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

hendrebc

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Livestock Farmer
It's going good thanks. A couple of weeks left in the first course, should go and pick the second one soon. Maybe it won't have so much equipment in it :LOL:
Glad to hear it's going well. Was thinking we hadn't seen any diagrams for a while :D
There's quite a few ecosystems that have evolved to require a burn to give things a boost.
Heather moors like we have on the higher hills here are almost exclusively found in Britain and are only there because of being burnt every 4-5 years or so. The heather, wildlife and sheep, thrive under this management and it quickly turns to scrub if it isn't burnt often enough. Which is happening at an alarming rate now the environmental groups have got their way. They are slowly realising the error of their ways though and are encouraging burning again in some places.
 

windymiller

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
mid wales
What are these 4 up to. Drag race maybe?
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But then they split up. May be doing a pinsser manoeuvre on @Yale or @hendrebc, they were heading in that direction.:eek::nailbiting::ROFLMAO:

They were at it again today.
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Crofter64

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Quebec, Canada
You know when @Farmer Roy said it wasn’t easy.

Wife has a dislocated knee now as well as her back issues.:facepalm:

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And I have a new clothes horse to dry the washing now.:facepalm::facepalm:

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So now wife even more laid up,three kids who can create a whirlwind of destruction in 10 mins,all household chores and a full time farm to run.:dead:

All good fun......(n)
Believe it or not,you will look back some day and remember this time as a big, fun adventure.:LOL: Laundry and cooking and mess included.
 

Yale

Member
Livestock Farmer
No rest for the wicked as they say @Yale

Believe it or not,you will look back some day and remember this time as a big, fun adventure.:LOL: Laundry and cooking and mess included.

That’s the thing,we have really great kids who put me in a shadow by what they have already achieved being 9,11 and 13.

It’s tough but some folk have it far worse.
 

Cowcorn

Member
Mixed Farmer
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Farmer of the year having a burnup

Just as well I'm not allowed an opinion eh.
Stubble burning , thats very eighties does this guy rent this land of a bank ? Cant see any ordainary landowner allowing it nowadays . Not been allowed an opinion never stopped you before so lets hear it !!!!! Maybe he will pull in with a big plough next to really pish you off!!! Only joking pete!
 

Kiwi Pete

Member
Livestock Farmer
Stubble burning , thats very eighties does this guy rent this land of a bank ? Cant see any ordainary landowner allowing it nowadays . Not been allowed an opinion never stopped you before so lets hear it !!!!! Maybe he will pull in with a big plough next to really pish you off!!! Only joking pete!
Nah, not quite owned by a bank but very close, they are backed by the big PGW machine. I don't think the landowner was overly chuffed all the same, he's counting down the minutes till the lease runs out and he can get his land back in grass...
... and redeem himself to the locals re. the water pollution, none of whom are very chuffed about the way it's been handled.
 

cows sh#t me to tears

Member
Livestock Farmer
Stubble burning , thats very eighties does this guy rent this land of a bank ? Cant see any ordainary landowner allowing it nowadays . Not been allowed an opinion never stopped you before so lets hear it !!!!! Maybe he will pull in with a big plough next to really pish you off!!! Only joking pete!
It's common practice where I farm.....And if it's a return to the 80's bring it on. We made a s**t load more coin back then compared to now. @Farmer Roy ......another victim of the drought..at a local landholders water meeting last night and we were told by the chair that equity in permanent water for us is only 1/3 of what owners thought it may be. Last year permanent water was valued at 2500 / meg. A lot of people had revaluations done , raising there equity......it has now slipped to 1700 a meg.....but the chair said he had spoken to several banks and they are only valuing our water at 600 a meg due to us having no allocation.. ..That's only 100 more than what temporary water is trading for:eek::cautious:. So a lot of people could find themselves in a whole world of s**t....
 
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glasshouse

Member
Location
lothians
It's common practice where I farm.....And if it's a return to the 80's bring it on. We made a s**t load more coin back then compared to now. @Farmer Roy ......another victim of the drought..at a local landholders water meeting last night and we were told by the chair that equity in permanent water for us is only 1/3 of what owners thought it may be. Last year permanent water was valued at 2500 / meg. A lot of people had evaluations done , raising there equity......it has now slipped to 1700 a meg.....but the chair said he had spoken to several banks and they are only valuing our water at 600 a meg due to us having no allocation.. ..That's only 100 more than what temporary water is trading for:eek::cautious:. So a lot of people could find themselves in a whole world of s**t....
How many megs went into the gulf last week?
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

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