Thriplow annual report

Foxcover

Member

• Dec 27, 2014

• #1

http://www.thriplow-farms.co.uk/annual.html

An interesting read once again, and even a bit about machinery, unlike last year @dontknowanything

 

dontknowanything

Member

Location

Cambridge

• Dec 27, 2014

• #2

A bit... The most ever! (Probably).

Glad you enjoyed it.

 

Farmer Dod

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Location

Aberdeenshire

• Dec 27, 2014

• #3

Good report once again. Liked the table showing machinery purchases over the years. Some blasts from the past and even saw you run Simca vans also- least said about them the better! Very informative and I don't think there's a cereal farmer in the land that doesn't regret not selling more of the 2014 crop forward.

Looking forward to next years!

 

JP1

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

• Dec 27, 2014

• #4

Foxcover said:

http://www.thriplow-farms.co.uk/annual.html

An interesting read once again, and even a bit about machinery, unlike last year @dontknowanything

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http://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/thriplow-farms-annual-report.38900/

 

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Spud

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Arable Farmer

Location

YO62

• Dec 27, 2014

• #5

I always like to see the machinery/infrastructure/staffing changes over the years of the reports. Do you envisage staff numbers rising as livestock increase David?

 

dontknowanything

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Location

Cambridge

• Dec 27, 2014

• #6

Spud said:

I always like to see the machinery/infrastructure/staffing changes over the years of the reports. Do you envisage staff numbers rising as livestock increase David?

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My dream is to stop being a stockman, because I'm rubbish at it...

 

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Spud

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Arable Farmer

Location

YO62

• Dec 27, 2014

• #7

dontknowanything said:

My dream is to stop being a stockman, because I'm rubbish at it...

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The stock seem to fit your farming, and you have a shepherd, is he any good with cattle? (Ps I'm a rubbish stockman too, but only have b&b pigs)

 

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grumpy

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Location

Fife

• Dec 27, 2014

• #8

How is your father doing after his stroke,If that isn't an impolite question always enjoyed reading his annual reports.

 

dontknowanything

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Location

Cambridge

• Dec 27, 2014

• #9

Spud said:

The stock seem to fit your farming, and you have a shepherd, is he any good with cattle? (Ps I'm a rubbish stockman too, but only have b&b pigs)

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Don't really have a shepherd, our sheep man just buys to cover crops off us and then disappears when he's done. Quite good really! Need another 200 cattle then I can justify someone clever to look after them.

 

dontknowanything

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Location

Cambridge

• Dec 27, 2014

• #10

jambo said:

How is your father doing after his stroke,If that isn't an impolite question always enjoyed reading his annual reports.

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He's OK, but not in to writing any more.

 

JP1

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

• Dec 27, 2014

• #11

dontknowanything said:

He's OK, but not in to writing any more.

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I lent a farmer not a million miles away from you my copy of Outbursts, never got it back. Old adage "neither a borrower nor a lender be"

Miss his broadcasts along with Dan and John Cherington too

 

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willy

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Rutland

• Dec 27, 2014

• #12

Good report, blackgrass aspect is interesting as regards to it nearly being obsolete to returning with a vengeance, to me this shows what a small population can turn into...

 

KennyO

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Angus

• Dec 27, 2014

• #13

very interesting @dontknowanything . Thanks