Introduce Yourself

[holwellcourtfarm]

If I had to send a radio signal it would be shorter to send it straight over the ice cap!
Farm finance is always a tricky one for a start, I dabbled in shares a wee bit which helped us get into livestock, not a pathway I'd recommend but my 1100 Apple shares are looking pretty good
Most all of "our" livestock are actually financed and owned by a livestock company here, PGG Wrightson.

UK and NZ farmers differ greatly in the respect of where we place our capital, eh @holwellcourtfarm which is sometimes brought up by the kiwis and aussies on the forum

No idea what you mean Pete

 

[Bury the Trash]

Hi everyone . Sam from Gloucestershire originally camarthenshire . Just about to break the employment status as a shepherd and go it alone . Hope to get some useful advice on here if i work out how to use it first

What breed of sheep are you responsible for @Hickory Sam ? as a matter of interest..

 

[Hickory Sam]

What breed of sheep are you responsible for @Hickory Sam ? as a matter of interest..

At the moment 9 pedigree breeds . Deep breath- cotswolds ,norfolk horn, kerry hill, coloured ryelands ,zwartbles , soay, morrit and boreray . It's a joy . My own sheep are nc mules and just bought my first 6 beulahs

 

[Hickory Sam]

Farm finance

A steep learning curve in itself.

Have you any formal training?

Nope . Learning as i go you only make money mistakes once if you haven't got alot [emoji23] its not to bad just haven't had a system for long enough to work out costings

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Nope . Learning as i go you only make money mistakes once if you haven't got alot [emoji23] its not to bad just haven't had a system for long enough to work out costings

It really would be worth you doing a short course in small business finance management it'd you can find one, just a few evening classes or something. How P&L and balance sheets work, Cashflow planning, gross and net margins. It does make a difference.

 

[Crofter64]

Feck, when did I start getting clumped together with Pete

Hello from Alberta @Crofter64

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Welcome aboard.

You'll find quite a few folk on here a bit too "mainstream" for you but there are plenty who'll engage with you, @Blaithin and @Kiwi Pete for starters.

If you're feeling brave then try "off topic" as well

Thanks Blaithin and Kiwi Pete. I’m happy to have found this forum . As for “mainstream” farming- well that’s the world we live in isn’t it? we just have to carve out a little corner for ourselves in it.

 

[Woolfy]

New here and fairly new to farming, been looking about for a while but finally decided to sign up, born and inbreed on Saddleworth moor, finally managed to land myself a full time job in Essex after bouncing around doing harvest for about 5yrs, finally landed on my feet and been here 10 months (that’s a new high score), yet to figure out how I can be a full time combine,sprayer,harvester and drill man but seems to work so far.
I know a bit but can never know enough I’m 21 and have a lot to learn

 

[Pilgrimmick]

New here and fairly new to farming, been looking about for a while but finally decided to sign up, born and inbreed on Saddleworth moor, finally managed to land myself a full time job in Essex after bouncing around doing harvest for about 5yrs, finally landed on my feet and been here 10 months (that’s a new high score), yet to figure out how I can be a full time combine,sprayer,harvester and drill man but seems to work so far.
I know a bit but can never know enough I’m 21 and have a lot to learn

Welcome to the madhouse.
Knowing you have a lot to learn is the best place to start, keep an open mind and listen to the experts, idiots (me) and the general observers and make your own mind up.
Just do not take it too seriously.

 

[phillipe]

Welcome to the madhouse.
Knowing you have a lot to learn is the best place to start, keep an open mind and listen to the experts, idiots (me) and the general observers and make your own mind up.
Just do not take it too seriously.

Are you calling me a idiot or an expert?

 

[davieh3350]

New here and fairly new to farming, been looking about for a while but finally decided to sign up, born and inbreed on Saddleworth moor, finally managed to land myself a full time job in Essex after bouncing around doing harvest for about 5yrs, finally landed on my feet and been here 10 months (that’s a new high score), yet to figure out how I can be a full time combine,sprayer,harvester and drill man but seems to work so far.
I know a bit but can never know enough I’m 21 and have a lot to learn

Welcome along.
There's a fair bit of inbreeding going on over west of here too, just adds to the charm of the west coasters

 

[Pilgrimmick]

Are you calling me a idiot or an expert?

Do you really want me to answer that?

 

[Woolfy]

Welcome along.
There's a fair bit of inbreeding going on over west of here too, just adds to the charm of the west coasters

I think extra toes just adds to the northern charm down here

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Are you calling me a idiot or an expert?

You know what they say, If you need to ask......

Welcome aboard @Woolfy I'm sure you'll find plenty of entertainment here

 

[phillipe]

Do you really want me to answer that?

Having thought about it ,no your probaly correct not to answer

 

[davieh3350]

I think extra toes just adds to the northern charm down here

I'm a bit jealous of you to be honest... Essex girls

 

[Woolfy]

I'm a bit jealous of you to be honest... Essex girls

I wouldn’t be, there far out of my price range, a bit high maintenance and a lot of the vegan anti this and anti that type

 

[davieh3350]

I wouldn’t be, there far out of my price range, a bit high maintenance and a lot of the vegan anti this and anti that type

Hmmm... Well the one I saw on the neighbours tv looked good enough to move 500 miles south for! Vegan or not!

 

[Woolfy]

Hmmm... Well the one I saw on the neighbours tv looked good enough to move 500 miles south for! Vegan or not!

Didn’t say I’ve stopped looking, just having a hard finding

 

[Alicecow]

Welcome along.
There's a fair bit of inbreeding going on over west of here too, just adds to the charm of the west coasters

Oi you

 

[Sussex Martin]

I wouldn’t be, there far out of my price range, a bit high maintenance and a lot of the vegan anti this and anti that type

Welcome along, as for the Essex girls, the ones I know like a bit of meat .