JPB
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- Location
- North Yorkshire
Morning,
Just after a bit of advice from where to go from here with my business. I'm currently renting most my land on grazing licences and have a small amount my parents own and have picked up other bits along the way. Approximately 120 acres in total so relatively small. I have sheds at home which I've built enough to house about 50 smallish cattle and I've been renting another decent shed aswell somwhere else. Just found out that a large chunk of my land and and the other shed may not be available for me after this summer. I'm feeling pretty fed up to be honest as just seem to be going from grazing licence from year to year with no security and no way of planning my business for the future. I'm 28 and have started all his from scratch, aiming to have 100 cattle on by spring, all reared as calves and sold through the store ring. That's my passion and I want to expand this as currently doing bits of contracting aswell and working all over doing bits but I've come to the point when I really want to dedicate most my time to farming for myself. I honestly feel like I've hit a brick wall as I cant see anyway of getting a decent long term tenancy. I've been in contact with local land agents over the years and I know a lot of farmers in my area, I just feel the way it's going I could be the exact same position in the next 10 years. I'm starting to think I might have to widen my area for looking for places, anyone any suggestions in moving forward or even better known of any farms to rent! Sorry for the long winded post, just had a bad few days and couldn't sleep much last night for worrying about it.
Just after a bit of advice from where to go from here with my business. I'm currently renting most my land on grazing licences and have a small amount my parents own and have picked up other bits along the way. Approximately 120 acres in total so relatively small. I have sheds at home which I've built enough to house about 50 smallish cattle and I've been renting another decent shed aswell somwhere else. Just found out that a large chunk of my land and and the other shed may not be available for me after this summer. I'm feeling pretty fed up to be honest as just seem to be going from grazing licence from year to year with no security and no way of planning my business for the future. I'm 28 and have started all his from scratch, aiming to have 100 cattle on by spring, all reared as calves and sold through the store ring. That's my passion and I want to expand this as currently doing bits of contracting aswell and working all over doing bits but I've come to the point when I really want to dedicate most my time to farming for myself. I honestly feel like I've hit a brick wall as I cant see anyway of getting a decent long term tenancy. I've been in contact with local land agents over the years and I know a lot of farmers in my area, I just feel the way it's going I could be the exact same position in the next 10 years. I'm starting to think I might have to widen my area for looking for places, anyone any suggestions in moving forward or even better known of any farms to rent! Sorry for the long winded post, just had a bad few days and couldn't sleep much last night for worrying about it.