Is their a future in farming?

[Dead Rabbits]

I wasn’t even thinking about the value of the farm itself; more looking at the half million tied up in just the cattle as a starting point

True enough. Has money ever been more available though? Obviously nobody will loan you money with no equity but there is always a way...

 

[Strangelybrown]

Would it be sensible for the OP to build up his herd numbers until a farm tenancy came along?

 

[Bald Rick]

No.1 advice ..

Deeply fear the lanyard and the clean car.

 

[Barleymow]

I’m sure a lot of small farmers like myself will get forced out due to continuous regulations and having stuff forced on us which we can’t afford.
nick...

Would rather have a paid for small farm ,decent older kit ,than a lot of financed machinery on massive acres working to pay the finance ,landlords etc ,can spray mine in half a day fertiliser the same combine under a week with no need for excessive hours working

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I sometimes dream of being the employee [emoji23]

Are you sure your qualified [emoji23]

 

[nick...]

Would rather have a paid for small farm ,decent older kit ,than a lot of financed machinery on massive acres working to pay the finance ,landlords etc ,can spray mine in half a day fertiliser the same combine under a week with no need for excessive hours working

I’m in that situation now
nick...

 

[Hilly]

Are you sure your qualifie [emoji23]

I’m probably not

 

[farmerm]

Yes there is a future for farming. What and where the best opportunities lie, we may only know with hindsight. Do what you like doing and you will never work a day in your life, or at least so they say

 

[toquark]

Farming was the first industry and it'll be the last.

No reason you can't farm yourself alongside a job as a farm worker for someone else, I know plenty that do that and one or two have even managed to buy farms. I As someone has already pointed out, surround yourself with the right people and you'll do just fine.

 

[BrianV]

how-a-sussex-arable-farmer-is-preparing-for-the-elm-scheme
It is pretty obvious that these schemes will hugely benefit the large arable estates which have caused the problem at the expense of traditional family farms who will likely go to the wall, as always money talks especially in the case of the NFU!

 

[Strangelybrown]

Farming was the first industry and it'll be the last.

No reason you can't farm yourself alongside a job as a farm worker for someone else, I know plenty that do that and one or two have even managed to buy farms. I As someone has already pointed out, surround yourself with the right people and you'll do just fine.

Not the OP but I have similar questions. You mention being employed by someone else alongside farming for yourself. To manage that would it be best to work for someone else say 3 days a week and then spend the other days focusing on your own livestock or work for someone else and then focus on your own livestock in the evenings?

Also, how did they find the capital to buy their own farms? Because previous messages on this thread give the impression that you need £1m+ to be able to buy a farm

 

[toquark]

Not the OP but I have similar questions. You mention being employed by someone else alongside farming for yourself. To manage that would it be best to work for someone else say 3 days a week and then spend the other days focusing on your own livestock or work for someone else and then focus on your own livestock in the evenings?

Also, how did they find the capital to buy their own farms? Because previous messages on this thread give the impression that you need £1m+ to be able to buy a farm

To save a long and rambling life story, I'll PM you!

 

[jack6480]

Your better doing work for people in affluent areas as there’s money to be made with no questions asked. Hobby farm at the weekends then.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I’m probably not [emoji23]

How fast can you mow a field with a phone stuck to your ear ?

 

[haybob]

Find a Farmers daughter with no brothers and a 1000acres

 

[Clive]

I’m a young person who’s interested in farming but not sure if there’s a future for me in farming and wondering if there’s money to be made as I enjoy farming but there’s no point getting into it as a main profession if it’s not going to make me a living?

I would have always said yes there is a massive future

But recently I’m not so sure, the like of RT and the NFU seem hell bent determined to destroy Uk Ag

II think if I was younger and keen to work in Ag I would move to South America or Eastern Europe now.......... or be “nice” and get a job in the NFU or Defra etc and make a living out of telling farmers what they should do !

 

[flowerpot]

Find a Farmers daughter with no brothers and a 1000acres

I can think of a few examples!

 

[toquark]

I can think of a few examples!

We're going to need some details. For the OP obviously...

 

[Matthew Britton]

I moved to France last year having spent my first 20 years working my arse of for no return, the opportunities do seem very limited in the U.K. at the moment and in my case historically. Here we walked into a farm tenancy on 340 acres with a nice house fantastic cattle set up and all of the wonderful benefits of French life and E.U. life. When i started out I never dreamt of farming anywhere else than my home county of Kent. I found that unless you have pots of money behind you and knew the right people opportunity just floated past. When i did get a foot in the door it was solely for the benefit of the Landlord. I would strongly recommend you get a good hands on education in practical farming and look at your options abroad. For my family it has been the best thing we have ever done and we are already showing a financial return for our labours, here I can keep our family from what we earn on the farm with no need for wife to work off farm or call on working tax credits. Have a long hard think about what is out there beyond the U.K.

 

[Netherfield]

Farming was the first industry and it'll be the last.

No, that's prostitution.