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As the title says, interested to see if many farmers on here enjoy distance running? I know of a couple, one chap in my Nuffield scholar circles has done the Winter Spine, it's on my bucket list, just tough to train for in Essex! did a 104 mile race in may so am building up!

hello, im looking to have a lake dug, can people recommend any company's in the east anglia area? I have planning already. cheers!

good afternoon all, my dog field is now 90% constructed, and I've just had a conversation with my accountant he is unsure about whether the income from it will be vat exempt on the basis it is a 'supply of land with a licence to occupy' albeit only for an hour at a time. what do other people do...

I am a rubbish farmer and should know this sort of thing... on Monday I sprayed thistlex on a couple of acre meadow which is used for camping etc, how long would you leave it before mowing it to make it look tidy? the weeds have wilted but im worried if I mow it now (have guests on site from...

Good morning all, currently for our 3 shepherds huts we rent linen etc from a laundry service. annoyingly but understandably they have just put there prices up 20% and added a minimum monthly charge. i'm just looking at options including buying laundry machines and doing it ourselves. I was...

A long shot... I am working on a planning consent for a small lake which will involve damming a valley with a ditch in, I need to obtain make an Ordinary watercourse consent application, I plan on doing the paperwork myself, does anyone have an example of similar successful applications that...

Hello all, I am looking at putting in a dog walking field, I assume planning is required but does anyone who has one know how they are for business rates and at what sort of scale?

Hello All, Does anyone use a loader mounted straw spreader? I currently have a teagle dual chop 7150 I use with Heston bales spreading over ducks, I'm thinking of finding something similar but loader mounted (as I have no other need for a tractor) but im struggling to find anything with a...

nobody likes to see other business is distress, or people suffering. but with Covid and Brexit just over the horizon there is going to be some distress sales come up and similar opportunities. what do people think would be good investments or acquisitions to look out for be they agricultural or...

I have 80 acres of grade two heavy chalk boulder clay currently rented out on a FBT. no buildings on it but private concrete track along the whole length, its flat open land, an old airfield. apart from being used for arable, is there any alternative crops or uses for it that would be...

I hurt my knee week before last, I’ve been for sports therapy massage, been using compression sleeve, voltarol, ice and even micro current stimulators. I’ve rested it and eased back into running this week, just done a 14 mile run and I can feel it! no fast running. Do people have any things they...

Hello all, some thieving person stole my loader last week, i am looking at replacing it (was a Ag super 531-70) i have seen a Industrial JCB 531-70 specd as ag, i.e. joystick, air con etc. main differences i see are smaller engine (81hp) 30k box not 40k. i use it mainly on concrete and for...

hello all, I'm working on a project and will need to install a toilet block near a small lake, what is the best option, small cesspit, klargester or compost toilet? any pros or cons? i want good facilities, with a shower also. what have people used in similar scenarios? am thinking of getting a...

Hello All, i am spending a lovely sunday afternoon budgeting a new lake i am building. i want to plant a belt of trees 5 m wide by 700m long to go around the perimeter of the lake site, not on the bankside but round the edge of the field, to give a little shelter and create a nice ambience has...

I bought this at a farm sale yesterday, i will make something out of it 'firepity' and i think it will be awesome! but, it has raised the question with my kids and family, and on my Facebook page of 'what is it?' as well as (from my wife) why on earth did you buy it!! so my farmer forum...

hello all, what is a fair charge for straw turning? i did 17 hrs for a contractor and am just wondering what to charge!

I use my farm workshop to make my fireballs (www.thefirepitcompany.co.uk) i have had the valuation office around (a negative impact of a high media profile!) who have slapped rates on my workshop and farm office as i am using it non agriculturaly taking no account of the fact that its the only...

Hello all, i know there are a few people on here involved with firewood etc, does anybody know of a good manufacturer of the long lasting chimera/firepit firelogs? i am thinking the compressed manufactured things that burn for a few hours each? i am after container sized loads. thanks all!

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the 'Net % borrowed vs asset' thread got me thinking, with farmers measuring each other by the amount of land they farm, how big a farm do you need to be classified as a 'proper' farmer? you see on tv people with three sheep calling themselves a 'farmer' etc. what seperates a small holder from a...