Milk buyers
- Thread starter Westie
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jimmer
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- Location
- East Devon
rusty
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- Location
- Buxton Derbyshire
Have several friends supplying Long Clawson and they all have an A and B system now because the Dairy's about full so unlikely to be taking any more on.
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cattow
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- Location
- Leicestershire J11 M42
Plenty of buyers, if any were taking on I'd be there, my neighbour with Clawson is on 9ppl more than me.
Arla, FM, Freshways, Muller, Meadow not far a way
Arla, FM, Freshways, Muller, Meadow not far a way
It could be a good time to enter the industry as long as you can get someone to pick it up, bound to get better by next year. Cows cheap, no quota, rents will drop.
don t know of any one recruiting at the moment in the area . this is one circumstance where the coops ought to do something about I presume you are a new entrant like I was and I had difficulty in getting the first contract , everybody thought it would be easy at the time but I only had 1 offer out of 7 buyers passing the gate, this was many years ago now. it would be nice to think that the big coops would allow new genuine new entrants in and it is something I would back strongly but only for genuine cases.
cattow
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- Location
- Leicestershire J11 M42
Where are Fairfields from ?
That is my mind set on the situation just got to ride it out if got a contract.
Married 2 The Mob
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- E. Midlands
Is the holding "all ready to go" or does it need any work doing to get it up to scratch ?
I sometimes wish I had made a slower start and sorted a few things out "properly" before I brought the cows in. Could be an opportunity ? Buy some cheap youngstock in the meantime.
Council will understand the current situation with difficulty getting a contract.
I sometimes wish I had made a slower start and sorted a few things out "properly" before I brought the cows in. Could be an opportunity ? Buy some cheap youngstock in the meantime.
Council will understand the current situation with difficulty getting a contract.
Which company does the FM stand for? Thank you
No it is all pretty sound. I'd tendered for it 2 years ago but was ultimately out done on a conservative bid by myself. Could of got a contract then at 29p. Now look. The man who got it has done ok as he is already moving off to a bigger unit. Which maybe bad as the council might be expecting same rate of rent if that lad done ok.
RobFZS
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first milk, if you like having no money
Had enough.com
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Muller - huge waiting list
Freshways - not taking on. If need more litres they are giving their producers option to increase A. Fair play
Arla & FM -?
Meadow - again, not taking on. Possibility of a market related temp contract. You'd be looking at 13p
Have you thought of organic conversion?
Freshways - not taking on. If need more litres they are giving their producers option to increase A. Fair play
Arla & FM -?
Meadow - again, not taking on. Possibility of a market related temp contract. You'd be looking at 13p
Have you thought of organic conversion?
It is something I'd thought about and looked in to. But with only 80 acres of land and 2 years to convert didn't think it would stack up in the short term. If they offered 25 year leases might of been a option.
Had enough.com
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Have you thought of contract heifer rearing till a better contract comes available? Or is the landlord demanding you milk?
It is a possibility as long as you present a plan that works n your lucky enough to get the farm. As I'd be moving in to the area I don't have the contact to try put that in to place. They are charging nearly £13000 for fixed equipment like the parlour. Which if u wasn't interested in milking at all you don't have to pay this n they would remove it.