Foolish going back into milking?

A good friend of mine went milking last spring. His dad gave up 10 years ago. He is milking 90 leased kiwi cross and is loving it. He was a progressive beef farmer so has laneway's, grass management all sorted.

He had no issue getting a milk buyer, he is nervous about brexit but did not borrow any money.

You should look at leasing the cows, it would mean you get in, in this uncertain time without huge outlay or risk.
 

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A good friend of mine went milking last spring. His dad gave up 10 years ago. He is milking 90 leased kiwi cross and is loving it. He was a progressive beef farmer so has laneway's, grass management all sorted.

He had no issue getting a milk buyer, he is nervous about brexit but did not borrow any money.

You should look at leasing the cows, it would mean you get in, in this uncertain time without huge outlay or risk.
Thanks for the post. I have considered it but found very little information on companies who supply leased cows. Coupled with quite a few comments on other threads advising against it. Any idea which companies provide the leasing?
 
Thanks for the post. I have considered it but found very little information on companies who supply leased cows. Coupled with quite a few comments on other threads advising against it. Any idea which companies provide the leasing?
My friend Joe leased the cows of another farmer, who was getting out. He did a 2 year lease, to allows his own herd build up. The cows plus culled in replacements go back in two years, monthly payment is made, works out to be €350 a year, and you keep the calves. Joe is planning to use the leased stock to have 70 odd heifers in two years plus buy some cows.

Its an ok way to build stock and get milking.
 

som farmer

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Thanks for the post. I have considered it but found very little information on companies who supply leased cows. Coupled with quite a few comments on other threads advising against it. Any idea which companies provide the leasing?
Andrew wadland, babb and green, we have used these 2, fairly straight forward, very quick answers, but be careful, there are some rogues out there, works well as long as you have a plan, and stick to it.
Auctioneers tell me a huge amount of dairy cattle now traded this way. We also sell groups of cows, and find a lot of private buyers want to buy, from 1 source, to the amount of money they have borrowed, we allways go through auctioneers.
 
I can see why a lot of stock are traded this way. Tax being the main reason, we have stock relief in Ireland, its makes it prohibitive to sell your stock.
 
My friend Joe leased the cows of another farmer, who was getting out. He did a 2 year lease, to allows his own herd build up. The cows plus culled in replacements go back in two years, monthly payment is made, works out to be €350 a year, and you keep the calves. Joe is planning to use the leased stock to have 70 odd heifers in two years plus buy some cows.

Its an ok way to build stock and get milking.
What happens when the cow drops dead?
 

Glaswellt

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If you can get out of block spring calving cows and carrying them over to serve in the autumn would be a far better job than hiring cows in, if the finance is available. These cows, with nothing at all wrong with them can be had for around £500
 
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