Anybody on here rearing calf’s on a contract ?
Pros and cons ?
Who provides what etc?
And who to stay away from ?
Looked a few years ago at blade never could make my mind up.
Bee looking at a 10yr fbt Cumbria good bulidings house shabby needs lot of work done land lord is making a good contribution rest is for tenant to sort out.
150 acres grade 3 slowly permeable seasonally waterlogged reddish fine loamy soils. In short heavy in winter. know the area so half a...
Suckler system in a small way 30 cows BBxhol. Bulled to the Charlie.
wanting to change the system we have for the cows. We calve in doors in March turn out in April weather dependant. And sell in the following feb onwards. Feel could maybe better the system / refine it.
ok her goes tin hat on...
Probably done a million times.
trying to get a handle on costs of running the ewes over 12 month period.
not including rent or labour.
out door lambing flock.
sure somebody altersthe figures each time I look 😂.
Looking at buying a block of land privately it’s 14 acre of a friend.
wanting to apply to put a shed up what’s the pros and cons etc with permitted development permission never done it before so warey. It has good Acces of the road and house boarder to edges of the field in a L shape. I know...
Looking at buying a block of land privately it’s 14 acre of a friend.
wanting to apply to put a shed up what’s the pros and cons etc with permitted development permission never done it before so warey. It has good Acces of the road and house boarder to edges of the field in a L shape. I know...
Yh I know. Just eating me up abit the agent is going to look at there plan and go wow 😂🙈 we tried for another place last year and the comment was it’s not very aspiring. My reply was it’s sustainable fair to say it didn’t go down well. Felt somewhat be Littled by the agent.
There was nothing mentioned about driving full time. I help on another farm 1 and a half days a week but generally ends up a full day on the half day. The artic is the wife’s for her business.
Thanks for replies. The pivot idea is good but don’t want to borrow to buy 1 so that won’t be for a while. (Mite sound odd not wanting to buy fancy kit but it all has to be paid back someday)
I just do t want to look stupid when the other people that are going for the farm will be pushing stock...
First post here. bear with me please.
currently looking at a 150 farm to rent. (Yes I’m mad I know)
40 acre good ground and rest is headin up the hill.
Looking at keeping it simple as possible. 2.5 ewes to the acre medium sized hardy type tupped with terminal sire Dutch tex.and lamb from 15...
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