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[harperfarmer]

A family will soon knock a massive chunk out of £100k/year if you take everything into account. House (rent or mortgage), running a car (maybe 2) just for starters. As farmers we often undervalue the assets/benefits that come through the business.

 

[Skintagain]

I bet not many livestock farMers paying
Themselves 50k a year 40hrs week ….. and its more skilled that most so called skilled jobs. .

Absolutely. If you are fairly handy around the farm at doing stuff you will give a lot of trades a run for the money.

 

[gone up the hill]

Been a grand day today

Down here it has been hammering down with rain all day, very cold with it and more akin to a late Jan or Feb day!

 

[Top Tip.]

Is enduring the bad bits what makes it good though?

Anything that is good all the time just becomes a bit easy and unfulfilling I reckon.

Going to the pub occasionally with your mates and having a few too many is great laugh. Going to the same pub night after night with the same people and drinking too much….isn’t so great!

Exactly you’ve put it much better than me.

 

[Henarar]

Is enduring the bad bits what makes it good though?

Anything that is good all the time just becomes a bit easy and unfulfilling I reckon.

Going to the pub occasionally with your mates and having a few too many is great laugh. Going to the same pub night after night with the same people and drinking too much….isn’t so great!

 

[gone up the hill]

Good to see so many positive posts on this thread tonight

And at least the longest day of the year is only 52 days away from tomorrow

 

[Northern territory]

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There is a lot of truth to that. They say what comes around goes around. We don’t learn much from history. Been talking to several tradesmen, engineers and lorry drivers over the last week and they all say one thing, nobody wants the work, nobody wants to get their hands dirty and graft.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Down here it has been hammering down with rain all day, very cold with it and more akin to a late Jan or Feb day!

About time you southerners had a dollop

 

[Skintagain]

There is a lot of truth to that. They say what comes around goes around. We don’t learn much from history. Been talking to several tradesmen, engineers, arable farmers and lorry drivers over the last week and they all say one thing, nobody wants the work, nobody wants to get their hands dirty and graft.

Corrected that for you

 

[Jimdog1]

About time you southerners had a dollop

Been raining all winter.

 

[muleman]

Good to see so many positive posts on this thread tonight

And at least the longest day of the year is only 52 days away from tomorrow

There were a lot of positives till we said what a nice day it's been and you said it's more like Feb down there....try and keep positive or you will drag us down!

 

[Hilly]

My father once went into town to do a bit of business, bank maybe, he never bothered to change up much, my mother despaired at times,
Anyways he went into the market hall and as he was going in a tramp gave him a pound and said, here old lad, get yersel a cup o tea

Brilliant

 

[Stw88]

I'll be happy if I've lost 300

I’m thinking if I’m 200 down on the scan numbers I won’t be too bad but I think it may be worse than that as a lot of lambs were lost in ewes that you don’t tend to tot up. Will know in the next 2 weeks once everything is marked.

 

[muleman]

I’m thinking if I’m 200 down on the scan numbers I won’t be too bad but I think it may be worse than that as a lot of lambs were lost in ewes that you don’t tend to tot up. Will know in the next 2 weeks once everything is marked.

I try and tot everything, surprising how they fritter away, most years 40 or 50 have gone before lambing ever starts
Yes I won't know properly till we've dosed and marked and had a count up

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I try and tot everything, surprising how they fritter away, most years 40 or 50 have gone before lambing ever starts
Yes I won't know properly till we've dosed and marked and had a count up

This is why I never bother counting them till I’ve seen them on the kill sheet….only guaranteed way to know what you’ve got

 

[muleman]

This is why I never bother counting them till I’ve seen them on the kill sheet….only guaranteed way to know what you’ve got

Yes there's not a lot of point really but it does help a bit for budgeting if you know roughly what there is going to be to sell in the backend

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Yes there's not a lot of point really but it does help a bit for budgeting if you know roughly what there is going to be to sell in the backend

Trouble with sheep is they don’t like making it to backend

 

[Devil's advocate]

If you are bright enough to be an accountant it would seem daft fuk ing on like we do

My brother has no regrets

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[hill shepherd]

Don't count mine till speaning time

 

[livestock 1]

My brother has no regrets

Christopher James Darwin - Thomas Coombs | Accountants in Leeds, Yorkshire

Christopher James DarwinDirectorsDirector0113 244 9512 [email protected] Interests outside of work When not supporting local businesses, Chris can often be found with his wife, Lisa and his active children, which he says helps keep him young. He is a...

www.thomascoombs.com

Does he come and help you?