Problems and frustrations in farming

[dannewhouse]

I've done the first one Emily, but i'm not sure what you think you'll learn from it.
When you get a minute, pop round to the bio-engineering dept, and get someone to cook up some plant based balewrap, which composts in , say, 10 years.

can you supply a storage certificate for at least 9 years for the farm assured inspector!

 

[PostHarvest]

I'm sure that if you ask 100 farmers for what frustrates them, you will get at least 1500 answers.
Most are frustrated by being forced to comply with reams of rules and regulations about what they can and must not do, where they must or mustn't do it and the date by which it must or must not be done. These rules often appear to conflict and are imposed by our government and its multiple agencies, the EU and customers or trade associations who seem to take advice from every person with an opinion but very rarely from people in the industry. All of this compliance takes time and costs money which has to be found from somewhere, but unlike almost every other industry can rarely be recovered from the sale price of whatever the farm is producing.

 

[roscoe erf]

frustration no 1 clip board wielding no it alls that no nothing make life harder and add nothing

 

[Farm buy]

If you could provide me with serious suggestions it would be really appreciated it

Farmers are not getting paid for work done.. Farming is a longterm enterprise.

Hi, my name is Emily, I am an undergraduate final year student studying Product Design at The University of Huddersfield. I am interested in collecting data to identify any problems or frustrations you face working in the agricultural industry. These problems and frustrations will focus on you as a farmer completing daily tasks and if you have any problems using existing products e.g. Machinery.

By answering these questions, you will consent to me using your responses in my research assignment for university. All personal data received from yourself will comply with The University of Huddersfield’s data and storage policies. You will be recorded anonymously in the report and will be referred to by your profession.

Please click the link below to fill out my survey, it will be greatly appreciated

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NWNWK9L

 

[Farm buy]

The real problem is that farmers are not properly paid for work done.
Long ago it was called slavery.

 

[betweenthelines]

The real problem is that farmers are not properly paid for work done.
Long ago it was called slavery.

And you're forced to do it?

Stop fecking moaning

 

[Farm buy]

And you're forced to do it?

Stop fecking moaning

The heading on the forum is (problems and frustrations of farming)
Am I not allowed express an opion?
My point is that at times farmers end up producing a product and selling it at cost or below the cost of production even though at the start of the production cycle it may be a well paying enterprise .Food is used daily and should be given a value as well as the person that produces it.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

The Greatest invention of the future will be a fermentaion vat that can turn green forage into human food

 

[Barleymow]

a reliable accurate weather forecast would save a lot of frustration

 

[DrWazzock]

The Greatest invention of the future will be a fermentaion vat that can turn green forage into human food

Or even a machine that can turn atmospheric nitrogen, water and carbon dioxide directly into food using solar power which is essentially what plants and animals do.

I can see it happening. Probably already possible.

Then we'd all be park keepers.

 

[ecooper123]

Hi, thank you to everyone that has filled in my questionnaires so far! If any farmers could spare some time to fill out my questionnaires about farming accidents and frustrations in farming for my university research it will be greatly appreciated

The links for the questionnaires are below.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8T7RTS7

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NWNWK9L

Thanks,

Emily

 

[Adam@Rumen]

The Greatest invention of the future will be a fermentaion vat that can turn green forage into human food

Already been done, it's called a ruminant

 

[Adam@Rumen]

If you could find a way of keeping the old man off machinery and/or stop him crashing into things that would be great

 

[primmiemoo]

Thank you very much for your advice I will definitely take it on board. If you have chance to make a list of any frustrations or think of any products that could be designed to help you on the farm please contact me

Hi Emily,
Something that I feel frustrated by in many designs is that the object/machine/item is made for bigger hands than mine.
Whilst it's true that most farmers are male, some of us aren't, and I for one find galumphing great controls, levers, even handles on the internal gates in livestock trailers difficult to operate. Some eartaggers, vaccinators and drenchers are just too unwieldy.

There's also the problem of operating and manipulating the above and similar with hands that have accumulated injury, or are arthritic. Poorly designed, small, fiddly equipment becomes the frustration then.

Best of luck with your study.

 

[ecooper123]

Hi Emily,
Something that I feel frustrated by in many designs is that the object/machine/item is made for bigger hands than mine.
Whilst it's true that most farmers are male, some of us aren't, and I for one find galumphing great controls, levers, even handles on the internal gates in livestock trailers difficult to operate. Some eartaggers, vaccinators and drenchers are just too unwieldy.

There's also the problem of operating and manipulating the above and similar with hands that have accumulated injury, or are arthritic. Poorly designed, small, fiddly equipment becomes the frustration then.

Best of luck with your study.

Hi,

Thank you very much for your responses it will definitely help towards my research project. I hadn't thought about that I will research into that its very interesting. If you get chance would you be able to fill in my questionnaires please.

The links for the questionnaires are below.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8T7RTS7

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NWNWK9L

Thanks for your help.

Best of luck in farming,

Emily

 

[primmiemoo]

Hi,

Thank you very much for your responses it will definitely help towards my research project. I hadn't thought about that I will research into that its very interesting. If you get chance would you be able to fill in my questionnaires please.

The links for the questionnaires are below.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8T7RTS7

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NWNWK9L

Thanks for your help.

Best of luck in farming,

Emily

I will try when I have some time later this week.

 

[Tarw Coch]

I'm sure that if you ask 100 farmers for what frustrates them, you will get at least 1500 answers.
Most are frustrated by being forced to comply with reams of rules and regulations about what they can and must not do, where they must or mustn't do it and the date by which it must or must not be done. These rules often appear to conflict and are imposed by our government and its multiple agencies, the EU and customers or trade associations who seem to take advice from every person with an opinion but very rarely from people in the industry. All of this compliance takes time and costs money which has to be found from somewhere, but unlike almost every other industry can rarely be recovered from the sale price of whatever the farm is producing.

The vast majority of my problems and frustrations are created by people beyond the farm gate, get rid of them and farming would be a doddle.

 

[ecooper123]

Hi, I'm back

My name is Emily, I am an undergraduate final year student studying Product Design at The University of Huddersfield. I am interested in collecting data to identify any problems or frustrations farmers face with theft within the agricultural industry. These problems will focus on you as a farmer and how theft affects you completing daily tasks.

By answering these questions, you will consent to me using your responses in my research assignment for university. All personal data received from yourself will comply with The University of Huddersfield’s data and storage policies. You will be recorded anonymously in the report and will be referred to by your profession.

Please click the link below to fill out my survey, it will be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Emily

https://goo.gl/forms/0Kivr278UqkHHHbA3

 

[nblinks]

It feels like a lot of frustrations and problems in farming would be lessoned with more profitability in the job/ and a greater share of retail price of food passed back to the producer.
I know it doesn’t all come back to £. But most days it feels like it!

I totally agree with you.