finance

  1. C

    How much do agricultural machinery sales people get paid

    How much can an average agricultural machinery sales person expect to earn in a year. Is there a set minimum wage then commission? Or is it based just on commission? Don’t really want people guessing I want to hear from people who actually know because we all know how that will go.
  2. onthehoof

    Collings Bros gone

    Long established Cambridgeshire firm, no more apparently
  3. unlacedgecko

    Scottish Sub Calving index 410 days

    https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/scotland-new-calving-interval-of-410-days-added-to-ssbss.407024/ Current Scottish calving index figures
  4. Mad Farmer

    NFU claiming credit for 25% SFI cap

    Received an email today from NFU welcoming SFI cap and was a result of their lobbying. Can you believe it. !!
  5. R

    Kubota M6 experiences

    Evening, Does anyone have any experience of the Kubota M6 002 range? Looking for a loader tractor which will undertake yard loader duties, mow, spread fert, slurry, mow and cart a lot of round bales. Essentially an all rounder. Just had a 132 on demo and it's a nice enough tractor. Might just...
  6. C

    Kramer vs JCB

    Has anyone regretted making the change ? Kramer looks a decent tool at significantly less money than the JCB?
  7. Agriland RSS

    Kverneland offers 0% finance deals to boost sales

    Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland The dramatic increase in the cost of machinery ownership over the last few years has left farmers with little enthusiasm to continue buying, despite the slight but encouraging rise in commodity prices. Machinery manufactures are obviously well aware of...
  8. Grass And Grain

    Red Tractor Officially Scrap The GFC

    Victory. Social media and farmer pressure, BFU, etc. we've all come together and pressurised change. NFU and AHDB originally backed the GFC, but changed their tune after the backlash. Tom Bradshaw and AHDB listened 👍. Thank you. And Farmers Weekly helped massively with excellent reporting. I...
  9. K

    Older finance agreements

    I’ve been looking in for a while but today have registered so hello. I was just after people’s thoughts really. Prior to the interest rate rises I bought a few items of equipment and put them on finance which as it now turns out was extremely good interest rates. We’ve had a very good year...
  10. K

    Looking for Regen farmers

    Hi all, I'm working with Nesta to build a platform for regen farmers to manage admin, track crop yield and access alternative sources of finance. Looking to chat to a few regen farmers (wherever you are in your journey, even if you're just thinking about it). If you had 15 minutes, would love to...
  11. K

    Looking for Regen farmers to chat to!

    Working on a project to help regen farmers lower admin burden, manage regen practices and find alternative routes to finance - wondering if anyone might be open to sharing their experience of regen farming practices and transitioning/starting in regen!
  12. B

    Why Are Young People Not Learning Trades/Skills?

    Nearly everyone ive asked to do a "job" is at or over retirement age, busy as hell? Examples, metal worker/welder, blacksmith, motorcycle dent, classic bike painter, thatcher, motorcycle seat recoverer, maker, etc etc etc? Just named a few, i bet others can name many other skills/ trades, that...
  13. E

    New entrant looking for advice on slatted sheds for sheep and cattle

    We are looking at buying a farm steading and part of our business plan includes constructing a new shed and converting an existing shed looking for advice on things to consider and a sounding board on whether our plans sound reasonable. Converting existing earth floor shed to slatted sheep...
  14. D

    The RPA grant funding stupid questions time

    So we’ve put in for a grant under the FETF scheme and now the RPA are wanting to know how we intend to fund it before they decide if there going to pay there bit or not! Now bear in mind this is for something where not only hasnt the grant been approved yet but the supplier has been told that...
  15. bigrigg150

    Attracting employees in agriculture. (contracting)

    Any advice? Alot of guys having sales and giving up the ag contracting game. We don't plan on doing that and have a healthy business doing predominantly grass silage for dairy farms, slurry pumping/spreading and ag construction work. Happy to pay good wages for good people. I have friends and...
  16. Jerry

    Hogs at £200 plus….what price shearling ewes?

    I’ve a number of last years ewe lambs running , the plan was to sell half as shearling breeding ewes as they are decent sorts. But the price of hogs at the moment means they need to be £250 plus as shearlings……
  17. kfpben

    Too fat to farm?

    I have quite a few youngsters help me at various times of year. Vet students, 15 year old work experience kids, ag college students, the odd NEET from the county council. Most are ok, some are very good, some are muppets. However the thread that runs between nearly all the youngsters that are...
  18. David1968

    Buffalo Farm Goes Bust

    Bit hazy about how it was left at the end of the series, but I remember wondering how it was going to add up buying the farm as well as starting the dairy and building the processing unit. But wow, that's a slick bit of work :(...
  19. Henery

    Farmer protest in London, read the comments !

    Read the comments if nothing else.
  20. Defra Farming

    Blending private and public finance

    Blending private and public finance Written by The Green Finance Team Credit: cattan2011 We want farmers and land managers in England to confidently and securely access payments from both the public and private sector for the environmental benefits and food they produce. In March 2023...
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