Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[AngusLad]

These things are sent to test you...

 

[Cowpoke82]

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Nice to see the sheep and cattle can share the Christmas veg with us

What grower does that come from ? We have a large grower who rents land on the Estate and I struggle to get waste veg

 

[Gulli]

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I had one stood up between the neck rail and the wall in the cubicles a couple days ago

 

[unlacedgecko]

What grower does that come from ? We have a large grower who rents land on the Estate and I struggle to get waste veg

Distance from packing plant is probably your issue.

 

[Cowpoke82]

Distance from packing plant is probably your issue.

And the ad plants take some

 

[livestock 1]

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Been blowing a gale all night and raining again sometimes they are like us a bit unsettled when this is going on

 

[Nithsdale]

£17/t

1.7p/kg...

The plastic bag fairy adds to the price in the supermarket doesn't it

 

[Anymulewilldo]

What grower does that come from ? We have a large grower who rents land on the Estate and I struggle to get waste veg

Comes from Ormskirk somewhere. Off the moss ground over there. I buy it off Kenyon Brothers the merchants

 

[neilo]

1.7p/kg...

The plastic bag fairy adds to the price in the supermarket doesn't it

To be fair, there are a few more costs to getting them into small bags in front of shoppers in big stores in town, than just a few plastic bags.

A lot of shoppers likely wouldn’t recognise those as carrots like that as they have soil on them…

 

[Anymulewilldo]

To be fair, there are a few more costs to getting them into small bags in front of shoppers in big stores in town, than just a few plastic bags.

A lot of shoppers likely wouldn’t recognise those as carrots like that as they have soil on them…

All washed, just the wrong size/shape. It’s b really. If it’s the wrong size for fresh veg fair enough but it should all be going into diced frozen veg or soup.

 

[Top Tip.]

All washed, just the wrong size/shape. It’s b really. If it’s the wrong size for fresh veg fair enough but it should all be going into diced frozen veg or soup.

They are starting to do that, which unfortunately leads to a lot less stockfeed and what is left really is only suitable for stock.

 

[livestock 1]

Quite a lot of farms pack them too

 

[Nithsdale]

To be fair, there are a few more costs to getting them into small bags in front of shoppers in big stores in town, than just a few plastic bags.

A lot of shoppers likely wouldn’t recognise those as carrots like that as they have soil on them…

Thank you, I had no idea

 

[Fendt516profi]

To be fair, there are a few more costs to getting them into small bags in front of shoppers in big stores in town, than just a few plastic bags.

A lot of shoppers likely wouldn’t recognise those as carrots like that as they have soil on them…

No wonder look mostly parsnips

 

[Stw88]

Geld ewe just made 2.5k at proctors dispersal!

 

[Chicken richard]

And the ad plants take some

Have u tryed talking to Edd I know others who go up the base and collect

 

[Nithsdale]

Geld ewe just made 2.5k at proctors dispersal!

Hope you bought it!...


Nothing cheap today

 

[Stw88]

Hope you bought it!...


Nothing cheap today

was just watching on the computer as i had dinner. Much easier just going and buying a tup thats ready to go.

 

[Optimus]

They are starting to do that, which unfortunately leads to a lot less stockfeed and what is left really is only suitable for stock.

Old Albert's lot are grading harder too.a lot less smalls about which is what I take a lot of

 

[Top Tip.]

Old Albert's lot are grading harder too.a lot less smalls about which is what I take a lot of

The big tatties are now being peeled and put into the catering trade as well.