Harvest 2019

bankrupt

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EX17/20
adding up the cost of remedial cultivations to repair the damage by the straw crews and the loss of OM and K and straw needs to be a good price.
Being 80 miles or so West of you, Brisel, the numbers here usually stack up.

The most difficult thing always to remember here is to re-invest that portion of one's straw income necessary to replace the nutrients lost, rectify the damage, etc, etc (typically 50-60% here) and not to allow one's accountant to divert it all towards a new combine.

:D:D
 

Steevo

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Location
Gloucestershire
Wish we'd sold all the straw standing, this year.

Selling by the bale, or by the ton baled, with us still responsible for all the baling, has made this weather into a triple whammy instead of just the inevitable double (the combines and driers).

Well said! It's nice having sold standing straw to just be able to concentrate on the weather for getting the grain in. If it's due to rain that evening, or the next day the customer can clear it 10x quicker than I ever could.
 

Two Tone

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Mixed Farmer
Being 80 miles or so West of you, Brisel, the numbers here usually stack up.

The most difficult thing always to remember here is to re-invest that portion of one's straw income necessary to replace the nutrients lost, rectify the damage, etc, etc (typically 50-60% here) and not to allow one's accountant to divert it all towards a new combine.

:D:D
Blimey!
Who’s your accountant?

I’d like one like that.
Mine keeps telling me that doing things like using straw income to justify new equipment is “back of fag packet” accountancy!
 

Steevo

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Location
Gloucestershire
Being 80 miles or so West of you, Brisel, the numbers here usually stack up.

The most difficult thing always to remember here is to re-invest that portion of one's straw income necessary to replace the nutrients lost, rectify the damage, etc, etc (typically 50-60% here) and not to allow one's accountant to divert it all towards a new combine.

:D:D

Blame the accountant...!
 

Phil P

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Arable Farmer
Location
North West
Looks like it may be a nice day tomorrow do you think this straw will bale:facepalm:
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bankrupt

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Location
EX17/20
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SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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    Votes: 77 43.5%
  • Up to 25%

    Votes: 62 35.0%
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    Votes: 28 15.8%
  • 50-75%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 75-100%

    Votes: 3 1.7%
  • 100% I’ve had enough of farming!

    Votes: 4 2.3%

Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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