Pro Forage

[Daddy Pig]

I know there was a thread running about this company last year, wondered if anyone else has seen their advert on Facebook

 

[Shutesy]

I'm a solely arable farmer so not really got an idea of silage contractor costs but isn't £59/ac to mow, rake, forage harvest, cart and buckrake ridiculously low priced?

 

[Sharpy]

I'm a solely arable farmer so not really got an idea of silage contractor costs but isn't £59/ac to mow, rake, forage harvest, cart and buckrake ridiculously low priced?

Depends whether it includes fuel. Also how many trailers.

 

[Wesley]

2 trailers & next to the clamp it could be done…just. Including fuel.

 

[ollie989898]

Forage harvester only £22 an acre and nationwide service? How can that even be a thing?

 

[Jerry]

Forage harvester only £22 an acre and nationwide service? How can that even be a thing?

Start lands end couple weeks ago. End up Scotland in two weeks, loon back to lands end and start again…oh but there’s picking up to do as well as just driving.

you would need a big fleet of choppers!!

 

[ollie989898]

Start lands end couple weeks ago. End up Scotland in two weeks, loon back to lands end and start again…oh but there’s picking up to do as well as just driving.

you would need a big fleet of choppers!!

The advert suggests that this is a pretty large and well equipped fleet of gear and a fair few staff to pedal it all?

 

[spin cycle]

I'm a solely arable farmer so not really got an idea of silage contractor costs but isn't £59/ac to mow, rake, forage harvest, cart and buckrake ridiculously low priced?

my fil was paying £55 over 10 yrs ago and that was a new outfit that undercut locals so I agree

havn't this outfit been mentioned on here before

 

[goodevans]

Somebody on here must either know someone,or seen them working

 

[bertthefarmer]

Really really don’t go there anyone.

 

[d williams]

The advert suggests that this is a pretty large and well equipped fleet of gear and a fair few staff to pedal it all?

I would suggest that the advert is just to get the phone ringing and then there would be additional costs because of something like a minimum radius of travel a minimum ac/ha and maximum distance from clamp etc etc

 

[David1968]

Do they actually have all this kit and staff?

Or is it just one person sitting in an office, subbing it all out to local guys?

 

[Cow-crazy]

Best avoided https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/proforage.374814/

 

[Tarw Coch]

I seem to recall someone said something un complimentary about this outfit last year and they saw it and offered a reward for the true identity of that forum member so careful what you say

 

[Pistonbroke]

It would be nice if anybody at all has actually had first hand experience of them as a firm. All I have seen or heard is third hand rumours. They say. I've Heard. Apparently. Means absolutely feck all without some facts. As far as supplying hay and straw, what's the issue? If you order it and it turns up and you pay for what you're happy with,what are they doing wrong? I'm not defending them,I have no experience of them,but I'd like to know what they have actually done wrong to anybody rather than just here say

 

[Tony1989]

@Nantwich lad

 

[Nantwich lad]

Yes 1st hand experience of this lot, not somebody said, a lot of the straw offered for sale has in someway been taken from other people in dubious circumstances, sometimes by not paying for it, or by buying at straw sales then using threats or intimidation to get monies refunded. Brightwells and Bagshaws are just two companies that have knowledge of this lot.
Straw being sold by weight at auctions then load being swapped between the auction and delivery, weight tickets not legit. We have had people contact us and prove that the product he supplied was not his to sell. He is fine to start with then if he doesn't get his own way becomes nasty and intimidating, stay well clear. Contract work and advert is a con, he set some lads on 2 year ago to chop grass, paid them a large sum of cash before they done the work, week later rang them said the job was off and to pay the money back into a bank account. He had cleaned the money, looked like the funds were from a customer into his account, can only guess were the cash had come from it was a 5 figure sum. We were approached last September by police economic crime unit as they were investigating this outfit.

 

[holywell farmer]

Sounds nasty

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Plenty in Hereford could tell a few stories about ' a national forage / contracting outfit .........so I'm told !!

 

[Grassman247]

Yes 1st hand experience of this lot, not somebody said, a lot of the straw offered for sale has in someway been taken from other people in dubious circumstances, sometimes by not paying for it, or by buying at straw sales then using threats or intimidation to get monies refunded. Brightwells and Bagshaws are just two companies that have knowledge of this lot.
Straw being sold by weight at auctions then load being swapped between the auction and delivery, weight tickets not legit. We have had people contact us and prove that the product he supplied was not his to sell. He is fine to start with then if he doesn't get his own way becomes nasty and intimidating, stay well clear. Contract work and advert is a con, he set some lads on 2 year ago to chop grass, paid them a large sum of cash before they done the work, week later rang them said the job was off and to pay the money back into a bank account. He had cleaned the money, looked like the funds were from a customer into his account, can only guess were the cash had come from it was a 5 figure sum. We were approached last September by police economic crime unit as they were investigating this outfit.

There is also talk of a murder charge between him and another lovely bloke. The pair of them have also fallen out so are now posting videos of each trying to get each other in trouble with the police. My advice to people is not to talk about this company any longer.