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  1. N

    Need Advice From Old Hands

    Hi looking to buy 30 acre hill farm in north west Ireland. Never farmed in my life but have new wellies lol. Not looking to make a living at this more a hobby to cover my expenses and the outlay of the land etc. what should I start with on the hill farm with zero experience? I know everyone...
  2. ajd132

    Red tractor stakeholder survey on governance

    https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RedTractorStakeholder/ I have just had this bought to my attention. Red tractor survey to ‘inform’ the reviewers. first I have heard of it, nothing in the latest member matters, on any email or on social media. feels like they are trying to keep it quiet as usual.
  3. TelesnaAg

    Dome shelters for wintering cattle??

    I have an old dairy farm.i run as beef in the south of oz, winters are wet not quite freezing but wind that will cut you in half. I do have some handy cyprus tree lines where the cattle stay dry under...but they getting old and some are buggered. I am putting 5 15 x 20m feed pads this summer...
  4. S

    Family partnership - trapped!

    I think I’ve got myself into a pickle mainly down to my own naivety. I’m a partner in the family business - my father and myself. we’re a tenanted farm with a reasonably sizeable livestock enterprise. In terms of profit, we are split 51% to my father and 49% to me. Total profits on the...
  5. V

    Suckler breeding cow trade?

    What would trade be like for proper beef bred suckler cows be either with calf at foot or in calf heifer . Angus’s spring Calvers. I might need 10
  6. F

    Beef Cattle in TB 1 Areas Unsustainable?

    Living in the anomaly that is East Sussex which is a TB1 area surrounded by TB4, selling store cattle is becoming a loss making situation, much worse this year than before. We have never had a Reactor and are some 35 miles from the area where TB is an ongoing issue, however because of the idiocy...
  7. W

    Blackbrow abattoir for sale

    The factory in my experience is a potential goldmine if it’s run correctly and there’s any amount of different ways to make it work minor alterations and your good to kill 150 cattle a day minimum or if it was sheep you could have a line doing 1000 per day just lets hope someone buys it because...
  8. Bobthebuilder

    scott beef closed

    anyone any more news on the rumor i heard last week that scott beef were closed after losing 2 contracts to supply Aldi and M&S, huge hole in the market if true
  9. slackjawedyokel

    How long for an Ifor?

    I ordered a new IW trailer one year ago in January 2022 from a local tractor dealership and IW retailer. Nothing too exotic; just a 14ft stock box. I’ve enquired a couple of times recently but as yet I haven’t had a straight answer about the expected delivery schedule- just salesman patter. I do...
  10. Y

    How to get into auctioneering.

    Hi all I’m a 24 year old keen enthusiastic and very social lad. Have been in cattle procurement roles before, buying large numbers of cattle for finishers/right down to calf rearers. I have always wanted to be a auctioneer and saw cattle procurement a easy way to get into the industry. Are...
  11. Macsky

    The Dublin Declaration

    Anyone heard of it? https://www.dublin-declaration.org/
  12. Bossfarmer

    Beef cattle, numbers game or myth?

    Are cattle now a numbers game with forklifts at 90k, tractors at 130k, contractor rates and repair costs now through the roof it strikes me that running a small herd or fattning number will struggle to pay for this let alone provide a profit, arent producers going to have to think bigger in...
  13. pgkane

    Contract rearing cattle

    Anyone do this or know of any companies that do it. Possibly rearing from 150kg upto just before finishing. Can't find anything that says how much they pay
  14. F

    BACS Payments From Markets

    How many are paid by BACS from the markets they sell to and how long do you have to wait to get the money? My local market (I won't name it, but it is not difficult to work out which it is!) has suggested changing to BACS but only paying 2 weeks after the sale. At present with cheques you can...
  15. Anymulewilldo

    Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

    This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...
  16. jackrussell101

    The Beef Tracker thread (no Sheep)

    Well here goes...
  17. Bignor Farmer

    Red Tractor non conformance

    I don’t usually have too many problems with my audit but I do put in a huge amount of work in advance. Am I wasting my time? What is the consequence of lots of lots of non-critical failures? Sorry Mr Inspector I don’t have any grain temperature and moisture records this year but it all sold...
  18. B

    Dehorning cattle

    Is it illegal to use a rubber ring to dehorn cattle
  19. V

    Sell store cattle now or wait

    Do I sell my 11/12 month old stores in next couple week or hold another month to 6 week . Plenty of silage and shed room here, guy feeling is buyers want to buy cattle straight for grass in months time .
  20. D

    6 day standstill rule

    Now if you buy cattle in ti know there is a 6 day standstill on cattle going out unless via a red market or direct to slaughter. however if you also have sheep does buying in cattle men the wooly buggers sold as stores etc are subject to standstill?
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