What part of the country are youYeh ok I get your point , only difference is that we are only arable but I will give it a go.
What part of the country are youYeh ok I get your point , only difference is that we are only arable but I will give it a go.
Yeh ok I get your point , only difference is that we are only arable but I will give it a go.
Yes , why is that to many or not enough ?2 men on 1,000 acres , just cereals?
North westWhat part of the country are you
a lot would;d say too many , but of course without knowledge of field sizes distances etc it is not possible for others to make too many commentsYes , why is that to many or not enough ?
I can’t sack the boss can I and 1 spends most of there time in the office while the other 1 does most of the worka lot would;d say too many , but of course without knowledge of field sizes distances etc it is not possible for others to make too many comments
It will do a few more years yes , but then it’s value goes down and costs more to change , plus more likely to start running into bigger running costsis the current combine not fit for a few more years? If its worth £100,000 its not worn out?
Except it won’t lose value the way things are going.It will do a few more years yes , but then it’s value goes down and costs more to change , plus more likely to start running into bigger running costs
I can’t sack the boss can I and 1 spends most of there time in the office while the other 1 does most of the work
Yeh that’s the 1You sit in the office and leave the boss to do all of the work….?!
We do not need hired help apart from harvest when we just need a part time lad on carting duty between us both we can manage the cultivation,drilling , spraying , fertilising no probs we manage harvest well aswell
Sad times in farming if 1000acres can not employ 2 men. 2 people is so much easier to give a lift to a machine, help fix a machine, move seed to drill or just have a laugh.a lot would;d say too many , but of course without knowledge of field sizes distances etc it is not possible for others to make too many comments
I agree , that’s the bit I miss the most is having a laugh with others when there was more ppl on the farmSad times in farming if 1000acres can not employ 2 men. 2 people is so much easier to give a lift to a machine, help fix a machine, move seed to drill or just have a laugh.
Sad times in farming if 1000acres can not employ 2 men. 2 people is so much easier to give a lift to a machine, help fix a machine, move seed to drill or just have a laugh.
So using a contractor to cut would save the depreciation and servicing/repairs on your own machine, it would save the labour of the harvest help (you'd be relegated to trailer cart of course), and a hell of a lot lower fuel bills.
The only extra cost to your business would effectively be the margin the contractor is making on the job.
2 men on 1,000 acres , just cereals?
Sad times in farming if 1000acres can not employ 2 men. 2 people is so much easier to give a lift to a machine, help fix a machine, move seed to drill or just have a laugh.
Sad but I can see the way things are going. Lots of farms not much smaller than that opt for contract farming or stubble to stubble. I can see why. To replace a tractor or combine or drier is big money, finding harvest students no longer that straight forward, not as much fun in the job etc. Last 20 years have seen some real rotters in terms of weather patterns, too.
You are very correct. Put like that is sounds very simple and logical.
It never seems quite so in real life though....probably because you see the big sums going out annually when you pay the bill compared to if you have your own machine.