Perhaps if it can grow potatoes etc for rent. But for combineable land there may we’ll be profit there but he needs to think about the bigger picture. Think about return capital.
400 acres, 40 miles away.
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Lexion1000
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This is why it is not such an easy decision for me, it’s very good land and if farmed well it is sure to profitable. The business I’m part of has 3 families to take care of so while the current 3000 acres is a lot it’s not as though more income would be unwelcome and how often do these opportunities pop up?!
The answer? Not often!! Please see my previous post
- Location
- Ashbourne, Derbyshire
I think your local circumstances are biasing your opinion thats not the case everywhere, for instance around me there are only 4 (inc myself) contract farming, unfortunately, as unlike your area, not much around here are CFA's
Apologies if that comes across patronising, it's not meant to be
Apologies if that comes across patronising, it's not meant to be
I’d better throw the net out then!
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
you lose
Goweresque
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- Location
- North Wilts
If its a CFA, then that adds another layer of complexity to the decision - namely that business and friendship rarely mix well..................incidentally, the reason the last contractor left/was binned might be relevant here as well.
- Location
- Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Suffolk to Derby is more than 40 miles!
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Land 40 miles south of me is a week earlier for all operations
Being no till helps a lot
One crop would be easy to decide
I have land spread 28 miles apart in half of years some land work can be done when we cannot move at home
It has also allowed me not to do jobs when it is too wet
We have farmed the land away since grand father retired
As a youngster moving a 10 ft combine header attached cushion in the tank acting as spotter for cars behind was the first road trip in the 1960s
Learning the logistics from a young age makes it more manageable some farms cannot cope with a field in the next parish
Being no till helps a lot
One crop would be easy to decide
I have land spread 28 miles apart in half of years some land work can be done when we cannot move at home
It has also allowed me not to do jobs when it is too wet
We have farmed the land away since grand father retired
As a youngster moving a 10 ft combine header attached cushion in the tank acting as spotter for cars behind was the first road trip in the 1960s
Learning the logistics from a young age makes it more manageable some farms cannot cope with a field in the next parish
We farm 300 acres 70 miles from where I'm sat, everything there, simple rotation.
Furthest we go in a tractor is about three miles, travel at night and accommodation there. Spray days need choosing in advance, and breakdowns can't happen!
Financially it's madness, but then again so was the cfa that existed there before.
Furthest we go in a tractor is about three miles, travel at night and accommodation there. Spray days need choosing in advance, and breakdowns can't happen!
Financially it's madness, but then again so was the cfa that existed there before.
michael N123
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You’d soon get sick of a 80mile round trip in a tractor
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Is the op called Dyson...
You’ve definitely answered your own question - 3000 acres and 3 families? It may well need to be double that in 10 years time - use your friend’s as a staging post for future business expansion and build critical mass over there - push on!!!
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Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
I know of numerous farmers traveling double that for half the ground and paying a rent that I can’t make work under any circumstances. Why do they do it?
What profit will you make in real terms from the CFA?
I'll second thatShould have added if it’s anywhere near me and you don’t want it let me know
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4course
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- Location
- north yorks
Looking forward its pretty obvious that if farming is your business and you and followers want to continue land is going to be farmed by less and less numbers of active farmers. So if your in a position to take on good land in a reasonable sized block which as 400 acres is cant see why not its just management? planning. An hour in a vehicle is less than most folks commute.
- Location
- West Suffolk
What about security over there? Not nice to get there and find someone has borrowed something without asking!
Like many things, asking on here doesn’t really help. Deep down you know the answer.
Like many things, asking on here doesn’t really help. Deep down you know the answer.