Low mood in agriculture

[Scribus]

If we could just persuade the Chinese who can’t buy pork to buy British Beef I think the price would perk up a bit

They are busy buying Irish milk (powder) but could change their mind tomorrow and then it really would a case of 'Oh feck'.

 

[rob1]

Nationwide i reckon, i often wonder how much happier we would be if we turned off all our phones, tv's , computers and didnt read the newspapers for a while either. Too much bad news 24/7 is making us glum

we gave up watching the news several years ago and have now given up watching most tv as its all so depressing, its amazing how much better life is without the constant news feeds, I blame the 24 hr new services for a lot of it as they have to "create" stuff to fill the slots most of the time

 

[Scribus]

we gave up watching the news several years ago and have now given up watching most tv as its all so depressing, its amazing how much better life is without the constant news feeds, I blame the 24 hr new services for a lot of it as they have to "create" stuff to fill the slots most of the time

Rolling news is expensive to produce and edit so cheap non controversial trash is the order of the day.

 

[bobk]

we gave up watching the news several years ago and have now given up watching most tv as its all so depressing, its amazing how much better life is without the constant news feeds, I blame the 24 hr new services for a lot of it as they have to "create" stuff to fill the slots most of the time

I watch a lot of news , but not the bbc .

 

[Cab-over Pete]

This time of year I barely hear any radio. I never read papers and haven’t watched the news since a week last Saturday.

It’s a nice place to be in my world.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

We need someone like Boris in charge of the NFU instead of that sour face who thinks we are doomed

 

[Cab-over Pete]

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

We’ll be fine Kev. Put the kettle on and have a Hob-nob. Folks are scrutinising costs more than ever but still appreciate a good job done by and large.

 

[ollie989898]

If you think Agriculture is a despondent place various sources are saying the morale of staff in the NHS is at an 11 year low.

 

[melted welly]

Watching horizon “the honest supermarket” lastnight depressed the hell out of me! Labelling produce by how many times it had been sprayed, potatoes sprayed 32 times!!, really doesnt help the general public onside. When Im asked what i would of done differently in life it would be not get on a fecking tractor. With 28 years at work before retirement I’m not certain how things will pan out

How did they manage to spray the potatoes 32 times? That’s once every 3 to 4 days thru the growing season, crazy.

 

[ollie989898]

How did they manage to spray the potatoes 32 times? That’s once every 3 to 4 days thru the growing season, crazy.

It has to be bilge, 32 passes would mean they must be in the ground over 7 months- probably more considering the fact that there is such a huge delay between planting and pre-em application or anything else.

 

[bobk]

If you think Agriculture is a despondent place various sources are saying the morale of staff in the NHS is at an 11 year low.

Woman on the PM debate said she was on a good wage but couldn't pay her bills , ..... some folk are beyond help .

 

[Scribus]

How did they manage to spray the potatoes 32 times? That’s once every 3 to 4 days thru the growing season, crazy.

They probably included the irrigation as well, nasty stuff is water.

 

[ollie989898]

Woman on the PM debate said she was on a good wage but couldn't pay her bills , ..... some folk are beyond help .

I did not catch it but a lot of families are living well beyond their means or just can't seem to manage life when it comes to money. I just don't spend money if I don't have it and I would not buy a brand new car irrespective of what my salary was/is.

 

[melted welly]

They probably included the irrigation as well, nasty stuff is water.

Ah, right enough, and the vinegar perhaps?

 

[Vernon]

Looking out the window things don’t look too bad.

 

[Kevtherev]

 

[DrWazzock]

Feel like I am on a tight rope at the minute, juggling balls.
You just get one thing sorted out and something else falls over.
Still everything to play for but feel it is a close run thing at times.

 

[SilliamWhale]

Down to the last coppers in the jar. Biting nails waiting for harvest.

Well at least there your own coppers! I've been borrowing someone elses since January!

 

[kiwi pom]

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

I wonder if it’s all really that bad, I’m in the UK at the moment and the few farmers I’ve spoken to don’t seem to unhappy.
Much of TFF Agricultural Matters seems to revolve around beef and sheep, what about arable, dairy (the dairy section on here seems more glass half full than Agricultural Matters and livestock) spuds, veg growers, pigs, poultry etc?
Hasn’t farming always been on the verge of complete disaster ?

 

[Henarar]

not sure what the low mood is all about at the moment
wait till we actually leave the EU then we really will be fecked