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Bill the Bass

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Cumbria
I always think with anything in life, be it business or personal.

No point moaning about it, do something about it to change the outcome.

Definition of madness is doing exactly the same thing over and over again and expecting different outcomes.

Going off on a tangent, but the government, media seem to be doing a great job on keeping a lid on what's going on with food production and cost of living.

We are in a fortunate position, have house that we get with rent of farm. 2nd hand car paid for, no debt. We are seeing quite a big change in our personal financial situation.

I dread to think what's happening to those on the pay monthly treadmill for cars/mortgages etc. Financed to the hilt.

Yet it doesn't seem to be being talked about. 🤷‍♂️
It is being talked about, they are complaining about the cost of food energy and housing having driven to the airport in their financed car for their foreign holiday.

It’s all over the radio, but no one complains about not affording a new car or holiday. If they were hard up they would be using their holiday to have a second job.
 

Chae1

Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
It is being talked about, they are complaining about the cost of food energy and housing having driven to the airport in their financed car for their foreign holiday.

It’s all over the radio, but no one complains about not affording a new car or holiday. If they were hard up they would be using their holiday to have a second job.
Could say the same about us farmers.

Moaning no money in the job and manufacturers have a waiting list for 100k tractors and telehandlers to feed cattle. 🤦‍♂️🤣
 

Chuckie

Member
Location
England
Where was that at then? What was the blue in the background and what did it make?

Nr Blackpool

TL90 2wd been on keenan from new, £14k

7740 SL dual power only 3800hrs, £19.2k

Everything was one owner from new, really nice little place

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hendrebc

Member
Livestock Farmer
This thing gets cursed daily not that reliable but in it every day has constant fault codes but no way would I want to go back to a 4600 and mine was four wheel drive spent thousands every winter keeping it going cracked hubs knuckles and bearings
Your telehandler would probably do more hours than my loader tractor though.
Mine (not the 4600) would do 500hrs a year ish including some hay making. I'd probably do more if it was nicer place to sit in though i use another tractor for most things.
 

Hilly

Member
Possibly was it £7 of benefit for every £1 of subsidy or something?
That is different to people spending money on food though their wages that can easily be spent on other things like cars and new iPhone subsidy can't really be spent like that.
It's why Boris wants a high wage economy there is no other way to get growth than people getting more money to spend. How that will work out who knows probably with more things being done abroad where wages are cheaper.
They are playing a dangerous game very dangerous game .
 

e3120

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
Never had a joystick one or even used one. Loadall is the handiest thing we’ve ever had never thought we would use it as much as we do. Loader tractors don’t cut it in comparison
This is so true. It does partly answer the question on how we produce our product at the price we do.

Another part is that I'm typing during a knapsack refill, when I once would be struggling to maintain consciousness after a fill of rib roast.
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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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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