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Hilly · May 19, 2023

Electricfencer said:
More than that now for a good stockperson , 28 days holiday plus bank holidays means if your a grafter then you can work extra days for other people or you own stock (like I do) to boost you income even more.

Hard to understand how farmers afford these people , once that sub money goes to environmental id be concerned they will be getting paid off…

Northeastfarmer · May 19, 2023

Hilly said:
Hard to understand how farmers afford these people , once that sub money goes to environmental id be concerned they will be getting paid off…

Once the sub goes I think a lot of stock will disappear….it’s been propping the job up

Jackov Altraids · May 19, 2023

Radnor Lad said:
I’m the same. I never watch any news channels or newspapers. I don’t listen to anything bar what I want to hear. I farm how I want to. Any thing like a nvz I deal with as and when I need to. I’m driving on how I want and that’s not changing any time soon

Some will find that admirable, others will think you've got your head in the sand.
Personally, I think " I don’t listen to anything bar what I want to hear" is rather foolhardy.
Better to make a conscious decision to ignore something than carry on oblivious.

Jackov Altraids · May 19, 2023

Northeastfarmer said:
Once the sub goes I think a lot of stock will disappear….it’s been propping the job up

And then in a few years, they will realise that it was the livestock that had been propping up the environment.

aangus · May 19, 2023

Jackov Altraids said:
And then in a few years, they will realise that it was the livestock that had been propping up the environment.

People need to eat, and I can’t see folk being very happy eating pluses and veg 3xday

Hilly · May 19, 2023

Northeastfarmer said:
Once the sub goes I think a lot of stock will disappear….it’s been propping the job up

I know folk putting stock off now ready … sad

Jackov Altraids · May 19, 2023

aangus said:
People need to eat, and I can’t see folk being very happy eating pluses and veg 3xday

It's not just that, stock are the cornerstone of sustainability.
Even George Utterlyincompetent said we need to replace chemical fertilisers with organic ones and then promptly said we should stop producing beef if we can compete with imports.
They rightly make a huge thing of protecting and enhancing soils. They need livestock.

Hilly · May 19, 2023

Jackov Altraids said:
It's not just that, stock are the cornerstone of sustainability.
Even George Utterlyincompetent said we need to replace chemical fertilisers with organic ones and then promptly said we should stop producing beef if we can compete with imports.
They rightly make a huge thing of protecting and enhancing soils. They need livestock.

They just have no idead whats so ever what they are talking about ..

Radnor Lad · May 19, 2023

Jackov Altraids said:
Some will find that admirable, others will think you've got your head in the sand.
Personally, I think " I don’t listen to anything bar what I want to hear" is rather foolhardy.
Better to make a conscious decision to ignore something than carry on oblivious.

I don’t have my head in the sand I just don’t buy into any of the crap being told on tv and social media. I’m better off mentally as well. I don’t worry about things line nvz and new regs that may come out. I was told I needed 6 months storage for pig muck so I built a store that could hold it for at least 6 months. Instead of moaning about rules and regs I’m proactive and adapt as I’m going along

cattleman123 · May 19, 2023

Jackov Altraids said:
Some will find that admirable, others will think you've got your head in the sand.
Personally, I think " I don’t listen to anything bar what I want to hear" is rather foolhardy.
Better to make a conscious decision to ignore something than carry on oblivious.

Yes so much sh!t talked its a bloody joke...have conviction in your own judgement its a great asset

Skintagain · May 19, 2023

Electricfencer said:
More than that now for a good stockperson , 28 days holiday plus bank holidays means if your a grafter then you can work extra days for other people or you own stock (like I do) to boost you income even more.

Have you any kids?

Radnor Lad · May 19, 2023

Northeastfarmer said:
Once the sub goes I think a lot of stock will disappear….it’s been propping the job up

When I started farming I never got any subs and what I get now is only a fraction of what most get. I can farm without it. Maybe some of us first generation farmers will get a chance when we’re all on the same page. I for one will be building my stock and farm up when the subs go

Jackov Altraids · May 19, 2023

cattleman123 said:
Yes so much sh!t talked its a bloody joke...have conviction in your own judgement its a great asset

It's a fine line.
It's often good business to not follow the crowd.
But having conviction in your own judgement like Mr Price on the River Lugg, costs a lot and results in more convictions.

Estate fencing. · May 19, 2023

Skintagain said:
Have you any kids?

No.

Hilly · May 19, 2023

Radnor Lad said:
When I started farming I never got any subs and what I get now is only a fraction of what most get. I can farm without it. Maybe some of us first generation farmers will get a chance when we’re all on the same page. I for one will be building my stock and farm up when the subs go

You think you can farm without it , think a bit more and you might not to be able to farm without other farmers …. I doubt you make much without it either …. Yes money is to be made with it and i hope one day all make a great living with out but we all need each other and many many more can not farm without it .

livestock 1 · May 19, 2023

Radnor Lad said:
When I started farming I never got any subs and what I get now is only a fraction of what most get. I can farm without it. Maybe some of us first generation farmers will get a chance when we’re all on the same page. I for one will be building my stock and farm up when the subs go

I hear this a lot.
If you can farm without it how come you haven’t built up a business while it’s been there ?

Hilly · May 19, 2023

Even if you can farm livestock 100% self sufficient many can not and wont , the job needs critical mass ……….

Hilly · May 19, 2023

Radnor Lad said:
When I started farming I never got any subs and what I get now is only a fraction of what most get. I can farm without it. Maybe some of us first generation farmers will get a chance when we’re all on the same page. I for one will be building my stock and farm up when the subs go

Why did you not get any subs ?

Radnor Lad · May 19, 2023

Hilly said:
Why did you not get any subs ?

Bought some land and there was no subs with it. Farmed for a few years then bought some

Radnor Lad · May 19, 2023

livestock 1 said:
I hear this a lot.
If you can farm without it how come you haven’t built up a business while it’s been there ?

I have built a business up. I set everything up when I bought land, there was no subs on it. I bought some units a few years later and went into the reserve for some others

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