spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
i wonder if they're 'spinning it'.....32 chemical applications.....but say 4 chems in a tank mix...is one pass to us...but 4 chem applications to them?
Low mood in agriculture
- Thread starter Kevtherev
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i wonder if they're 'spinning it'.....32 chemical applications.....but say 4 chems in a tank mix...is one pass to us...but 4 chem applications to them?
I often wonder what I'm doing and where the job is going. But I was selling lambs today, had to smile watching the trade, oldish chap sold his lambs, his mate came up and said, christ you did well, you must be a millionaire by now? the chap replied, I bought a cade when I was 12, didn't make anything back then and I'm still not making anything now! They both fell about laughing..
It about sums the job up.
It about sums the job up.
Ormond
Member
Things can change very quickly....all it takes is a drought somewhere in the world and prices can lift.....i remember the time a few years ago....a lot of people were destroying black and white bull calves because "they wernt worth the cost of the tag" 12/ 18 months old after that point....they were worth a half decent amount....i remember we were selling them. Chin up and keep going guys and girls ...
Scribus
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- Location
- Central Atlantic
There are stories over here of the depressed trade in the 70's or 80's where farmers would go to market leaving an empty trailer outside, only to find somebody had filled it up with worthless calves when they returned.
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Some people are having to pay more than half their salary on rent.
They are the ones struggling .
glasshouse
Member
- Location
- lothians
Nobody buys a new car now except footballers
- Location
- West Suffolk
In the bad blight/wet year of 2012, I sprayed our spuds 24 times in total. Last year 18 times.
That’s including round up pre cultivation, weed sprays,Fungicides,PGR and desiccation.
- Location
- our house, Norn Iron
A good harvest will lift spirits a bit.
but then the word on the street is all the big crops of grass this year means there is major disaster ahead, working on the premise that if it's made it'll all be needed.
What's going to happen is going to happen, wether you worry or not, so may as well not....easier said than done I know.
but then the word on the street is all the big crops of grass this year means there is major disaster ahead, working on the premise that if it's made it'll all be needed.
What's going to happen is going to happen, wether you worry or not, so may as well not....easier said than done I know.
Anything big happens you will hear about it quick enough anyway.
Ahh yes, the Court Jester... all he needs is a silly hat with bells on it to complete the picture...
- Location
- South wales
This 100%
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
There must be one hell of a lot of footballers around then!
- Location
- East Yorkshire
Look on the bright side:-
An ever increasing population has to eat!
There’s going to be far more demand for industrial crops, as the world gradually weans itself off fossil fuels and oil derived chemicals.
In the U.K. we’re not facing the catastrophic depletion of water resources that are effecting other regions of the world.
Just three reasons to be upbeat: there are others.
An ever increasing population has to eat!
There’s going to be far more demand for industrial crops, as the world gradually weans itself off fossil fuels and oil derived chemicals.
In the U.K. we’re not facing the catastrophic depletion of water resources that are effecting other regions of the world.
Just three reasons to be upbeat: there are others.
CharcoalWally
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- Location
- West of Scotland
If you let stuff get you down, and you don't like rollercoasters, then farming isn't the industry for you.
Exactly this^^^ just spent a fortnight away with no tv no internet and made a point of not turning on the radio and now feel much mor3 positive and relaxed. Can anyone recommend a radio station with no news reports to listen to in the tractor?
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
It's probably just 'WPS', Kevin.Every one I speak to seems rather dispondent with the job.
Is it across the board/nationwide?
Beef job not helping plus the uncertain period we are going through at the moment.
I’m hoping @Cab-over Pete at the helm will steer us through
As you can see by the responses, folk aren't really despondent, just having a good old whinge/vent because it's hard to get ahead. The joys of nobody giving up.
Next time you have someone grizzling to you, simply suggest they give the job up and do something else!
..and suddenly all the positives come out..
It's a modern day miracle.
That's wright keep the spirits up !
Tarw Coch
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- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
I’m sure I heard figures a while back showing the majority of new cars sold are fleet cars and a lot of private cars are bought on pcp or whatever so not actually “owned” by their owners.
A mate of mine bought a brand new car a couple of years ago, he was looking for a good second hand but the garage came up with a deal for a new one in stock that was little more than a fairly new used one. But he had to buy it on finance, not because he wanted to but because it was £1800 cheaper that way than paying for it outright. I couldn’t believe it, he had to tell me several times before it sunk in, he was equally dumbfounded as me, He said the salesman looked at him like he’d got two heads when he said he wanted to pay outright, don’t think the salesman was very old but had been in the job for a few years and told my mate he’d never had anyone want to pay for a car outright before.
In the end he did a deal to pay nothing for 12 months then paid the lot off in one hit and as I say, that saved £1800, it doesn’t make sense to me but there you go.
- Location
- Hereford
That was happening in Hereford Market in 1973 .
- Location
- Hereford
Looking at her she seemed well able to buy large pack of doughnuts !