2019 all over again?

bobk

bobk

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Location
stafford
thorpe said:
i know of several who went out there in the70's they all came back with nowt 2 in particular mde it very diffcult for thier families having to pay them out' both ended up driving 8 wheeler's out of local quarry' not thier chosen proffesion but it bough them back down to earth!
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My grandfathers brother went in the 30's without a pot to plss in , $38 to be exact
Made a go of it , family still there , none farming , working in the oil fields
 
Jsmith2211

Jsmith2211

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Somerset
Huno said:
depends on the price of milk? surely as to what they will pay you to steal your straw??
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I mean in terms of getting it baled and in the dry. Hay this year was a nightmare and straw was stressful as anything. Held combining back as we had to clear it field by field. Small bales for horses mostly so milk price doesnt affect it. 3.50 a small bale. Makes the job worth doing.
 
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DrWazzock

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Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
I’ve some wheat seed on the sand that’s not drowned but it’s emerging incredibly slowly now. The rooks are having a go at it just to be different. Two scarecrows now in place. They’ll be getting some high speed lead if that doesn’t work.
 
Jsmith2211

Jsmith2211

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Somerset
DrWazzock said:
I’ve some wheat seed on the sand that’s not drowned but it’s emerging incredibly slowly now. The rooks are having a go at it just to be different. Two scarecrows now in place. They’ll be getting some high speed lead if that doesn’t work.
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Think i'd go straight to the lead. Nice bit of sport for the odd hour or two where it isnt raining.
DrWazzock said:
What a crock late drilling is.
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Not a fan of it myself, father is very keen on late drilling as it reduces the risk of disease... think i'd rather have to spray for mildew than be drilling in november after this year
 
Speedstar

Speedstar

Member
Location
Scottish Borders
Flatlander said:
I wouldn’t say very difficult but it’s certainly changed from what I’ve seen. For me I came from a farm that had no chance to ever expand and I was basically in a corner. Moving here was my one chance to get ahead and have a better life which it has. If I was in a good farm with a reliable income I wouldn’t have been as keen to chance moving.
granted the weather can really be harsh here but it’s a nice place to farm and still has a farm oriented economy so we are needed. My standard of living could never have been the same had I not come here.
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Do you farm with crop insurance ?
As lot take it out every year
 

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