mghley
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
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mghley
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Was going to suggest Staffs County Council, often have 80-100 acre units to rent. I’m told they want a good rent, but if you take house into account and convenience of having a base to build on then maybe not so badStaffordshire, ideally looking too find a farm near my exsisting land on the edge of Sutton Coldfield/Tamworth really… been loads change hands recently but they always go without anybody realising they was even up for rentthere’s council farm not too far away I’m going for… it’s a steep rent but offset against my lower rented acres and reduced fuel bill I can make it work I think
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- Fife
I plan to wean my May lambers at end of July/first week of August. Youngest lamb will be 9 weeks then.
Weaning first week of July should be fine for March born lambs surely?
Yes
Must of sold some in darlington last year as report says bullocks well back heifers up on the year
How much and who's agent?
- Location
- West Wales
My brokers I’ve always killed 1st July and they lamb from mid March. This year I’m gonna wean them 1st July and give the ewes 10 days to pick up instead
- Location
- West Wales
Around £900 but been told £700 would buy it. JJ Morris
- Location
- West Wales
It’s not the sheep that’s the problem it’s the total neglect for 10+ years. No one knows who owns it now or who takes the hay off and organises it all etc… hence why the shamblesGo steady, you’ll be giving sheep a bad name.
Yeah I’m going to view one next week it’s £235acre and it’s about 7miles from my main block of land which I pay £10 an acre on, i own my current house which I’ll rent out and I’ll save a fortune on fuel which will make it a lot more viable for me and my business… Iv not put figures together yet I’m waiting until iv viewed the place before I bother putting any thought into it properly as I’m told the place is pretty rough
I’m weaning late march early April twin lambs next week. Got some nice aftermath for them and some poor grazing for ewes.
Aspiring Peasants
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- Location
- North Pennines
If you've got some fresh going for the lambs that hasn't had lambs on this year they'll do better than left on their mothers
Wouldn’t think it’s had lambs on for 50 years, covered in white clover. Don’t want to waste it on ewes. Lambs will be going as strong (I hope) storeS in August.
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
How many acre? Smaller ones better as it makes house and buildings cheaper
- Location
- Fife
No benefit to weaning later than 12 weeks (84 days). I've read of some of the southern hemisphere guys weaning as young as 52 days.
Also time to get the ewes right for tupping
Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
whats the beef fat price now?
90 acres but on quick fag packet maths, if I add my current all year round grazing too it I’ll have 200 acre all year round @ £115acre and I’d have a house and buildings, then my current house could be rented out too bring in £7000 a year minimum, I’d save approx £4000 a year in fuel being closer too my other land, I’d also save £1500 a year in rent on where I have my polytunnel currently …. Iv always been Adamant I’d never go for a council farm as there rents are just damn right outrageous for why you actually get but for my business this particular farm would work I think…
Aspiring Peasants
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- Location
- North Pennines
Generally don't wean until 12 to 14 weeks because I'm waiting for fresh aftermaths for the lambs to go onto. Some years ago we weighed some lambs 2 weeks before weaning and 2 weeks after. They'd put more weight on after weaning than before
livestock 1
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I weaned some mid April born lambs on the 21st of July one year when neither the ewes or lambs were doing right they did the best of any but thought it was too early at the time