Andrew Blenkiron

[glasshouse]

Indeed. Add to that many of "us" wouldn't be doing the grunt work back in the 60s and 70s. Rather, we'd be driving around supervising.

Was led to believe that in the 70s farming was akin to printing money. And post war govt policy was strongly in favour of efficient production .

Maybe for you lincolnshire barons

 

[teslacoils]

Maybe for you lincolnshire barons

Lol. Price of potatoes, you'd be rolling in it if you'd just sell that huge chip on your shoulder.

 

[glasshouse]

Lol. Price of potatoes, you'd be rolling in it if you'd just sell that huge chip on your shoulder.

Most of us were at the grunt stage in the70,s

 

[glasshouse]

Its true it was a license to print money, an average farmer earned as much as any accountant or lawyer

 

[digger64]

Its true it was a license to print money, an average farmer earned as much as any accountant or lawyer

the farmers children even on smaller places generally went to lets say "different" schools then .

 

[glasshouse]

the farmers children even on smaller places generally went to lets say "different" schools then .

Fees were subsidised by tory govt till 74

 

[glasshouse]

I took seven ten pound notes to my teacher on first day of term for the fees

 

[digger64]

Fees were subsidised by tory govt till 74

they were an allowable business expense I believe with the right accountant

 

[SilliamWhale]

There was far less stress back then
May - june was a time to ease off and maybe take a holiday
Now its iacs nonsense and farm assurance rubbish

IACS or SFP takes me 10 minutes a year

 

[Two Tone]

IACS or SFP takes me 10 minutes a year

Which year?
I thought both of them got replaced by BPS about 10 years ago!

When was the last time you received a payment from the RPA?


PS:
Ah....BTW! The RPA is the section of Defra that sends you money these days.
In case you didn’t know, Defra (often known as Deaf Error!) is what replaced MAFF about 20 years ago!

Hope that helps.

 

[glasshouse]

IACS or SFP takes me 10 minutes a year

It wasnt like that at the beginning
What about farm assurance?

 

[Exfarmer]

I took seven ten pound notes to my teacher on first day of term for the fees

Father used to sell a barren cow in my mother's name, to pay my siblings fees.
As I was going farming the local school was good enough for me
still got more O levels than they did though
Cant think what my father thought of that

 

[Henarar]

sounds like it was a feck sight easier for some than twas for others

 

[ajd132]

I can see you in white jeans and knee high fair fax!

I used to have a pair of white drainpipes paired with some good pointy boots. Think manic street preachers circa 1991. Non uniform days were always fun amongst the jack wills and leavers hoodies.

 

[db9go]

How has it gone from Andrew Blenkiron to how good farming was in the seventy's
Its no easier then than now it is what it is just get on with it.
You can only pee with the cock you got.
Be thank full you get up in the morning and you are still here.

 

[Humble Village Farmer]

Free to those with 220 TTF points?

Free bar!

 

[traineefarmer]

IACS or SFP takes me 10 minutes a year

SPF is easy and quick, but I usually try to incorporate prep for the RT audit at the same time so I get to experience the "office life" for a few days.

 

[Suffolk Serf]

IACS or SFP takes me 10 minutes a year

I'll give you one guess who I get to do mine.....

 

[7610 super q]

I'll give you one guess who I get to do mine.....

Carol Vorderman ?

 

[redsloe]

Carol Vorderman ?

Talking big numbers then?