Lot of stood grass in cornwall.

[som farmer]

Don’t know about elsewhere but second cut silage is suffering from a distinct lack of rain. I’ve had to increase the grazing area more than planned as well, to keep the cows fed and milking.
If it continues this dry for the next 12 weeks, which is a distinct possibility, then Winter fodder and Summer and Winter milk will be in short supply whatever the price. Many have had enough of farming and are on the cusp of throwing in the towel, so there is not likely to be a food surplus any time soon. Beef is probably going to continue to be plentiful until late Autumn of course, due to farmers not spreading fertiliser and offloading a high proportion of their herds, leading to a distinct shortage of home grown beef over Winter and into next year.

sums it up, pretty well,
however, for those who do stay in, less production generally, leads to better prices.
l am told, enquiries about dispersing, have slowed down, until the autumn, due to a decent, or at least better, milk price.
But its a sad day for farming, when so many, are fed up with prices, and ever increasing red tape, that they want to exit.
New red tape one, on monday, trading standards are coming to do a 'feed review', haven't heard of that one, and 'it shouldn't take more than a couple of hours', ffs

 

[som farmer]

sums it up, pretty well,
however, for those who do stay in, less production generally, leads to better prices.
l am told, enquiries about dispersing, have slowed down, until the autumn, due to a decent, or at least better, milk price.
But its a sad day for farming, when so many, are fed up with prices, and ever increasing red tape, that they want to exit.
New red tape one, on monday, trading standards are coming to do a 'feed review', haven't heard of that one, and 'it shouldn't take more than a couple of hours', ffs

neighbour called in yesterday, just done all the 'requirements' following his RT inspection, and sent it all off. Adding, at the bottom, to let him know, asap, whether he had done enough, or not, if not, cows will go, fed up with being told what to do, most of it nonsense.
He is a damn good efficient, dairy farmer, so that really surprised me, and he really meant it.
that is what RT has come to, and they still keep adding stupid rules.

 

[Cowabunga]

neighbour called in yesterday, just done all the 'requirements' following his RT inspection, and sent it all off. Adding, at the bottom, to let him know, asap, whether he had done enough, or not, if not, cows will go, fed up with being told what to do, most of it nonsense.
He is a damn good efficient, dairy farmer, so that really surprised me, and he really meant it.
that is what RT has come to, and they still keep adding stupid rules.

I’ve had enough of their petty rules as well and I have not even had any remedial work to do for the last six years. I do most of the nonsense very reluctantly and adding more and more guff every year to justify their existence has to stop. A line has to be drawn, otherwise more and more good farmers will throw the towel in. Not because they fail inspections but because they have had enough of the bulls**t from farm assurance wanting information and stuff that rightly is none of their damned business.