Anonymous...
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Just need a dry day or two so I can get ours in , been saturated for months, snow today but tomorrow it will be running off fields as it melts , at least the biscuit thread has been a bit of a diversion
Meanwhile in Wales...
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Headless chicken
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- Location
- West Wales
End of our road flooded earlier enough to lift up and ridge a decent size section of road. All the drains blocked solid. I even got the contractors out to try and keep the level away from someone’s house. This is the worst I have ever seen it
The English for Elephant was misunderstood by the Austrian Doctor to be " we're here " ... from the film Hannibal Brooks
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Dear god that’s well before my timeThe English for Elephant was misunderstood by the Austrian Doctor to be " we're here " ... from the film Hannibal Brooks
- Location
- mid wales
94mm, mate we have had 100mm+ and 75mm in the first 4 days......last autumn we only had 326mm in March
Don't worry old boy, some of us have had close to 150mm for the month so far, and 30 of that today alone.
We'll see what March brings when the time comes.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
We seem to have had steady, very cold drizzle all day, rather than the torrential rain elsewhere. So much so that we still have snow lying in plenty of places.
I’m glad I went out in the snow moving fences yesterday now, to feed the one group of ewes that needed it, rather than leaving it until today.
They have plenty of water underfoot everywhere, but at least they’ve all got full bellies.
Looks like another up and down week, then taking up next weekend...... maybe.
I’m glad I went out in the snow moving fences yesterday now, to feed the one group of ewes that needed it, rather than leaving it until today.
They have plenty of water underfoot everywhere, but at least they’ve all got full bellies.
Looks like another up and down week, then taking up next weekend...... maybe.
- Location
- Ceredigion
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Good job it's cheap this yearThe straws floating away
- Location
- South Wales UK
Going be some damage about after all this juice ???
gone up the hill
Member
- Location
- Devon
Good job it's cheap this year
Dealers that have driven the price of straw up for no good reason, plenty about, sedge yesterday you can buy it ex farm for £85 tonne, take another forum member near to me, he paid £130t for delivered in straw before xmas, no reason to have paid that as he could have easily got it delivered in for £105t/110t but sadly he got hood winked by a straw dealer into paying an over inflated price.
- Location
- Highland
God help you all. We've maybe 8" of snow and frozen ground.Will turn to muddy slush with a warmer front heading this way but at least we will not have sheep floating past the door like you lot further south. Just dreadful.
Danllan
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- Location
- Sir Gar / Carms
Anyone buying bales around here may notice evidence of heavy hair-dryer use for the next few weeks...
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- Location
- Montgomeryshire
And yet it averaged £120/t ex farm in Stow sale the other week?
Are you buying by any chance GUTH?
I certainly wish I had some spare to sell this year, but like many others, Spring crops were so thin & short, they wouldn’t have baled anyway.
Old Boar
Member
- Location
- West Wales
The sheep field....
and where they were supposed to going next...
- Location
- Ceredigion, wales
Yes they'll be advertising straw at £80 /ton now but will have 20 ton on a 6 wheeler!The things these merchants do to add weight
- Location
- Devon
If you're referring to me guth that was this month, and as I said I ordered it when you were quoting auction prices of £115 ex farm on here.
DeeGee
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- Location
- North East Wales
Got some spare straw here, and I will look after my regular buyers and neighbouring farmers who always have straw from me. There is always next year to think about, and neighbours are valued friends whom you try and look after.
If there is any spare to sell after that then any opportunist customers will be charged the higher going rate or it will just stay in the shed.
If there is any spare to sell after that then any opportunist customers will be charged the higher going rate or it will just stay in the shed.