- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
Yes. Two on the left that were new just before Christmas hold 300 tons of urea and the two on the right have phosphate.
Classics Earning their keep.
- Thread starter Tha Ulsterscot
- Start date
- Location
- Limousin, France
I would lose sleep having to pay for that. Just bigger farms have bigger bills I suppose.
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
What other option would I have. I gave no other form of income except the farm and cutting back cuts yield. With all other inputs up as well fertilizer is the one that has proven to be an input that can’t be cut back on. it was bought reasonably well in November but the phosphate was in storage while dealer was shut down for repairs. Can’t even get a price on any type of fertilizer now and deliveries are looking doubtful on some already paid for.
My idea of farming heaven out there if your ever short of help I'd pop over en give you a hand!
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
I’ve based everything around just me except for harvest time. Although I have a retired friend that helps out. He likes to keep busy which is handy. I also do contract work for a couple of others and they like to work off some of their bills. Never a shortness of farmers looking fir help thou. With the oil patch going to suck workers back in now oil is in demand farm workers will be tough to find.
What acreage do you farm on your own?
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
I’ll plant 2700 of my own and anywhere from 700 to 1000 of other depending on the years.
Bloody hell when you mean on your own your family must help surely sons daughters wife etc
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Is that another loader thats hard to remove?
Would be handy if he comes across some big stones
- Location
- South Lanarkshire
at least the tractor will no sink …!!!
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
Wife will help if asked but with young kids it’s not possible Much of the time. I have a retired friend that will drive the lorries at harvest time and seeding but he’s not intrested in sitting on a tractor. Two step sons in their late teens are no use and won’t even help themselves let alone do work. My two daughters are 6and 7 so some time before I’ll even know it they are intrested in the farm but I doubt it. I can’t see it going past me.
Are you native to there or move over?
Yes, we haven’t got round to bolting the leg brackets back on after getting it blasted and painted ( I just looked it was 6 yrs ago
) It’s handy for the stones I can’t lift 
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Nearly
Member
- Location
- North of York
Not earning their keep but not costing owt either.
Ransome Subtillers.
Ransome Subtillers.
- Location
- South shropshire
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Ive a 400 , never get time to play these days but god they are good them xrs .
- Location
- Lorette Manitoba
I moved here 21 years ago. doesnt seem that long until I look in the mirror, had good years and bad but I’m happy I moved when I start reading about all the rule and regulations you guys have to contend with. Here it’s coming but mostly farmers are not squeezed to hard as far as regulation go So I might be done by the time it gets frustrating. Can’t say I miss home except when I see pictures of the good looking crops this time of year while I’m still looking at snow.
You should start a thread about it cos I find that very interesting and I bet I'm not the only one I've got a hundred questions I'd be asking you