BBC Milkman
- Thread starter Ballygreenan
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- Location
- Northumberland
Saw him last month, was milking 400 . Said when the spring calvers were in would be around 700
Split block?
- Location
- Northumberland
Farmer Keith
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Fair set up, no good if it can't pay for itself though.
Penmoel
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Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
Concrete layer spent 11 months with him and the guy works hard and fast. Fair to say they've laid a lot of loads there!
Farmer Keith
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- Location
- North Cumbria
Not saying he's not a grafter and I mean nothing personal by this but if you invest 1.8 million on a 700 cow unit you need to take a bit of responsibility yourself when the wheels come off, just because milk was worth 30+p for 6 months doesn't mean it's going to stay there long term, and history would of suggested it wasn't, a lot of people up here have fallen into the same trap though and he's by no means alone. It's the young guy that's just set off with 100 cows that I feel for, they're the guys that really had no option but to borrow a heap of cash.
holywell farmer
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- Location
- holywell, north wales
Sorry if bit off topic how many acres do farm yourself?
Penmoel
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Perhaps more pertinent, how many caravans ?
Whatever good luck is what we all need
We've all seen what increasing cow numbers has done to milk price, it's not good luck we need but common sense.Perhaps more pertinent, how many caravans ?
Whatever good luck is what we all need
1GarethWynJones
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I'm here for us as farmers we run 2000 acres on a 8 person partnership and we do have caravans , love some ppl comments eh cheers
1GarethWynJones
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Take a look at what Vegans have to say , let's stick together guys
1GarethWynJones
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It's not good luck my family have worked dam hard to create this business,
Damn right.
Buy 4 Carneddau ponies off them & next thing you know, they've double in number. Good business on both sides ..........
I know a high tech dairy not a million miles from Llanfairfechan, if you want a look Gareth
Joe
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- Location
- Carlow Ireland
Welcome, have to say really enjoy watching any shows you've done and really like the positive approach even to more negative topics at times, its way it should be
You sat behind myself and the missus at the International few years ago and was pleasure to meet you then and hopefully interact here.
1GarethWynJones
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Sylution
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- Location
- Carmarthenshire
Well done @1GarethWynJones. A very good series. As a dairy farmer I feel i have had an eye opner on the industry. For a joe blogs it must have been a briliant watch, and well presented. Iechyd da a diolch yn fawr.
- Location
- West Wales
Well done @1GarethWynJones !
Excellent series on the Milkman, the series done on your farm near Anglesey was also an eye opener too for those down south!
Keep up the good work, farming needs spokesmen like you to alert the general public of the low prices we all get for commodities whether it be milk,beef,sheep,pigs,poultry or cereals!
Diolch yn fawr a pob lwc gyda lambing
Excellent series on the Milkman, the series done on your farm near Anglesey was also an eye opener too for those down south!
Keep up the good work, farming needs spokesmen like you to alert the general public of the low prices we all get for commodities whether it be milk,beef,sheep,pigs,poultry or cereals!
Diolch yn fawr a pob lwc gyda lambing