £13 a hesston bonanza are us.
Also yesterday I was offered £7 a bale 8*3*3 just to rub in how daft are straw prices

fudge · Jul 24, 2018

John Slejpner said:
Chatted to my neighbour last night - apparently the only two nut-jobs in Bedfordshire not cashing in on the £13 a hesston bonanza are us.
Also yesterday I was offered £7 a bale 8*3*3 just to rub in how daft are straw prices

TBF you are probably right not to. It’s hardly a bonanza at the side of the ethanol fueled feed wheat price

Brisel · Jul 24, 2018

fudge said:
Of course I am quite wealthy.

Please answer this question before you continue harping on about subsidised renewables;

Brisel said:
Yes, it may well be a subsidised market for renewables.

Do you receive BPS or any stewardship money?

fudge · Jul 24, 2018

I have already answered it. As someone of wealth I receive the subsidies you refer to. What difference does that make? If I benefit from a system do I have to agree with the warped logic that underpins. it? Indeed if I didn’t make the most of my own resources I would be letting down my family. Which I regard as a far greater crime than offending a few Tory halfwits on here.

warksfarmer · Jul 24, 2018

Iben said:
I think he was referring to your hypocrisy by being scathing about straw burners being immoral in a year like this, and farmers should be baling everything to help out the struggling livestock farmers.

Only to find out you are selling to the very market you were criticising!

You are, of course entitled to your opinions.

He’s a wind up merchant as nobody can possibly be that stupid.

Hilly · Jul 24, 2018

I think us livestock farmers need to forget about bedding straw for ever, look to slats long term , straw is not a byproduct that is hard to shift anymore, Just use what you need for feeding and find alternatives for bedding.

DRC · Jul 24, 2018

Hilly said:
I think us livestock farmers need to forget about bedding straw for ever, look to slats long term , straw is not a byproduct that is hard to shift anymore, Just use what you need for feeding and find alternatives for bedding.

If enough people use alternatives like sawdust, you can bet your bottom dollar that’ll go up in price.

Henarar · Jul 24, 2018

silverfox said:
If enough people use alternatives like sawdust, you can bet your bottom dollar that’ll go up in price.

the same could be said for slats or cubicles etc if everyone starts buying them

Hilly · Jul 24, 2018

silverfox said:
If enough people use alternatives like sawdust, you can bet your bottom dollar that’ll go up in price.

Already has id say, cubical s and or slats has to be the smart long term investment.

Hilly · Jul 24, 2018

Henarar said:
the same could be said for slats or cubicles etc if everyone starts buying them

You only buy them once tho straw and sawdust etc you buy for the rest of your time farming cattle and sheep.

ollie989898 · Jul 24, 2018

fudge said:
So you think the AD and biomass are a good use of public funds? Typical Tory Halfwit.

Hold on, lets clarify that, do you think giving public money to otherwise loss making agricultural businesses is a good use of public funds?

Henarar · Jul 24, 2018

Hilly said:
You only buy them once tho straw and sawdust etc you buy for the rest of your time farming cattle and sheep.

yea but straw is not a dead loss once its shat on, it has some value to us same as it does the corn grower, not to sure about sawdust

ollie989898 · Jul 24, 2018

silverfox said:
If enough people use alternatives like sawdust, you can bet your bottom dollar that’ll go up in price.

The main beauty of slats/cubicles etc is that the total volume of bedding material used is hugely reduced. An artic load of sawdust goes a long, long, way.

Henarar · Jul 24, 2018

ollie989898 said:
The main beauty of slats/cubicles etc is that the total volume of bedding material used is hugely reduced. An artic load of sawdust goes a long, long, way.

the drawback CAN be that you end up with slurry not FYM

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