Forums
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New resources
Latest activity
Trending Threads
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
FarmTV
Farm Compare
Search
Tokens/Searches
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
New Resources
New posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Forum list
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Holistic Farming
"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 7543537" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>l think your last bit, was spot on, s/stocking was pre quota, and we aimed to produce as much milk as we could, cowman was paid 1.5ppl. Cake was 18 ton every 14 days, fert use was 'excessive' to say the least, we injected urea for several years, to give all season 'coverage', 76 knocked that out. Profits were good, more milk, more income, more profit, and more tax, which meant more shiny paint, to avoid some of it. Then milk quota's hit, which, in their time, took £millions out of the dairy industry, but they served their governmental aim, to reduce milk production. The positive side of quota, was that we learnt all about costing per litre, rather a shock, especially to cowmen on a ppl contract. As we move into yet another period of the 'unknown', with global trade, and more different ag imports, it is even more important to 'know' cost of production, but even more important, is to learn how to reduce cost of production, by either money value, or by increased production per hectare, at the same cost. Then, of throw in all the 'green' regulations fast approaching, makes life interesting, personally l think this thread can teach us a way to achieve those aims, without spending a fortune in the process, and pass on a better balanced farm to the future generations, who probably won't need it, as they will farm in skyscrapers, a different crop on each floor, and the country side will be a gigantic wildlife park, with all types of predators, looking for their next group of 'greens' to stalk and eat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 7543537, member: 86168"] l think your last bit, was spot on, s/stocking was pre quota, and we aimed to produce as much milk as we could, cowman was paid 1.5ppl. Cake was 18 ton every 14 days, fert use was 'excessive' to say the least, we injected urea for several years, to give all season 'coverage', 76 knocked that out. Profits were good, more milk, more income, more profit, and more tax, which meant more shiny paint, to avoid some of it. Then milk quota's hit, which, in their time, took £millions out of the dairy industry, but they served their governmental aim, to reduce milk production. The positive side of quota, was that we learnt all about costing per litre, rather a shock, especially to cowmen on a ppl contract. As we move into yet another period of the 'unknown', with global trade, and more different ag imports, it is even more important to 'know' cost of production, but even more important, is to learn how to reduce cost of production, by either money value, or by increased production per hectare, at the same cost. Then, of throw in all the 'green' regulations fast approaching, makes life interesting, personally l think this thread can teach us a way to achieve those aims, without spending a fortune in the process, and pass on a better balanced farm to the future generations, who probably won't need it, as they will farm in skyscrapers, a different crop on each floor, and the country side will be a gigantic wildlife park, with all types of predators, looking for their next group of 'greens' to stalk and eat. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Regenerative Agriculture and Direct Drilling
Holistic Farming
"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top