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<blockquote data-quote="grasslad" data-source="post: 6112310" data-attributes="member: 107410"><p>[USER=82422]@surprisefarmer[/USER] Id say I would have to agree with you about turmoil on what to do to get back to the farming for the rest of my life Its in the blood isn't it. always felt at home with it.</p><p>You are in a slightly stronger position than I am at the moment as my family farm isn't actually dairy but sheep and beef but uncles farm is. </p><p></p><p>While every one has a strong story behind them , for me it would be a straight start up with good experience but it all needs refreshing again and talking to a few farmers on the ground would be a massive help.</p><p></p><p>I am assuming you dont own the ground that you are farming on? would you say theres a lot of conflict of interest or you all work together well? hope so.</p><p></p><p>While Im working in Wales(computers) although I am Northern Irish I see the welsh dairy market isn't easy to break into due to scarcity and high property prices unless your in the back of nowhere. That said I still am deciding between Wales and NI I still have a lot of research to go through I still aim for a years turnaround to start. I am leaning towards to back home though.</p><p></p><p>I am glad to hear you've started your venture cautiously,sounds good cracking job , I wonder , and I dont really know how much a friesian cow is worth to buy this would be critical I would say in terms of its productivity and health and age? £1200 a head on average?</p><p></p><p>Definitely intend to do it! Ive found that total dairy herd figures is higher in NI than in Wales with the highest concentration of dairy farms in Co Tyrone. </p><p></p><p>have you relied on farming income on its own to survive? - I would be wary of this though in its infant years I do have strong IT skills , robots would be up my street skills wise but Im still sorta old school with the herringbone setup nothing like getting at it.</p><p></p><p>any pics of the robot set up?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grasslad, post: 6112310, member: 107410"] [USER=82422]@surprisefarmer[/USER] Id say I would have to agree with you about turmoil on what to do to get back to the farming for the rest of my life Its in the blood isn't it. always felt at home with it. You are in a slightly stronger position than I am at the moment as my family farm isn't actually dairy but sheep and beef but uncles farm is. While every one has a strong story behind them , for me it would be a straight start up with good experience but it all needs refreshing again and talking to a few farmers on the ground would be a massive help. I am assuming you dont own the ground that you are farming on? would you say theres a lot of conflict of interest or you all work together well? hope so. While Im working in Wales(computers) although I am Northern Irish I see the welsh dairy market isn't easy to break into due to scarcity and high property prices unless your in the back of nowhere. That said I still am deciding between Wales and NI I still have a lot of research to go through I still aim for a years turnaround to start. I am leaning towards to back home though. I am glad to hear you've started your venture cautiously,sounds good cracking job , I wonder , and I dont really know how much a friesian cow is worth to buy this would be critical I would say in terms of its productivity and health and age? £1200 a head on average? Definitely intend to do it! Ive found that total dairy herd figures is higher in NI than in Wales with the highest concentration of dairy farms in Co Tyrone. have you relied on farming income on its own to survive? - I would be wary of this though in its infant years I do have strong IT skills , robots would be up my street skills wise but Im still sorta old school with the herringbone setup nothing like getting at it. any pics of the robot set up? [/QUOTE]
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