Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
Aye there's a third that's turning a profit without subsidy....The figures prove that a third can turn a profit without using the subsidy and a third can't make a profit even with the subsidy.
And yet the top third spent more on machinery & contractors?Fixed costs are where savings can be made, anyone who doesn’t employ anyone, doesn’t use contractors, can grow their own straw, owns most of their land, can manage with older kit, no borrowings and does their own books would make a tidy profit even without subs.
how do you propose that the support is paid ?As you can see the average lowland suckler farmer in Scotland made £8/cow net profit in 2016 years before were a loss, the top third producers managed £81/cow net profit BUT this includes £65/cow in subsidies, these are the QMS figures so not figures ive made up, is it realistic to expect producers to continue without support??
a lot seem to become farmers as an excuse to buy shiny new toys
Dirty subsidy taking layabout.That's why I did it! You should see what a pussy magnet my 57 plate Iveco Daily van is...
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Note the missing wheel arch trim as a result of a blow out. Really gives me that Mad Max/Rebel without a cause look.
A story told by my uncle years ago.When organising insurance for the farm he was asked was a Renault 4 van for business or pleasure. He replied he wouldn't be driving a R4 for pleasure.a lot seem to become farmers as an excuse to buy shiny new toys
Fixed costs are where savings can be made, anyone who doesn’t employ anyone, doesn’t use contractors, can grow their own straw, owns most of their land, can manage with older kit, no borrowings and does their own books would make a tidy profit even without subs.