- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
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Farmer Roy's Random Thoughts - I never said it was easy.
- Thread starter Farmer Roy
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Couldn't be more different today though 
Thought I'd better lighten the mood a bit after that last post
Thought I'd better lighten the mood a bit after that last post
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
That's more like it
.'Always give the day a chance'.
.'Always give the day a chance'.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Not sure what the swipe limit other there is. But here it's less than $100.
Coles have asked people to pack their own bags and use cardless cash where possible....that's fine....but wouldn't it be better to increase the limit to at least $300 so you dont have to put a pin in and touch the eftpos machine that 10 000 other people have?? Its not hard with a family to rack up more than the tap and go limit..... 5 bags of capsicums puts you over te limit.....
Coles have asked people to pack their own bags and use cardless cash where possible....that's fine....but wouldn't it be better to increase the limit to at least $300 so you dont have to put a pin in and touch the eftpos machine that 10 000 other people have?? Its not hard with a family to rack up more than the tap and go limit..... 5 bags of capsicums puts you over te limit.....
It's been £30 here for a while but they put it up to £45 yesterday apparently. Like you say it's not enough really £100 would be more like it most families weekly shop would be around there.
we done a shop yesterday and it was a lot more than normal and we didn't buy much more than we normally have, I wonder why that was
more likely Clare doing thatYou sneaking sweets in the trolley when Clare wasn't looking
prices must have gone up
Must be. Supply and demand you'd think they would with empty shelves everywhere ? there's some funny goings on with lamb and beef prices as you will know from watching the price tracker. Buyers are paying less because there is no demand. But shelves are empty because people have bought it all ?
Wtf. I smell a rat somewhere.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Well I've done my bit just rang the Federal Finance Ministers office in Canberra. Told his secretary my thoughts and concerns about the issue and she will pass it onto the minister. I bet I receive no accolades or credit for "flattening the curve"
just rang the Federal Finance Ministers office in Canberra. Told his secretary my thoughts and concerns about the issue and she will pass it onto the minister. I bet I receive no accolades or credit for "flattening the curve"
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Less specials? Less "buy two get one free"?
- Location
- NSW, Newstralya
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Hard to know how to react to that one.
Sad that the "coronavirus express" will soon have many farmers in the northern hemisphere busting their arses to create another drought, it hardly seems any time since they farmed their way into the last one. Another year gone.
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
I think it's time to start spreading compost to help warm the soil up a little. Averaging just under 10° now, thanks to some gloomy grey days and a few light frosts.
Plus I need the growth as we're looking at making the best of overstocked farms - many are unsure if they'll be able to offload lambs/cattle before the freezing works shut down.
Never applied so much N to so many sheep farms as this year.... the burning question for me is how do we turn their "loss" into income when we're in a similar place ourselves?
Or, do we just destock and have the winter off?
That's my "random thoughts"
Plus I need the growth as we're looking at making the best of overstocked farms - many are unsure if they'll be able to offload lambs/cattle before the freezing works shut down.
Never applied so much N to so many sheep farms as this year.... the burning question for me is how do we turn their "loss" into income when we're in a similar place ourselves?
Or, do we just destock and have the winter off?
That's my "random thoughts"
Yep
A price rise in other words
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Sorry for reminding you about that but what a difference this week!Thought I'd better lighten the mood a bit after that last post
Glorious weather all week.
Not sure what to think of the 6 page thread of farmers discussing what extra state handouts they may or may not be eligible for as self employed. Don’t know they’re born half of them.
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Supermarkets are colluding to drop those prices
They never miss a chance at a good shafting
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
What's best for the soil?I think it's time to start spreading compost to help warm the soil up a little. Averaging just under 10° now, thanks to some gloomy grey days and a few light frosts.
Plus I need the growth as we're looking at making the best of overstocked farms - many are unsure if they'll be able to offload lambs/cattle before the freezing works shut down.
Never applied so much N to so many sheep farms as this year.... the burning question for me is how do we turn their "loss" into income when we're in a similar place ourselves?
Or, do we just destock and have the winter off?
That's my "random thoughts"
Yes it does seem that way. Lamb especially has been very high priced for them to buy recently and it's lamb and sheep prices that they dropped by £0.80-70 per kilo liveweight overnight. They haven't done much to the beef price but that hasn't been anything special for a while.
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- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Just the right number of livestock.