Season over

[CrevisbigX]

So glad the season finished well nearly couple of days ploughing lefted. First year I am happy its over worked hard over the years to get where I am at now and the postion, but after this year really thinking of chucking in the towel and finding something else to do 30 plus years in Agriculture from young lad and my dad farming from working for myself and for working for a couple of great family farms(contractors). I have had enough. But the truth is dont where to go or do.

 

[Cowabunga]

So glad the season finished well nearly couple of days ploughing lefted. First year I am happy its over worked hard over the years to get where I am at now and the postion, but after this year really thinking of chucking in the towel and finding something else to do 30 plus years in Agriculture from young lad and my dad farming from working for myself and for working for a couple of great family farms(contractors). I have had enough. But the truth is dont where to go or do.

Get yourself a truck driving license. Even if the job isn't for you full time, it is a job that you can always do between others.
The question is, what is your delight? What do you want to do and is your wish a practical proposition? You need some kind of plan.

 

[CrevisbigX]

Get yourself a truck driving license. Even if the job isn't for you full time, it is a job that you can always do between others.
The question is, what is your delight? What do you want to do and is your wish a practical proposition? You need some kind of plan.

Yes looking into hgv. Still have a passion for farm machinery tempted into selling it become a sales rep. Just the pressure and I am too honest could not talk bullcr@p just for a sale, that might be a problem.

 

[Cowabunga]

Yes looking into hgv. Still have a passion for farm machinery tempted into selling it become a sales rep. Just the pressure and I am too honest could not talk bullcr@p just for a sale, that might be a problem.

You don't have to talk bullcrap to sell but you often have to take it from customers, but you get to handle that. Motivation and income might be a problem with the current situation, what with rock bottom farm income and spending, dealer distress with low sales and the probability of rapidly rising prices. Don't want to put you off but you need to know the general lie of the land. That's me being honest.
Knowing and being able to operate a wide range of machinery is of advantage, but plenty of successful salesmen don't have much of a clue about what they sell. That is probably down their organisation, motivation and pleasant personality, which can push and conclude a sale without pishing the customer off. Plus a memory for faces, names and building a database of important facts, like wife and children's names and birthdays and important personal information that is relevant to the customer. My memory for names and faces has always been appalling and was often a drawback that needed techniques to overcome.

You would also need to cultivate contacts in the trade to shift machinery traded in. The most important thing of all is to be fairly sure that you can make a living from the job and can take the pressure and do the maths.

 

[CrevisbigX]

That rules me out then, names I can not do. Its the people who you might see once a year that will be the problem.

 

[ollie989898]

So glad the season finished well nearly couple of days ploughing lefted. First year I am happy its over worked hard over the years to get where I am at now and the postion, but after this year really thinking of chucking in the towel and finding something else to do 30 plus years in Agriculture from young lad and my dad farming from working for myself and for working for a couple of great family farms(contractors). I have had enough. But the truth is dont where to go or do.

Is it agriculture per se you are fed up with, or the general economic slant of it or the weather meddling with it etc etc etc?

Do you still want to operate machinery etc, do you still get the buzz from it? Get yourself to Australia and work in mining etc, the cost of living is high, but so is the standard of living, also the wages are matched to make up the difference? Bit more pragmatic about life out there, too.

 

[Cowabunga]

Is it agriculture per se you are fed up with, or the general economic slant of it or the weather meddling with it etc etc etc?

Do you still want to operate machinery etc, do you still get the buzz from it? Get yourself to Australia and work in mining etc, the cost of living is high, but so is the standard of living, also the wages are matched to make up the difference? Bit more pragmatic about life out there, too.

Hasn't Australian mining been in a bit of a recession lately? I would want to be damned sure of a job before going.

 

[CrevisbigX]

Is it agriculture per se you are fed up with, or the general economic slant of it or the weather meddling with it etc etc etc?

Do you still want to operate machinery etc, do you still get the buzz from it? Get yourself to Australia and work in mining etc, the cost of living is high, but so is the standard of living, also the wages are matched to make up the difference? Bit more pragmatic about life out there, too.

