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Mc115reed

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Livestock Farmer
I wouldn’t be pissing breeders away so early. When rain comes down south they could jump £50 a piece. People buying at prices quoted above are having a nice do
One of my tack men sells a lot of yearlings… had him on the phone the other day talking about this winter and her said he’s not planning on selling any breeders until end of September hoping the grass will come and people will be desperate too stock up last minute
 

Sheepfog

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Location
Southern England
Not many Cheviot mules in. The £150 ones looked like they had worked hard rearing lambs and would need some good keep to get them back in decent nick for tupping. Better ones over £180. But they wouldn’t be in the same league as the Longtown sheep.

Texel mules a bit up and down. It seemed anything that was big, long with good bodies were making £180-£190. Better ones a bit more. Anything lacking length, condition or size was around £150.

Suffolk mules seemed a hell of a trade. Best ones £220 plus. Several smart runs of sharp, long and good bodied sheep making £185-£195.

Be interesting see the mules tomorrow.
 

Anymulewilldo

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Cheshire
Not many Cheviot mules in. The £150 ones looked like they had worked hard rearing lambs and would need some good keep to get them back in decent nick for tupping. Better ones over £180. But they wouldn’t be in the same league as the Longtown sheep.

Texel mules a bit up and down. It seemed anything that was big, long with good bodies were making £180-£190. Better ones a bit more. Anything lacking length, condition or size was around £150.

Suffolk mules seemed a hell of a trade. Best ones £220 plus. Several smart runs of sharp, long and good bodied sheep making £185-£195.

Be interesting see the mules tomorrow.
Brilliant report. 👍 cheers
 

mghley

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Location
Derbyshire
Yeah he’s Cambridge rolling it for me in the morning… it doesn’t really need to be fine for turnips I think people get carried away working turnip ground… they’ll grow on concrete it’s keeping them alive once they germinate that’s the hard part

I’ve tried both, got FAR superior results on rolled seedbed. Soil:seed contact seems to be the key.
Last year did a comparison on one block. Aitchison DD, Weaving disc DD and £400 SKH cultivator/spin on/roll. Best result to get them away was cultivator but the key is that bit of moisture which this year is distinctly lacking 🙈🙈
 

Mc115reed

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Livestock Farmer
Last year did a comparison on one block. Aitchison DD, Weaving disc DD and £400 SKH cultivator/spin on/roll. Best result to get them away was cultivator but the key is that bit of moisture which this year is distinctly lacking 🙈🙈
That’s the problem no moisture at all 🤦‍♂️ But they’ll not germinate until it rains then when it rains they’ll fly hopefully 🙏
 

Fellstoflats

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Livestock Farmer
Not many Cheviot mules in. The £150 ones looked like they had worked hard rearing lambs and would need some good keep to get them back in decent nick for tupping. Better ones over £180. But they wouldn’t be in the same league as the Longtown sheep.

Texel mules a bit up and down. It seemed anything that was big, long with good bodies were making £180-£190. Better ones a bit more. Anything lacking length, condition or size was around £150.

Suffolk mules seemed a hell of a trade. Best ones £220 plus. Several smart runs of sharp, long and good bodied sheep making £185-£195.

Be interesting see the mules tomorrow.
Couldn't believe the Suffolk Mules, they looked well, but seemed over dear.
 

Mc115reed

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Livestock Farmer
Think the good lord for GPS I couldn’t steer all day on this job 🤦‍♂️
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Estate fencing.

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Livestock Farmer
I wouldn’t be pissing breeders away so early. When rain comes down south they could jump £50 a piece. People buying at prices quoted above are having a nice do
There are 2500 breeder in cirencester next week, that's probably 500 more than usual, I usually put 300/400 to that sale but haven't this year because I think they will dearer in September, first time for 12 years I haven't got any in.
 

Mc115reed

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Livestock Farmer
There are 2500 breeder in cirencester next week, that's probably 500 more than usual, I usually put 300/400 to that sale but haven't this year because I think they will dearer in September, first time for 12 years I haven't got any in.
A lot of folk will be selling early because of lack of grass, and a lot of folk won’t be buying yet because of a lack of grass
 

Estate fencing.

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Livestock Farmer
A lot of folk will be selling early because of lack of grass, and a lot of folk won’t be buying yet because of a lack of grass
Can keep your own dry sheep on hay for a month though, people probably aren't keen to buy a load to clamp them out for a month though.
If I had the cash and boll*cks I would be buying those 30kg stores now that are taking harm in the dry, they look cheap to me and if rain comes end of august you could make a serous packet on the in mid September.
 

Hilly

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Went to Lidl yesterday in Launceston, no butter on any shelves, cheese empty other than sliced stuff, bakery area and biscuits empty, like a ghost town in there🤔 surely empty shelves must dent their profits!
You have to wonder whats happend they used to be really good at stocking shelves staff dragging pallets around all over place , maybe like so many more just short staffed .
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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