Hay making 2022

[Little squeak]

How much extra work do you think it actually is?

 

[bobk]

I think sellers at £3 consider it better to sell 100% than charge £5 and just sell 2%, it's supply and demand

A good point , my plan is to clear everything by next April .

 

[farmerm]

A good point , my plan is to clear everything by next April .

My plan as always to only sell at a worthwhile price and when the time comes only make enough to refill the barn..... Do you ever see Apple selling off their previous stock of iphones for 1/3 of what they are worth in order to make space for their new model??

 

[bobk]

My plan as always to only sell at a worthwhile price and when the time comes only make enough to refill the barn..... Do you ever see Apple selling off their previous stock of iphones for 1/3 of what they are worth in order to make space for their new model??

They do actually .

 

[som farmer]

They do actually .

sons pal is selling small bales off the field £5, but as he says, grass is free, tackles paid for, and he's shoved enough in the barn, already, and he can earn more shearing, than staying at home, hauling bales, to sell at £6/7 in the winter. - he has a few thousand in the barn already.

 

[Little squeak]

You wouldn't sell a single bale off the field here for £5

 

[Mark C]

So how do we wise up the clowns still giving it away for £3/bale or less

You can’t. Simple as that. But they will m have sold out by September

 

[glasshouse]

sons pal is selling small bales off the field £5, but as he says, grass is free, tackles paid for, and he's shoved enough in the barn, already, and he can earn more shearing, than staying at home, hauling bales, to sell at £6/7 in the winter. - he has a few thousand in the barn already.

If he is away shearing, who is counting the bales and collecting £?

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Most of those sales are beer money

And possibly people who have nowhere to put them in !

 

[GAM]

We have had a good start so far for West Wales! Weather has held nicely, enough time to get what's been cut in without rushing, and although this is quite early, the wind has been a contributing factor in drying the grass..
We have sold our hay for £5 per bale since 2013, and have charged extra for delivery, the delivery charge has been increasing over the years... This year we will be increasing to £5.75 pb and charging extra delivery...
We tried one year the buying off the field, it didn't work for us, in so much the customer didn't turn up on time, wanted help loading into boxes etc, it slowed our whole process down, never to be repeated..

 

[som farmer]

If he is away shearing, who is counting the bales and collecting £?

his mrs

 

[FG.]

17mph wind here apparently more like 25/30.
Did a short run with the tedder and the whole 10metres blow across the field .

 

[Pan mixer]

17mph wind here apparently more like 25/30.
Did a short run with the tedder and the whole 10metres blow across the field .

That sort of thing has made me so cross in the past. It is the only reason I keep a single row Lotus - for travelling a very few feet in front of the baler on such days.

 

[FG.]

That sort of thing has made me so cross in the past. It is the only reason I keep a single row Lotus - for travelling a very few feet in front of the baler on such days.

Usually have atleast one field a year needing that technique, unfortunately today I needed to ted it out after some drizzle in the night

 

[Hesstondriver]

So how do we wise up the clowns still giving it away for £3/bale or less

Well, buy their bales and sell them on for a fiver ?

 

[Bob c]

Well, buy their bales and sell them on for a fiver ?

but may be they are only worth £3, Tarts hang bags as we call um

 

[Pan mixer]

Well, buy their bales and sell them on for a fiver ?

I have done that before.

 

[GAM]

Well, buy their bales and sell them on for a fiver ?

Never buy anyone else's small bale hay, thats surely asking for trouble!

 

[bobk]

Should be going again next week

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Should be going again next week

.....hopefully