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BI was quite old when I finally realised that being able to communicate with horses was not that common. I had done it all my life. The...
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BIn previous lives I have driven horses from as far South as Stowe and as far North as Appleby. Those locations will give a clue to that...
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BLove horses … Met my wife out hunting, mastered a pack of hounds for 15 years , choked back tears as I lead my horses on their final...
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BI met Monty a number of times at events where he was showcasing his skills. A good number of his skills can be adapted for young people...
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BBriar reacted to Steevo's post in the thread Turnover vanity profit sanity….what a load of tosh with
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Precisely that. It’s all about added value. Adding that value without just adding cost is where the skill lies. People will pay £5 for... -
BBriar replied to the thread Turnover vanity profit sanity….what a load of tosh.To improve “profit” from what you produce you must either cut costs or sell at a premium over the norm. Don’t follow what everyone else...
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BBriar reacted to Hill Ground's post in the thread Looking for farmers' feedback! - Survey on accelerating sustainable agricultural transition with Like.
I would give this post 2 likes if it were possible!!
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BBriar reacted to Princess Pooper's post in the thread Looking for farmers' feedback! - Survey on accelerating sustainable agricultural transition with Thank You.
Our farming is not sustainable on grounds of insufficient returns to pay a return on capital, living wage for ownership and invest for...
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BI dunno, poking the hornets nest can be fun from time to time :devil: Something along the lines of "as a landowner I have no problems...
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BBriar reacted to Dave645's post in the thread Future-Proof Farming: Balancing Tradition and Innovation in Modern Agriculture with Like.
we farmers cannot innovate our way to profits, unless we get a radically more profitable way to grow crops that's more weather...
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BBriar reacted to som farmer's post in the thread Future-Proof Farming: Balancing Tradition and Innovation in Modern Agriculture with Like.
we are told to be more efficient, l think that means produce more food, for the same cost, and get paid less. technology is the...
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BAnd that’s the thing. I dont have a moral obligation to produce food, but I do to take care of my family to the best of my abilities...
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BHaving a non farming enterprise. I sort of fell into some storage 34 years ago and fell out again when the company that I was storing...
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BIm diversified, even won an award for it last year. So my take on it is that if your farm has certain assets that dont make money, for...
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BIt is important to be clear about what we mean by the word 'diversifying'. Turning a cattle shed into caravan storage is diversifying...