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End of the Road for Small Livestock Farms?
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<blockquote data-quote="JP1" data-source="post: 7607708" data-attributes="member: 54"><p>Very sad reading. You are also a part of their support infrastructure and that is going fast too; local folks who can help, smaller livestock lorries, vets that are set up for cattle , local ag suppliers for kit , smaller private kill abattoirs etc etc etc </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure it's the BPS etc that's doing it completely and these days I see many youngsters who are more attracted to electronic things than the great outdoors</p><p></p><p>Sad really, I'm 58 and spent most of my life working hard and manually on a very small farm to build my little dream. Nothing and I mean nothing can beat the feeling the last few nights with amazing red sunsets, warm air, cattle in stunning condition and the growth and stage of the grass land, hedge rows, trees , cereals (not mine) coming in to ear. </p><p></p><p>Happily in the SE I can see there still will be a steady stream of new folks wanting to take on and preserve much of that landscape - maybe for their privacy , security and lifestyle ambitions . My hope is there's a route for someone like my Freddie to partner with such people so that he can make a living working alongside them </p><p></p><p>Reminder to self; I still need to get a little Sussex foundation herd</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JP1, post: 7607708, member: 54"] Very sad reading. You are also a part of their support infrastructure and that is going fast too; local folks who can help, smaller livestock lorries, vets that are set up for cattle , local ag suppliers for kit , smaller private kill abattoirs etc etc etc I'm not sure it's the BPS etc that's doing it completely and these days I see many youngsters who are more attracted to electronic things than the great outdoors Sad really, I'm 58 and spent most of my life working hard and manually on a very small farm to build my little dream. Nothing and I mean nothing can beat the feeling the last few nights with amazing red sunsets, warm air, cattle in stunning condition and the growth and stage of the grass land, hedge rows, trees , cereals (not mine) coming in to ear. Happily in the SE I can see there still will be a steady stream of new folks wanting to take on and preserve much of that landscape - maybe for their privacy , security and lifestyle ambitions . My hope is there's a route for someone like my Freddie to partner with such people so that he can make a living working alongside them Reminder to self; I still need to get a little Sussex foundation herd [/QUOTE]
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