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<blockquote data-quote="egbert" data-source="post: 5859224" data-attributes="member: 9965"><p>It's hard to put my finger on just how it's grown.</p><p></p><p>I was very ambitious as a yoof, growing up on a big tenanted hill holding.</p><p>I could see there were only so many ways to fulfil my ambitions within farming, while at the same time the parentals did a lot of equine stuff which hemmed in farming ops.</p><p>The steadily slackening profit to be made out of pushing livestock was another factor - long before FMD the writing was on the wall.</p><p>When I was leaving skool, the livestock on a tenanted farm was an asset to borrow against and retire on, whereas it's steadily became less and less in real terms.</p><p>My eldest has started a graduate job in gov for a salary equivalent to about 15-20% of the livestock value on 1500 acres....</p><p>as things are going, her salary will increase, and the stock will continue to devalue......that's sobering.</p><p></p><p>I'm blessed to be able to see it for what it is, and instead of driving at higher yields/prices, I've simply allowed the various diversification to grow, and farm with barely one eye on it.</p><p> Post fmd we never restocked more than inhand land would reasonably carry, so no more chasing tack and spring grass, or housing sheep on bought in fodder etc.</p><p></p><p>looking at your own situation, does the farming model have to swallow as much time? </p><p>would a simplification leave you time to look at better paid sideline?</p><p>Is the 'investment' near at hand, or remote (IE, city, not Hebrides) </p><p>(it's easy fixing other peoples problems!)</p><p></p><p>We've always tried to work up outside jobs that will fit around farming commitments - which isn't always best, but if you're going to play livestock, you can hardly put it second.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="egbert, post: 5859224, member: 9965"] It's hard to put my finger on just how it's grown. I was very ambitious as a yoof, growing up on a big tenanted hill holding. I could see there were only so many ways to fulfil my ambitions within farming, while at the same time the parentals did a lot of equine stuff which hemmed in farming ops. The steadily slackening profit to be made out of pushing livestock was another factor - long before FMD the writing was on the wall. When I was leaving skool, the livestock on a tenanted farm was an asset to borrow against and retire on, whereas it's steadily became less and less in real terms. My eldest has started a graduate job in gov for a salary equivalent to about 15-20% of the livestock value on 1500 acres.... as things are going, her salary will increase, and the stock will continue to devalue......that's sobering. I'm blessed to be able to see it for what it is, and instead of driving at higher yields/prices, I've simply allowed the various diversification to grow, and farm with barely one eye on it. Post fmd we never restocked more than inhand land would reasonably carry, so no more chasing tack and spring grass, or housing sheep on bought in fodder etc. looking at your own situation, does the farming model have to swallow as much time? would a simplification leave you time to look at better paid sideline? Is the 'investment' near at hand, or remote (IE, city, not Hebrides) (it's easy fixing other peoples problems!) We've always tried to work up outside jobs that will fit around farming commitments - which isn't always best, but if you're going to play livestock, you can hardly put it second. [/QUOTE]
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