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Zippy768

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Dorset/Wilts
I wouldn't have thought the price was that high as sold some straw in swath and 6 weeks+ later 50/60 acres is still there!! He is not bothered about it, hasn't even tried to dry it out.
 
Price not been silly dear around here but waiting for it to kick in. Everyone in area is down in what they have produced or what they have been able to purchase. General view here is straw cut a 1/3 less. Put winter at 5/6 months, people a third short, all gears to waiting for single farm payment and let the prices go silly. Change of system here, found some good old hay at a good price, wont be feeding straw this year which I normally see as a very cheap way of feeding dry cows
 

Nithsdale

Member
Livestock Farmer
Price not been silly dear around here but waiting for it to kick in. Everyone in area is down in what they have produced or what they have been able to purchase. General view here is straw cut a 1/3 less. Put winter at 5/6 months, people a third short, all gears to waiting for single farm payment and let the prices go silly. Change of system here, found some good old hay at a good price, wont be feeding straw this year which I normally see as a very cheap way of feeding dry cows


Aye, prices are up here but not silly. We normally just take a load as we need it... we have ordered it all now and are filling the shed before SFP comes in and everyone jumps wanting it (y)
 
Location
Cleveland
The cost of a slatted shed easily 4-5x of a bedded court for same number of cows :confused::confused:

We have high level slats, great for the store cattle but I'm not too keen having cows on them. And you can't put newborn calves on them either...
Wouldn’t have them without comfort slats on.....and obviously I wouldn’t put freshly calved cows on I have plenty of bedded yards
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

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