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End of the Road for Small Livestock Farms?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frank-the-Wool" data-source="post: 7610214" data-attributes="member: 699"><p>I think many of you have misunderstood what and why I started this thread.</p><p></p><p>[USER=19062]@Formatted[/USER] how much are you going to pay in rent for this land?</p><p>How far are you prepared to drive at least once every day and more when calving to check the stock?</p><p>How much do you think you will need in capital to buy the stock and have the minimum amount of machinery you will require to run this 50 acres?</p><p></p><p>The present farmers have kept on a family owned block of land and have I believe had a good balance of producing suckler beef at a small profit up to now. They have kept up the fences and hedges and maintained the land in good order as well as having work outside of the farm which I say good luck to them.</p><p>They are not looking for handouts but the reality is that the costs are now so high that when the BPS and small environmental payment disappears then the farm will be making far too great a loss to continue.</p><p></p><p>However it doesn't really matter if it is 50 acres or 500 acres in a similar type of farming on marginal but important land for the environment, it cannot be made to work unless the price of beef rises significantly (unlikely) or there is another scheme that supports the environmental benefits to give enough income. These small farms do perform an important function to help keep the rural economy working.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frank-the-Wool, post: 7610214, member: 699"] I think many of you have misunderstood what and why I started this thread. [USER=19062]@Formatted[/USER] how much are you going to pay in rent for this land? How far are you prepared to drive at least once every day and more when calving to check the stock? How much do you think you will need in capital to buy the stock and have the minimum amount of machinery you will require to run this 50 acres? The present farmers have kept on a family owned block of land and have I believe had a good balance of producing suckler beef at a small profit up to now. They have kept up the fences and hedges and maintained the land in good order as well as having work outside of the farm which I say good luck to them. They are not looking for handouts but the reality is that the costs are now so high that when the BPS and small environmental payment disappears then the farm will be making far too great a loss to continue. However it doesn't really matter if it is 50 acres or 500 acres in a similar type of farming on marginal but important land for the environment, it cannot be made to work unless the price of beef rises significantly (unlikely) or there is another scheme that supports the environmental benefits to give enough income. These small farms do perform an important function to help keep the rural economy working. [/QUOTE]
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