Just tied a little with the family for the next 6 to 12 mths careers and school for the lads but me and the wife really would like to move to East Anglia(Norfolk) like to get back into the Arable side of things but because it was 15yrs ago expeirence seems to the stumbling block things have moved on quick.But we just keep putting it on hold some how.

 

[ollie989898]

Hasn't Australian mining been in a bit of a recession lately? I would want to be damned sure of a job before going.

Of course you would need a cast iron position on offer, particularly for a family man, but it's not like Crevis couldn't get a job tomorrow driving a chopper anyway as a stop gap?

I don't know about the economic position of a lot of the heavy industries in Australia but if they are in recession what makes it any different to UK agriculture?

 

[ollie989898]

Just tied a little with the family for the next 6 to 12 mths careers and school for the lads but me and the wife really would like to move to East Anglia(Norfolk) like to get back into the Arable side of things but because it was 15yrs ago expeirence seems to the stumbling block things have moved on quick.But we just keep putting it on hold some how.

Don't worry about the kids changing schools, I was obliged to change school a half dozen times, they will adapt to it quickly. Might even end up in a better one.

 

[CrevisbigX]

Don't worry about the kids changing schools, I was obliged to change school a half dozen times, they will adapt to it quickly. Might even end up in a better one.

Eldest is just in the process of joining the Navy 7 to 9 mths for him to get in and pass out plus we put it off while he did his gcse. Need a new challenge still love to learn. It something me and the wife need to talk about a stay here and a career change or move from contracting or which we both want move across country.

 

[CrevisbigX]

It has only taken me until the last 2 yrs if not more in the last 12mths that the kids are more important than work.

 

[Speedstar]

Do not think a truck driving job is for you sleeping in a tin box a few nights a week,do you not fancy being a store man for a. Agric dealer ? a nice steady job

 

[7740 man]

I was in same position a couple of years ago although not as many years in the job as you decided I didn't want all the hours silage etc entails, now I still work for myself but just fencing & hedgetrimming so I just do ordinary hours. Also became a retained fireman and honestly say the whole change is the best thing I've ever done & certainly i never looked back. Good luck with your decision

 

[czechmate]

So glad the season finished well nearly couple of days ploughing lefted. First year I am happy its over worked hard over the years to get where I am at now and the postion, but after this year really thinking of chucking in the towel and finding something else to do 30 plus years in Agriculture from young lad and my dad farming from working for myself and for working for a couple of great family farms(contractors). I have had enough. But the truth is dont where to go or do.

It's a shame you feel that way.
Maybe from the frying pan to the fire, but what about relief milking?

 

[RWG Contracts]

Get a job on an arable farm. They only work 3 weeks a year

 

[RWG Contracts]

You don't have to talk bullcrap to sell but you often have to take it from customers, but you get to handle that. Motivation and income might be a problem with the current situation, what with rock bottom farm income and spending, dealer distress with low sales and the probability of rapidly rising prices. Don't want to put you off but you need to know the general lie of the land. That's me being honest.
Knowing and being able to operate a wide range of machinery is of advantage, but plenty of successful salesmen don't have much of a clue about what they sell. That is probably down their organisation, motivation and pleasant personality, which can push and conclude a sale without pishing the customer off. Plus a memory for faces, names and building a database of important facts, like wife and children's names and birthdays and important personal information that is relevant to the customer. My memory for names and faces has always been appalling and was often a drawback that needed techniques to overcome.

You would also need to cultivate contacts in the trade to shift machinery traded in. The most important thing of all is to be fairly sure that you can make a living from the job and can take the pressure and do the maths.

Are you a salesman duck?

 

[Lincs Lass]

Set up brewing ,theres a big rise in craft beer sales

 

[turbo]

How about a demo driver for a machinery dealer,a friend did it for the same reasons you are talking about and loved it.

 

[Farma Parma]

Do not think a truck driving job is for you sleeping in a tin box a few nights a week,do you not fancy being a store man for a. Agric dealer ? a nice steady job

Local Firm loosing Store men by the week...
Dunno why heck it looks a much easier job than trying to Farm.
Money there every week, home every night.
whats not to like?