Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.

[Henarar]

Who needs all these extensive export negotiations involving a load of useless politicians?

..................just leave it to me and @Kiwi Pete View attachment 831994

Seriously you don't

 

[CornishTone]

So, Australia won the Ashes... there’ll be no living with them now![emoji57][emoji6]

 

[br jones]

So, Australia won the Ashes... there’ll be no living with them now![emoji57][emoji6]

No ,they have retained them ,they are leading the series

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

So, Australia won the Ashes... there’ll be no living with them now![emoji57][emoji6]

Lucky your not then isnt it

 

[CornishTone]

Lucky your not then isnt it

Tell I about it!

 

[CornishTone]

Have you told them?

 

[Yale]

Sold some sheep, dorper wethers went for $182, prime lambs $162 and a couple of weedy stores (triplets) went $130. That's after their 6% yard fee.

Here we go for comparison.

Today’s prices for good continental cross lambs,down about five quid from last week.

Sorry about the quarter turn,you’ll have to turn your head.

 

[hendrebc]

Seriously you don't

The more I see of politics the less I think we need it. I wasn't a fan before but etd

Here we go for comparison.

Today’s prices for good continental cross lambs,down about five quid from last week.

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Sorry about the quarter turn,you’ll have to turn your head.

I'd normally say anything above £70 isn't too bad but we are below anywhere else in the world now and there is no reason for it. Exports to the EU are up 12% I read this week yet our price keeps coming down. Someone is making a lot of money off our lambs and it's not us.

 

[hendrebc]

 

[Kiwi Pete]

The more I see of politics the less I think we need it. I wasn't a fan before but etd

I'd normally say anything above £70 isn't too bad but we are below anywhere else in the world now and there is no reason for it. Exports to the EU are up 12% I read this week yet our price keeps coming down. Someone is making a lot of money off our lambs and it's not us.

Join the club - our record highs neatly equate to your low "job is fooked" lamb prices.
As I have said before on here, we just have to look bloody close at which costs are actually sustainable and which ones aren't - namely the insurance of blanket animal health products, and trying to time the lamb sales to out-of-season where the prices are much lower.
That's one disadvantage of indoor/outdoor systems, ie you don't have the same "out of season" price rises as us? Mid season lamb was around $95/hd.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

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I thought a "virgin" was a west Auckland lass who could outrun all her uncles in a footrace.

Everyday's a school day

 

[hendrebc]

Join the club - our record highs neatly equate to your low "job is fooked" lamb prices.
As I have said before on here, we just have to look bloody close at which costs are actually sustainable and which ones aren't - namely the insurance of blanket animal health products, and trying to time the lamb sales to out-of-season where the prices are much lower.
That's one disadvantage of indoor/outdoor systems, ie you don't have the same "out of season" price rises as us? Mid season lamb was around $95/hd.

There is a mid season price drop but it wouldn't be that low. Saying that there have been a lot of 35kg hill lambs sold this week for mid £40s

 

[Bury the Trash]

The more I see of politics the less I think we need it. I wasn't a fan before but etd

I'd normally say anything above £70 isn't too bad but we are below anywhere else in the world now and there is no reason for it. Exports to the EU are up 12% I read tis week yet our price keeps coming down. Someone is making a lot of money off our lambs and it's not us.

The processors are going to be as up against it as us dont forget.
Those sheep farmers who voted out , if there are any, must be slightly strange , i think.

Anyway , i'll be off now.....

 

[Cvx1170]

Job is worse than fooked

 

[Bury the Trash]

Money seems to be going around slowly, unlessive imagined it, its like no one wants to get caught when the music stops.

Trouble is buisness generally being affected is not going to help diversification or off farm work either.
It Will be ok for those that are well off, with a big buffer , i guess, as ever

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Yesterday's fire call.

Anyone after a cheap Merlo?

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

fudge all of the above ???

It doesn't mention shorts......

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

View attachment 832131Yesterday's fire call.

Anyone after a cheap Merlo?

The nearest one looks ok. Do you think the cattle would obey it's keep right sign?

 

[Yale]

View attachment 832131Yesterday's fire call.

Anyone after a cheap Merlo?

Seem to remember @cows sh#t me to tears fancying a Merlo......but maybe not the hot variety.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

The nearest one looks ok. Do you think the cattle would obey it's keep right sign?

The sign says "pass with care" - but I've never driven a care
Passing with a truck & trailer, no worries, just "hammer down, and avoid contact"