New unit

[hol5150]

problem with having 1 robot is if it goes down he will have to go and sort it out. no good waiting a couple of hours until the end of a shift.

Agreed hence why I think conventional parlour is a better option for me personally

 

[thewalrus]

although plenty of people seem to manage a 1 robot set up

 

[bar718]

Taking an average of the last 3years would include the unusually high milk price year of 2014.

I would suggest that looking at the ten year average milk price would be more appropriate, which on this farm is about 24ppl. See similar thread that is running at the moment.

Yes , go for the longer average as no we don't know how the various political factors are going to affect us over the next few years but if you only use an average of say four years then you will have 2 peaks but only one trough which will give you a totally wrong figure to work on

 

[Ducati899]

That's the nice thing of coming in when the price is low,12ppl was our first milk cheque

 

[Sid]

ppl UK GB NI
2002 17.05 17.23 15.85
2003 18.01 18.02 18.00
2004 18.45 18.48 18.26
2005 18.46 18.55 17.89
2006 17.94 18.13 16.75
2007 20.66 20.47 21.78
2008 25.91 26.43 22.92
2009 23.71 24.38 19.48
2010 24.65 24.59 25.06
2011 27.35 27.36 27.27
2012 28.04 28.43 25.82
2013 31.61 31.66 31.34
2014* 31.51 31.91 29.31
2015* 24.42 25.08 20.81
2016* 22.52 22.95 20.19
pulled from AHDB

i worked out UK
26.15 3yr av
27.62 5yr av
26.038 10yr av
23.35267 14 yr av

 

[happycows]

Remember he's going to be quite a bit smaller than average producer so unless high fat and protein you'll struggle to get the headline price.

 

[kp_n_plghng]

Why not keep working at the feed company and don't bother to milk cows. Stick the £200k in an isa or use it as a deposit to purchase 10 buy to let houses.

I like this post but 20K wouldn't be big enough for a buy to let mortgage would it?

 

[Thick Farmer]

I like this post but 20K wouldn't be big enough for a buy to let mortgage would it?

Honesty is not always the best policy!