Make me a proposal

[caveman]

I thought the amount of land an individual could own was limited.
Was I right?

 

[czechmate]

I thought the amount of land an individual could own was limited.
Was I right?

In theory. And I think is the case, for eg, oop north. But here, if the safer don't have any other buyers, other than current land owners, what are they supposed to do?

 

[czechmate]

I was thinking out loud, playing with the idea of working on the farm for you part time and running a fencing business on the side. There must be plenty of fencing to keep those cattle in? Much equestrian around there?

I started to give it serious consideration having worked in Normandy for 6 weeks, as there was an opening for quality fencing to the equestrian market in Normandy (around Deuville). Most of the farmers stapled the wire to trees from what I could see.

Sorry my reply to you wasn't the best.
That was one if the lines I was thinking of, but more building repairs, machinery repairs, mucking out, muck spreading etc.
My dear old ex fil (who sadley died last week) was a fencing contractor and I can't say I have seen anything here like he used to put up in Rutland.
Of course there are cows in fields. It I suppose farms are quite small and they tend to make do and mend, as you say. They don't mind using trees either. But there is such a shortage of useful people here, I wouldn't be at all surprised if a fencing contractor set up and was rushed off their feet

 

[le bon paysan]

I am not getting the constant criticism rog?
Here I am, admitting I fudgeed up but saying it leaves an opportunity for someone and you just keep jabbing a knife! Pourquoi?

Just to add to you, I bought it with a specific job in mind, as you well know (the details I certainly won't discuss on a public forum), that didn't work out. So I try and move on. No big deal, life goes on

Vous avez une courte mémoire.

OK so to be constructive, the fat cattle should be the easy part of the job,( having done fattening for 10 years in UK with 10.5 miles between farms) I would;
Be feeding the cereals with an auger bucket down the front,
Blow straw in to bed them down.
Drop feeding straw into a feeder inside the barriers.
With your set up this should be 2 hours max.
You shouldn't have to go in with them or really open a gate.
Days sorting and loading etc. get some help.

I did and do all feeding in the afternoon / evening as I use the morning to sort cows / problems etc.

All cows / calving / weaning would be at the home farm.

As you have had a clear out, have a breather ,enjoy the sunshine, then get a system sorted. I still think a stagiere would be the answer.

 

[le bon paysan]

I thought the amount of land an individual could own was limited.
Was I right?

l
It's not so much the amount of land but getting the right to farm it and get primes
( le droit d'exploiter)

 

[FonterraFarmer]

But we don't speak a foreign language

Have you heard english spoken around the UK? I reckon french would be easier to understand than english in some counties.....

 

[Sparky270]

Sorry my reply to you wasn't the best.
That was one if the lines I was thinking of, but more building repairs, machinery repairs, mucking out, muck spreading etc.
My dear old ex fil (who sadley died last week) was a fencing contractor and I can't say I have seen anything here like he used to put up in Rutland.
Of course there are cows in fields. It I suppose farms are quite small and they tend to make do and mend, as you say. They don't mind using trees either. But there is such a shortage of useful people here, I wouldn't be at all surprised if a fencing contractor set up and was rushed off their feet

Alliance pasteral in montmorillon have fencing teams on the road , the guy that clips r sheep fences for them

 

[czechmate]

Alliance pasteral in montmorillon have fencing teams on the road , the guy that clips r sheep fences for them

Sounds expensive

 

[Sparky270]

very !

Sounds expensive

 

[unlacedgecko]

Dairy conversion a possibility?

 

[czechmate]

Dairy conversion a possibility?

Anything is possible but...

@Sparky270 ?

 

[Old McDonald]

It's all right to wing it but they will throw the book at you if you are caught, and yes I know lots of Brits do it, it's ok till a cow hammers them or they crash the tractor.

This, I have found is the normal English attitude when living in a foreign country. It is not good, but normal.

 

[Sparky270]

Anything is possible but...

@Sparky270 ?

were 1 of 3 that are in the process of converting in the same area ,milk contracts are available as theyre short of milk down here !

 

[multi power]

Dairy conversion a possibility?

Now we are getting somewhere, @czechmate how many cow's would this farm carry ?

 

[czechmate]

Now we are getting somewhere, @czechmate how many cow's would this farm carry ?

More than 100 brown cows, less than 100 black and white ones I suppose

 

[Sparky270]

Now we are getting somewhere, @czechmate how many cow's would this farm carry ?

1 cow to 2ha grazing and forage maybe ?

 

[czechmate]

1 cow to 2ha grazing and forage maybe ?

I think it would do more than 60 cows? Are you talking bio?

 

[Sparky270]

I think it would do more than 60 cows? Are you talking bio?

that would include young stock ,but climate dictates everything down here as u know ,every year seems to be different !

 

[multi power]

1 cow to 2ha grazing and forage maybe ?

Why so few? Too dry or poor fertility?

 

[multi power]

Would it grow maize? What sort of yeild?