Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[muleman]

Farmers really are the poor realtions and dregs of society nowadays, not respected by the locals, all they do is make a mess of the roads, verges etc and make a smell.
Im afraid we have been left behind, we do the graft for less than minimum wage, trail about with our jackets tied together with bailertwine.

 

[Hilly]

My dads pal had 90 cows and 400 ewes in the 80s 3 of them full time on farm plus a part time r , new tractors every 3 year new audi cars every other year new landrover everythree year plenty down time few holidays place was like imaculate , now one man place is same as everyone else s old tractors old cars etc etc shyt in comparison starved of proffits in 90s never really recoverd .

 

[livestock 1]

Grand father and a full time worker had 17 cows and 150 ewes in the 70’s that fed 2 households and he had new tractors too

 

[Hilly]

Grand father and a full time worker had 17 cows and 150 ewes in the 70’s that fed 2 households and he had new tractors too

They always seemd to habe all the time in the world as well ,,, maybe they didnt but seemed like it , never much done on a sunday unless had to be .

 

[livestock 1]

They always seemd to habe all the time in the world as well ,,, maybe they didnt but seemed like it , never much done on a sunday unless had to be .

Yes dinner was 1 o clock on a Sunday then a nap it got put back to 4pm then 6 now it’s a once every now and again thing now you come to mention it

 

[Hilly]

Yes dinner was 1 o clock on a Sunday then a nap it got put back to 4pm then 6 now it’s a once every now and again thing now you come to mention it

Sunday one of my busiest days cos family here to help and my mate come to help on sunday, neighbour is same , some times think we are daft carrying on but …

 

[Hilly]

Getting shed mucked out now as lad back from work he inly dose it cos he likes it but ….. should be done through the week but im i only have one pair of hands .

 

[Farmer 83563]

No mention of investing and buying into your own lamb abattoir x 2 with Farmers Fresh Ltd. Set up 22 years ago and going well. Set up to help the industry by farmers and get the meat abroad. This can expand again with more investment. Shareholders funds are very healthy and they are main buyers around here in the live markets.

Good to hear Farmers Fresh are doing well. I never read the reports we get in the post but a few years ago our Accountant suggested the shares weren't worth much! How have they managed to turn things around?

 

[muleman]

Yes dinner was 1 o clock on a Sunday then a nap it got put back to 4pm then 6 now it’s a once every now and again thing now you come to mention it

Always used to have roast dinner ....now its ham sandwich and a banana

 

[muleman]

Getting shed mucked out now as lad back from work he inly dose it cos he likes it but ….. should be done through the week but im i only have one pair of hands .

Farms always used to employ a man no problem, now there is no chance unless its a family member doing it for next to nothing

 

[Farmer 83563]

Cheap food is politically very important because its the only thing everyone needs all the time. The less they spend on food the more they can spend on other things. Good for the people who can then afford other things and good for the economy because the money gets turned over more times and new industries can get created meaning more economic growth and development and more Cheap stuff for people to buy and that creates more economic growth and it goes on and on since the start of the industrial revolution till now.
To go back to spending any more of people's income could mean a big recession and a contracted economy and how popular would that be with the general public. Politicians would get the blame and wouldn't get reelected so it's a big incentive for them to keep pushing for cheap food as it's an easy target.
Not saying for a minute that it's right. The planet has taken about all it can of growth forever and consumerism and farmers can't afford for any less money to be spent on food. Where do we go from here.....

The cheap food policy is about to blow up in the Government's face!.... it has contributed to the food insecurity we are experiencing by reducing both the number of farmers and the funds available to invest in producing more food. It's going to get messy and our MP's and the civil servants they are meant to hold accountable are going to have a lot to answer for. They've taken us for granted for too long, just hope we're still here to see them humiliated.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

you lot are lucky…I’m not old enough to remember the good times…I’ve only had sh!t prices

 

[muleman]

Good to hear Farmers Fresh are doing well. I never read the reports we get in the post but a few years ago our Accountant suggested the shares weren't worth much! How have they managed to turn things around?

Same as all the other abbatoirs maybe

 

[muleman]

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you lot are lucky…I’m not old enough to remember the good times…I’ve only had sh!t prices

We're no better than tramps are we, farming is in a bad way!
It reminds me, my father went into the local town for some business, maybe bank in those days, then he went into the market hall for something and a tramp came up to him and handed him a 50p piece and said 'here get yersell a cup o tea lad'.
He thought he best smarten himself up for town duties from that day on!

 

[livestock 1]

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you lot are lucky…I’m not old enough to remember the good times…I’ve only had sh!t prices

Ha ive just had three bikes put back together after getting wrecked after lambing
That’s what you get for walking around your sheep !!’

 

[livestock 1]

We're no better than tramps are we, farming is in a bad way!
It reminds me, my father went into the local town for some business, maybe bank in those days, then he went into the market hall for something and a tramp came up to him and handed him a 50p piece and said 'here get yersell a cup o tea lad'.
He thought he best smarten himself up for town duties from that day on!

Did he buy 2 load of fertiliser too?

 

[livestock 1]

We're no better than tramps are we, farming is in a bad way!
It reminds me, my father went into the local town for some business, maybe bank in those days, then he went into the market hall for something and a tramp came up to him and handed him a 50p piece and said 'here get yersell a cup o tea lad'.
He thought he best smarten himself up for town duties from that day on!

Aye well the trouble is you don’t need any money to buy a farm but you do for some decent clothes

 

[Levelsman]

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you lot are lucky…I’m not old enough to remember the good times…I’ve only had sh!t prices

...driving a JD!!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

...driving a JD!!

Couldn’t afford a fendt

 

[Optimus]

Couldn’t afford a fendt

JD was dearer than my fendt