Introduce Yourself

[Hjcarter]

James from Castle Donington on the Notts/ Leics/ Derby border.

We've got a 5ha cider apple orchard that we've established alongside the day job over the last four years in the hope it'll top up a pension in a few yrs time.

Probably one of the smaller holdings on here but we still have the same problems of soil, nutrient, water, etc management.

Learning as we go and just grateful to have a day job to keep it rolling along until it turns a quid!

 

[chaffcutter]

That’s pretty unusual for your area, are you intending to produce the cider yourselves?

Welcome to the forum, it’s a broad church so everyone is welcome

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

James from Castle Donington on the Notts/ Leics/ Derby border.

We've got a 5ha cider apple orchard that we've established alongside the day job over the last four years in the hope it'll top up a pension in a few yrs time.

Probably one of the smaller holdings on here but we still have the same problems of soil, nutrient, water, etc management.

Learning as we go and just grateful to have a day job to keep it rolling along until it turns a quid!

Welcome. The more diversity, the better.

 

[Hjcarter]

That’s pretty unusual for your area, are you intending to produce the cider yourselves

No, just grow is the plan. We've a local producer we can ship to and we're aiming to build an additional base of local craft producers as well.

You're right about us being a bit out of area but if you're north of Nottingham then we're a whole lot closer than Herefordshire.

Might produce a bit for home - we've got Perry trees so I'm up for a bit of that!!

 

[Dcd87]

Welcome.

Enjoy being a Spaniel owner

Thanks very much. It is chaos currently trying to train him with so many people in all of the usual
Spots I would take him. Even the estate I help on has al the stragglers.

 

[Jake Nixon]

Hi all!

I'm Jake and from Richmond in North Yorkshire. I'm a new entrant into agriculture after farming skipped a generation in my family. I am in my final year at the Royal Ag in Cirencester and then going on to be a trainee Dairy Farm Business Consultant (Whilst hopefully avoiding becoming the stereotypical know-it-all-know-nothing young consultant ). I try to have a go at everything so have dabbled in everything from beef and sheep to dairy, combinable crops and wine grapes!

 

[Still Farming]

Hi all!

I'm Jake and from Richmond in North Yorkshire. I'm a new entrant into agriculture after farming skipped a generation in my family. I am in my final year at the Royal Ag in Cirencester and then going on to be a trainee Dairy Farm Business Consultant (Whilst hopefully avoiding becoming the stereotypical know-it-all-know-nothing young consultant ). I try to have a go at everything so have dabbled in everything from beef and sheep to dairy, combinable crops and wine grapes!

You joined 2016 , you been quite?

 

[Jake Nixon]

You joined 2016 , you been quite?

I went to create an account the other day to find that I already had one! A few minutes of trying the guess whatever password I set 5 years ago and I'm back

 

[Durham part-timer]

Now then, only just seen this thread!

I’m Tom, 35 and from County Durham, my old man was a farm manager which is whereI got them interest from. I studied Land Management at Harper and now work as a local Land Agent (please don’t put this against me..!).

Always wanted to farm in my own right, brought a few inlambers once I had qualified and move back home, and now tackle working full time together with farming on the side running 100 ewes (mainly draft welshies) and 15 sucklers (mainly AA crosses).

It’s been a hard slog, plenty of mishaps, money pee'd up the wall but now rent a 50ac block with shed and own a bit ground too. I just now need to get it stocked to earn its keep...!

I find there are some useful threads and ideas, so quite enjoy the reads when I can’t sleep!

 

[Bury the Trash]

Now then, only just seen this thread!

I’m Tom, 35 and from County Durham, my old man was a farm manager which is whereI got them interest from. I studied Land Management at Harper and now work as a local Land Agent (please don’t put this against me..!).

Always wanted to farm in my own right, brought a few inlambers once I had qualified and move back home, and now tackle working full time together with farming on the side running 100 ewes (mainly draft welshies) and 15 sucklers (mainly AA crosses).

It’s been a hard slog, plenty of mishaps, money pee'd up the wall but now rent a 50ac block with shed and own a bit ground too. I just now need to get it stocked to earn its keep...!

I find there are some useful threads and ideas, so quite enjoy the reads when I can’t sleep!

Welcome Tom.
County Durham eh, that's a good part of the World to be from.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Now then, only just seen this thread!

I’m Tom, 35 and from County Durham, my old man was a farm manager which is whereI got them interest from. I studied Land Management at Harper and now work as a local Land Agent (please don’t put this against me..!).

Always wanted to farm in my own right, brought a few inlambers once I had qualified and move back home, and now tackle working full time together with farming on the side running 100 ewes (mainly draft welshies) and 15 sucklers (mainly AA crosses).

It’s been a hard slog, plenty of mishaps, money pee'd up the wall but now rent a 50ac block with shed and own a bit ground too. I just now need to get it stocked to earn its keep...!

I find there are some useful threads and ideas, so quite enjoy the reads when I can’t sleep!

Welcome.

A land agent who actually farms, now there's a contradiction!

 

[bufaoog]

Hi there folks!! I'm newly joined at this farming forum. Hope will enjoy my staying here.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Hi there folks!! I'm newly joined at this farming forum. Hope will enjoy my staying here.

Welcome. Do I read your details right as being in Arizona? If so what do you farm?

 

[Flatlander]

Hi. I’m Adam from Manitoba Canada ,I’ve been here twenty years after moving from Berkshire/ Wiltshire. I grow wheat oats barley maize canola( rapeseed) and soybeans. Will be planting close to 3000 acres this spring and do some contract work if time permits. My land is unbelievably flat and is all black clay. Smallest field is 75 acres largest is 857.
Two kids 4 year old and a six. I’m 52 and feel every minute of it.

 

[yellowbelly]

Welcome to TFF @Flatlander
Plenty to while away a few hours on here

I'm guessing your black clay is pretty much covered in white snow at the moment.

 

[Flatlander]

Yes we are snow covered but not by a great amount. The last two years have been dry here which is far from the norm. Crops have been very good considering how dry it’s been. Goes to show how important subsoil moisture is but that’s gone. If we don’t get back to timely rains we could be in for a challenging year. Difference between a drought and flood here only needs to be one big thunderstorm. Not uncommon for 6 plus inches in localized ares to drop.

 

[Afalau]

Hi there, new member here!

Not a farmer but enjoying looking through these posts as an interested youngster!

 

[Afalau]

(From Wales originally, and from a family that has a farming background. Have also spent a good deal of time in Durham for the past few years - nice to see some other Durhamites on the thread!)

 

[XXFarmerJessXX]

Hi. I'm Jess- We have a pedigree herd of British blonde cows in East Yorkshire

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Hi. I'm Jess- We have a pedigree herd of British blonde cows in East Yorkshire

Welcome.