Recent content by johnb5555

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    diary of a comedy sheep farm

    Occasional use, I get the Aspen stuff, not meant to go off
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    Tesco record profits

    https://www.tescoplc.com/media/tayem0jf/our-tax-contribution-2023-final1105-pwc-reviewed.pdf 2023, 1.7B in taxes(700m rates, staff 561m, environment 25m, customs and fuel 139m, other 148m and corporation 123m)
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    Farmers and Universal Credit

    There are many farmers in the country who have no capital assets they rent council/estate farms
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    Buffalo Farm Goes Bust

    My ex worked for Victoria Wine/Threshers when it went into administration. The receivers paid themselves £11+ million over 2 years, she got a cheque for 67p.
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    Farmers and Universal Credit

    I seem to remember accountant saying in the past joint income of17k was the cut off for claiming. Some years we could of claimed but would of had to repay the following year. Can see how the new scheme would drive any self employed person mad, producing accounts every month
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    Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

    The farm shop at Cross Lanes was going to move it there 10+ years ago, even had the concrete pad built for it
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    Sewage discharge into rivers.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68674088
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    Car lift for clutch replacement

    How long do you think the job will take Some garages rent lifts by the hour/day Quick Google, first I saw was £120 per day
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    GFC was to go ahead - now not going ahead

    Second paragraph of FWi post issued by the NFU, NFU Cymru, NFU Scotland, the Ulster Farmers Union and the AHDB states that, while they “continue to support the basic objectives that underpin Red Tractor”, they “strongly recommend” that the Greener Farms Commitment (GFC) development be...
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    Condescending Supermarket

    https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4166150/49-scarecrows-getfairaboutfarming-protest-parliament
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    Aldi ….. misleading?

    Carbon on imported goods only starts being counted towards UK total when it hits our shores. Some MP last year was therefore claiming Aus/NZ lamb was greener
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    diary of a comedy sheep farm

    Did wonder how many became Tory ministers 🤣
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    Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance

    Sainsburys don't use red tractor, not sure if they have their own scheme
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    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    My girlfriend after having general anaesthetic spent next 10 days thinking doctors were trying to kill her and harvest her body parts. Was right at start of lambing but had to be there every night, 10pm til 6am, as I was only one she was calm around. Nurses said rare occurrence but since I've...
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