SHOULD FARMERS, GROWERS HAVE TO RETAIL THEIR PRODUCE?

[kiwi pom]

The majority of dairy is still producer owned co ops. It is a concern that the percentage is dropping.

Yes I'd say it was still a majority, certainly in individual farms but litres wise if you added up all the competition, you might be surprised.

I think some people in your country and ozzy will regret selling out to the Chinese for a quick buck in the current circumstances.

I think so to. The milk job is ok as long as Fonterra keeps going, if that ends processors will set the price and things will go down the UK route.

 

[kiwi pom]

do you really want to have to retail your produce, isnt it enough work and agro just to run the livestock farm? question only to livestock farmer ? why should you have to think of not only having all the worry and agro of milking cows but have to then be told to survive you also have to spend another load of money to either make cheese or bottle milk? then retail it with all the cost, worry agro that that brings, yes some can master it and good luck to them? NO pack up others like doctors are doing less work for more money , i certainly dont want the agro stress worry now at mytime of life, but ive found an easier way let the buildings or some of them out make some money out of these professionals wanting an office out of town? Or dare i say sell some land if its in the right area, trouser some real money?

If farmers owned the supply chain and you had no desire to expand your business and would rather stay as a one man band, then you could just supply those that do. The farmers here that are good business people certainly don't spend all day slogging round the farm, that's what the staff are for. The aim is to have someone else milk your cows or lamb your sheep.

 

[Tarw Coch]

If farmers owned the supply chain and you had no desire to expand your business and would rather stay as a one man band, then you could just supply those that do. The farmers here that are good business people certainly don't spend all day slogging round the farm, that's what the staff are for. The aim is to have someone else milk your cows or lamb your sheep.

All well and good saying get someone else to do the work but getting the keen motivated ones is the harder bit, the keen ones will do it for themselves, why work hard to make a living for someone else.
Any business is only as good as the staff it employs

 

[Granite Farmer]

Farmers should farm as individuals but should group together to sell and process there produce. Why does I farm shop have to be out in the countryside and the concern of one farm. Why not have a shop in the right town owned by many farmers.

 

[Highland Mule]

Farmers should farm as individuals but should group together to sell and process there produce. Why does I farm shop have to be out in the countryside and the concern of one farm. Why not have a shop in the right town owned by many farmers.

If a farmer wants to be a part owner in a town centre shop, that's easy enough now.
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[Netherfield]

Farmers should farm as individuals but should group together to sell and process there produce. Why does I farm shop have to be out in the countryside and the concern of one farm. Why not have a shop in the right town owned by many farmers.

Because many farmers can't agree with one another on any given subject, you've only to watch threads on this forum.

 

[The Seeker]

I strongly disagree

 

[beardface]

Yes I'd say it was still a majority, certainly in individual farms but litres wise if you added up all the competition, you might be surprised.



I think so to. The milk job is ok as long as Fonterra keeps going, if that ends processors will set the price and things will go down the UK route.

Defo then they'll have them upping litres with more productive genetics, year round housing a spending every hard earnt penny on upping output. Ultimately a non farmer owned processor/retailer give not one crap about its suppliers.

 

[kiwi pom]

All well and good saying get someone else to do the work but getting the keen motivated ones is the harder bit, the keen ones will do it for themselves, why work hard to make a living for someone else.
Any business is only as good as the staff it employs

Yes I know what you mean, had a mate telling me the other day how he's having trouble finding another youngstock worker, despite lots of applications.
Interestingly my mate isn't the company owner though, just the youngstock manager, the big boss moved on from staff recruitment a long time ago, too much hassle.

The dairy dream here is (or was) work on a dairy farm, get more experience, work your way up, then work your way up the share/contract milking ladder, then buy your own farm, build it up and eventually put a contract/share milker on it so you don't have to get up at stupid o clock.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

Pay someone commission to sell your stuff.

That's a brilliant idea.

I could pay someone commission to sell my grain for me. I could call him my "grain trader" and everything...

 

[davieh3350]

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That's a brilliant idea.

I could pay someone commission to sell my grain for me. I could call him my "grain trader" and everything...

quite happy with the price you get now?