yes, true!
Evolution Farming
- Thread starter Fergieman
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Grassman247
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Very very true.
We run 2 sights. It’s not my staffs fault if animals don’t get fed it’s mine. There paid to do a job. People forget stuff it’s human nature but if you want to run multiple units you need eyes and ears everywhere and in today’s modern world there’s no excuse. I’m sat having my lunch on the other unit putting cidrs in heifers and if I look on my phone I can see this
Calves have been bedded and there’s cake in the feed trough for them. If I roll the footage back I’m sure I’ll see someone feeding them there milk. There’s literally no excuse anymore
- Location
- East Lancashire
I have to say, you’re photos are always very inspiring!
Milkcow365
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- Location
- Sw Scotland
Agreed
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
Nothing to hide with @Grassman247 what you see is what you get and you see a very good multi unit operator .
Grassman247
Member
Your both very kind, should be and could be the norm for these other guys. Not only let themselves down but the rest of us too
- Location
- North yorks
Which one of Evolution farmings herds has this video come from? I see this months cow management magazine has a write up about their Leicestershire based herd- 1000 cows,10 staff, eldest staff member 28.
Interesting to read it in context with this thread and then read the last paragraph of Roger Evans’ article in the same magazine.
His closing sentence “Owning and caring for animals brings with it responsibilities, and it’s a point of difference that could become increasingly important.”
Interesting to read it in context with this thread and then read the last paragraph of Roger Evans’ article in the same magazine.
His closing sentence “Owning and caring for animals brings with it responsibilities, and it’s a point of difference that could become increasingly important.”
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
Only for 9 months.And where you have boys AND girls... two is none at all !
It’s 67 staff not 57…
go have a ride upto metcalfe farms and have a look at their calf rearing
the woman and her team of girls who do the calf’s
they are perfection to the highest order
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
always 10 on holiday.
- Location
- Pembrokeshire
So if each farm is staffed with inexperienced people there needs a policy change at the top
Brothers boss runs multiple units and employs quite a lot of youngsters but there is always an experienced man at the top who is responsible for the whole unit.Who are these youngsters supposed to learn of otherwise
ollie989898
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Old farmer once said to be that all too often industry 'leaders' were giving speeches and holding top brass jobs but that their own farms wouldn't stand a second glance. I never knew what he really meant but perhaps your post explains it all.
ollie989898
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If you're going to employ people, you need to employ people who actually give a £*%&. Not everyone does unfortunately.
Ducati899
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- north dorset
I think the days of most people actually giving a f**k are long gone
ollie989898
Member
This is the reality of the situation. With the rise of everyone has a camera-itis and social media a single bad incident affects you all, even if you're a non-Arla garden member or simply bottle and sell your own milk- anything adverse will be seized on by animal rights nutters and used against you anyway. The consumer doesn't want to see this sort of carry on and neither do farmers.
ollie989898
Member
To be fair, the majority of the photos put on TFF by the livestock guys are inspiring and show great stockmanship.
ollie989898
Member
I can't disagree with that. A big shame because if you get no satisfaction from your work, what is the point of turning up?
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
I don’t think it’s just work it’s everything. No one seems to give a sh!t nowadays. Just the society we are in. Very sad.
Ducati899
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- Location
- north dorset
my personal opinion is that a good majority have got worse since they were furloughed and paid to sit and do nothing
