Never see a poor dairy farmer?

[Greythundercloudys]

I was talking to my old accountant, he was saying that a client of his who has a dairy has an electric bill of around a 1000 a month. Where l stay there is maybe 7/8 dairy, none that big maybe 130 cows milking, but these guy want for nothing, New sheds every 2/3 years , concrete roads/yards, New machinery, tractors etc and tons& tons of fertilizer. And they say dairying does not pay. Is this the same all over the UK ? Or do they have a good banker.

 

[multi power]

If milk didn't pay then why would we all be milking cows?

 

[Chae1]

I was talking to my old accountant, he was saying that a client of his who has a dairy has an electric bill of around a 1000 a month. Where l stay there is maybe 7/8 dairy, none that big maybe 130 cows milking, but these guy want for nothing, New sheds every 2/3 years , concrete roads/yards, New machinery, tractors etc and tons& tons of fertilizer. And they say dairying does not pay. Is this the same all over the UK ? Or do they have a good banker.

Why have so many given up?

Hardly any left up here.

 

[multi power]

Why have so many given up?

Hardly any left up here.

Hard work and more and more hassle all the time

 

[Henarar]

Why have so many given up?

Hardly any left up here.

they have all made so much money they don't need any more

 

[Chae1]

Hard work and more and more hassle all the time

Dairy farmer's I know don't put up new sheds, run fancy tractors and put down concrete all the time.

 

[matthew]

Hard work and more and more hassle all the time

^^^^^ this. Our vet told me this week that the practice looks after the same amount of dairy cows, but on very few farms.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You never see a poor arable farmer

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Last summer l went in to a dairy farm near me, it was in June, and in one shed a beat there was 40 ton of 20/10/10. That would be the second load that year. Most also have a dairyman and two others have a robot . They are not cheap. Fair play to them but l don't know what they would buy if milk was a good trade because there alway complaining is not dear enough as they drive of in there 17 reg hi lux .

 

[B R C]

Fertiliser, staff, robots are all just business costs as is a new pickup which is a tax deductible vehicle which costs not much more than a new golf. I don’t see an extravagant lifestyle there? Anyway the dairy boys deserve to make a bit, its not a lifestyle I would want.

 

[willie waver]

jealousy is not an attractive trait

 

[clem dog]

Location?

 

[Victor]

Most of us calf buyers down here obviously don't think they're making enough

 

[Greythundercloudys]

I'm not jealous, l like to see any farmer get on. Just think the monthly milk cheque most be a good size these days to cover all the costs/spending that goes on.

 

[chaffcutter]

These smaller units with no outside labour should be profitable, but by heaven they earn the money 24/7/365 and responsibility for everything that happens imo, been there years ago and you need to be fit and able to stick it.

 

[Happy at it]

Always remember a man telling me that there was no mysteries in life. It's true of farming.

Either the men your talking about, are hard working and have been really clued in to thier job over a long period of time, deserving all that they get. Or the bank has let them in too far and doesn't know what to do with them. Who knows thier great aunt Sally might have left them a million. It doesn' really matter what the story is, best not to look over the hedge to often......

 

[roscoe erf]

Last summer l went in to a dairy farm near me, it was in June, and in one shed a beat there was 40 ton of 20/10/10. That would be the second load that year. Most also have a dairyman and two others have a robot . They are not cheap. Fair play to them but l don't know what they would buy if milk was a good trade because there alway complaining is not dear enough as they drive of in there 17 reg hi lux .

are you another boss farmer that by looking around you know their balance sheet just like that

 

[ARW]

Dairy farmers just have a good solid cash flow every month, I don’t think they are making a killing

 

[RobFZS]

Never see the point of this assumption really, if you do 50+ hours a week, why should you be poor for it, nevermind the mental strain you go through to keep the plates turning which is uncosted

In every walk of life now there is alot of Fur coat and no knickers, you'll drive yourself crazy working out what the neighbours doing

 

[Clive]

I hope they do make good money - looks like hard work and big uncertain investment to me

Funny attitude in uk farming that seems to resent anyone making money at the job