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Another attack on thistles and docks

....another load off to livery yard

Load off to livery yard

That's how I do it off the lower trailer but if your on your own it's a bit difficult with a higher one.

More expense

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I didn't get his name ... I was so flopping angry berating my poor old OH about it .

Been cleaning a ditch out . Bloke down end of road complaining that the ditch kept overflowing onto his property. I explained that the problem was not with the ditch but the pipe that runs through his property was probably blocked the other night but he was having none of it so just to prove...

Well I just heard the AHDB spokesman say " it's been difficult for the arable and livestock farmers with the last7 mths weather but thankfully we can offset the problems with imports" ........ ...we have no change with pillocks like this representing us !

......they were the days , father never put any of his subsidy back into the farm , it all went into the building society ! ...imagine that happening now .

You could get lower and higher levels of Extensification payment but can't remember how much each was .

Extensification payment was a payment paid to keep stocking levels down below a certain livestock unit , I think it was one unit per acre. You could also get it by not claiming on all 'cards' ie ,with steers just claim on the green and sell on the blue or if you were getting suckler cow premium...

Branch off oak tree came down in fence so I'm retrieving it Should keep the woodburner going for a couple of nights

I had an extra £20 for my efforts .....and a box of inches cider so it wasn't all too bad!

Rush job to stables for a few bar tokens .......how can they not see they have run out, surely when there's none left it becomes obvious ....doesn't it ?🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️