Dairy Farm For Sale

farmerdan7618 · Nov 21, 2020

sidjon said:
Still very few farms other markets.

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That one has been floating around on the market for years, little chance of expanding a grazing platform due to the large quarry nearby. Buildings are oversized really, will be a tough place to shift.

Land rented all over the place for silage and digestate.

jendan · Nov 21, 2020

sidjon said:
1200 acres

Ive just read some of the particulars.All rented on FBTs,at god knows how much rent.12 staff to be taken on.Currently locked down with TB.Looks like a fair number of population living nearby,no doubt all keen to complain about the stink and factory farmed 1300 cows housed 365 days /year.Absolute f**king nightmare!Massive high cost production.Looks like they are on a hampster wheel they cant get off.

sidjon · Nov 21, 2020

farmerdan7618 said:
That one has been floating around on the market for years, little chance of expanding a grazing platform due to the large quarry nearby. Buildings are oversized really, will be a tough place to shift.

Land rented all over the place for silage and digestate.

Was priced at 4 million in 2014.

midlandslad · Nov 21, 2020

sidjon said:
Was priced at 4 million in 2014.

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jendan · Nov 21, 2020

farmerdan7618 said:
That one has been floating around on the market for years, little chance of expanding a grazing platform due to the large quarry nearby. Buildings are oversized really, will be a tough place to shift.

Land rented all over the place for silage and digestate.

Even worse.They dont hold the mineral rights and have quarry nearby.Why would they ever expand so much on such a small acreage?

farmerdan7618 · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
Even worse.They dont hold the mineral rights and have quarry nearby.Why would they ever expand so much on such a small acreage?

Things are not always as they look from the outside

jendan · Nov 21, 2020

farmerdan7618 said:
Things are not always as they look from the outside

Whats the story behind it then?

vantage · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
Even worse.They dont hold the mineral rights and have quarry nearby.Why would they ever expand so much on such a small acreage?

The agent’s name sums it up.

farmerdan7618 · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
Whats the story behind it then?

Family that built the farm are former owners of said quarry.

Bossfarmer · Nov 21, 2020

Rossymons said:
Of the farms mentioned above - how many has Bossfarmer bought?

none, are many still for sale? needs to be good ground and big sheds, that one at cornhill looked good it sold yet?

dinderleat · Nov 21, 2020

Be ideal for a local farmer but having to take on all the staff would put a few off. Plus there’s fair cost to buy stock.

jendan · Nov 21, 2020

dinderleat said:
Be ideal for a local farmer but having to take on all the staff would put a few off. Plus there’s fair cost to buy stock.

Why did they feel the need to get so big?

vantage · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
Why did they feel the need to get so big?

Perhaps they are very good at the job and decided to upscale to make more .

jendan · Nov 21, 2020

vantage said:
Perhaps they are very good at the job and decided to upscale to make more .

That doesnt fit in with it being on the market for £4 million in 2014,and on for £2.4 million now.Their equity has been eroded. In any case,how many cows do you need to make a good living? 200 on there would have been enough to make a grand job,with some pleasure in it.

Yonlass · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
Why did they feel the need to get so big?

To go for a change to industrial one day, maybe?

Rossymons · Nov 21, 2020

farmerdan7618 said:
Family that built the farm are former owners of said quarry.

And half the village that surrounds it I believe too.

vantage · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
That doesnt fit in with it being on the market for £4 million in 2014,and on for £2.4 million now.Their equity has been eroded. In any case,how many cows do you need to make a good living? 200 on there would have been enough to make a grand job,with some pleasure in it.

I can’t comment on cow numbers, I have 200+ myself, having more would make the job easier with labour not so much of a concern. Regarding the asking price, is the farm exactly the same as 2014?

farmerdan7618 · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
Why did they feel the need to get so big?

No Idea, I merely know who built it rather than why.

Says farmed in hand, but to be honest I thought Velcourt were in there at one time.

jendan · Nov 21, 2020

Yonlass said:
To go for a change to industrial one day, maybe?

That would fit in.All the clamps are there.

dinderleat · Nov 21, 2020

jendan said:
Why did they feel the need to get so big?

Big balls

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