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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 8187433" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>alas, but you are right.</p><p>its not so much the price of fert, as finding the big lump to pay for it, even if split over 3 months.</p><p>But we all need to work out a strategy, to cope with that price, reps tell us, its still economical at £900 ton,</p><p>like many, we reduced our N to 40units/ac, with sulphur, and despite the tack sheep leaving mid march, had one of the heaviest first cuts, for decades, all quality grass. Grazing wise, we had plenty of grass, and clover, for 1st round, only used 30n/s for second. Slurry been applied to cut ground. Now, grass is slowing down, because of dry weather.</p><p>But, 1st cut, is enough, to see us through, with some autumn silage, and we are making hay.</p><p>considering we usually do multi-cut, we have acres, to feed the cows, if necessary. That's great, its the why, l don't get.</p><p></p><p>back to the somerset levels, its a shame they want to revert back to marshland, all the work done over several 100 yrs, just thrown away. And at a time, when food security issues are becoming more important, it would take time, to return those pastures to good use, again</p><p> Guv seems to be sleepwalking into a massive shock, for us, ag inflation is running at 30%, that cost, will be passed on, to the consumer, farmers simply cannot carry that, retailers won't, so consumer pays, then add energy costs ......... There is a mighty big wall to hit. Imported food, is rising in cost, transport costs are rocketing.</p><p>Am pretty certain, neither guv, or s/mkts, realise the extent of that supply/price problem, the guv, because for most of the MP's, they have known nothing but, a readily available, huge range, of cheap food, some may even remember, bursting intervention stores, so, what problem ? S/mkts, their response has always been, up the price, farmers up production, they drop the price. Todays food availability problems, are global, not national, and their up/down price strategy, isn't going to work.</p><p>good for farmers though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 8187433, member: 86168"] alas, but you are right. its not so much the price of fert, as finding the big lump to pay for it, even if split over 3 months. But we all need to work out a strategy, to cope with that price, reps tell us, its still economical at £900 ton, like many, we reduced our N to 40units/ac, with sulphur, and despite the tack sheep leaving mid march, had one of the heaviest first cuts, for decades, all quality grass. Grazing wise, we had plenty of grass, and clover, for 1st round, only used 30n/s for second. Slurry been applied to cut ground. Now, grass is slowing down, because of dry weather. But, 1st cut, is enough, to see us through, with some autumn silage, and we are making hay. considering we usually do multi-cut, we have acres, to feed the cows, if necessary. That's great, its the why, l don't get. back to the somerset levels, its a shame they want to revert back to marshland, all the work done over several 100 yrs, just thrown away. And at a time, when food security issues are becoming more important, it would take time, to return those pastures to good use, again Guv seems to be sleepwalking into a massive shock, for us, ag inflation is running at 30%, that cost, will be passed on, to the consumer, farmers simply cannot carry that, retailers won't, so consumer pays, then add energy costs ......... There is a mighty big wall to hit. Imported food, is rising in cost, transport costs are rocketing. Am pretty certain, neither guv, or s/mkts, realise the extent of that supply/price problem, the guv, because for most of the MP's, they have known nothing but, a readily available, huge range, of cheap food, some may even remember, bursting intervention stores, so, what problem ? S/mkts, their response has always been, up the price, farmers up production, they drop the price. Todays food availability problems, are global, not national, and their up/down price strategy, isn't going to work. good for farmers though. [/QUOTE]
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