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  1. Wings on my sleeve

    mobile phones and antivirus

    Is the phones in built security enough or is it necessary to use an antivirus like avast , avg , or similar?
  2. R

    Farm Electricity Renewal

    Hi, I was wondering if anybody had been automatically entered into an electricity contract by a broker. We have just been entered into a contract. They said they sent notification by email but we didn't receive anything They said we cant get out of it as we didn't opt out of the emails they...
  3. steveR

    Home for "surplus" cash

    Looking around again for a home for a few Grand that has accumulated as I have maxed out the Marcus a/c. All the big boys are offering piffling sums of interest, so it has to be the new banks on the block. Wanting online only access and hope to achive 4-5% at todays rates, 3-4 accesses/annum...
  4. C

    Is Private Health Insurance worth it for a farmer?

    Just considering taking out Private Health Insurance Looking at the “big 3”. BUPA, Aviva,axa just wondering what other farmers opinions are ? Currently our NHS is pretty good in our area But things appear to be declining as a whole So is the £50-£80/month worth it?
  5. daveydiesel1

    Prices coming down?

    Friend told me yesterday that a new daf lorry is down 11k and that hes noticed second hand diggers are back in price. Any1 else heard or noticed this?
  6. D

    End of cross compliance

    With the end of cross compliance next year will we be able to go back to cutting hedges in August ?
  7. Trying

    CS Payments

    Just wondering if anyone has had their CS payment for this year yet. Can’t find any information on their payment date in any of my papers. This is my first year obviously starting 1/1/23. Thanks in advance.
  8. Overby

    Stewardship payment dates

    When are we all expecting stewardship payment? Last year was December 6th, previously always 1st or 2nd dec. So far no Preparing for Payment update, although hopefully that may change this week. I'm not sure how we're all meant ti trust the RPA or run a business when their payment timings are...
  9. paul&mandy

    Invoicing correctly for slow or bad payers

    I've a bad feeling I'm going to be messed about big time for some work I've completed. Hopefully I'm wrong... What's the best way of invoicing? Usually put 30 days but I kind of want less. Nothing was agreed for invoicing terms. I just want to go in shouting pay me or xyz as I know people...
  10. M

    Advise on sold cattle

    Hello all, I’m looking for some advice and help please with a situation I’m currently having. I don’t feel the outcome is going to be good. I have had to sell 19 cows and 4 calves at foot and 4 other cows in calf. I went through a fieldsman/dealer as I needed to move them on as i have been...
  11. B

    Worst, Best Companies, You Have Had The Misfortune To Deal With?

    As it says, any one care to have a say? Id start the ball, rolling, toyota GB, product quite good, service, attitude, way below average? Now anyone in business, i would think would aim to be above average, but below? Many reasons for me saying that, ive bought 3 new hiluxs over the years, whever...
  12. H

    What is so wrong with just farming...

    Honestly what is so wrong with just farming nowadays?? All you hear is we have to diversify, we need to be shopkeepers, or sell ice cream, or have tourists on site, or go into rewildling etc etc etc...... You dont see any other industry getting pummeled so much that they have to basically go...
  13. J

    Late invoices

    What do I do? I've now asked someone 6 times for an invoice for work he did for me 6 months ago! I'm not sure exactly how much it is, I think it's just under £500 but it's pissing me right off. I had a phone call the other day from someone asking why I haven't paid as I'm now 7 days over due...
  14. Badshot

    delinked payments statement

    Have received it yesterday, followed the link to the reduction calculator and it doesn't appear to have been updated for the 2024 year, it only shows reductions for 21,22,23 years. Have I missed something?
  15. organic

    Nat West Knocking Farmers

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/banking/natwest-combs-customer-accounts-tells-them-go-vegan/ Here's some of the article: NatWest is telling customers to stop eating meat and to drive electric cars after combing their accounts to calculate their carbon footprint. A “Carbon Footprint Tracker”...
  16. snipe

    What % of winter crops not planted or destroyed

    What % of your intended winter crop have not been planted or damaged by flood/slugs/ flee Beatle?
  17. D

    Do you calculate your farm carbon footprint?

    Do you calculate your farm's carbon footprint?
  18. N

    New farmer

    Hi all, I have roughly 30 acres of grade 3 agricultural land , just looking for advice on what is a profitable option for it ? I would like it to be my main source of income , I have a barn on the site. It is at present grass Farming experience 0 / 10 😂
  19. W

    Minette Batters NFU president

    She's clearly biased towards the coporate members of the NFU compared to the farmer members. She's finishing naturally in February apparently but should she still be there today? When she first took over she was on the Red Tractor board and wanted to remain on it whilst being NFU president...
  20. D

    It’s like Gordon Brown never left - Telegraph

    Sunak’s stealth tax raid equivalent to extra 6p on income tax, IFS says Think-tank says the Government is in a ‘fiscal bind’ amid low growth and high debt servicing costs Tim Wallace 17 October 2023 • 6:00am Rishi Sunak has presided over the biggest increase in the tax burden in any parliament...
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