Spending money every day of the week.

[Greythundercloudys]

Is it just me or does running a farm mean spending money on something nearly everyday of the year, today, farm pickup threw mot, yesterday 20 tons road plainings, Thursday, heptavac p, Wednesday, tractor repair, Tuesday, changed quad as old one gave up, Monday, scanned sheep. So that's one week and spent something everyday, maybe on a Sunday is the cheque books say of wrest. Is everyone like this.?

 

[Roger Perry]

Is it just me or does running a farm mean spending money on something nearly everyday of the year, today, farm pickup threw mot, yesterday 20 tons road plainings, Thursday, heptavac p, Wednesday, tractor repair, Tuesday, changed quad as old one gave up, Monday, scanned sheep. So that's one week and spent something everyday, maybe on a Sunday is the cheque books say of wrest. Is everyone like this.?

Bills come most days, so checks get cut most days' (c'ept Sundays...don't do business on Sundays)
I take it a good sign that a business is prospering, turn my bills around in 48hrs or less........work hard at doing that.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Drying really to cut back on spending, but this afternoon my karcher power washer pack up, so that's another thing needed. O l forgot l got 7ton of sheep cake aswell on Monday.

 

[Bald Rick]

Yes well but you spend money as soon as you get out of bed and switch the light on. Only goes up from there as the day wears on

 

[TomD]

Doesn't every business spend money most days?

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Yes but what's going to happen when this sub is cut.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Farming is a very cash hungry business...just a shame we weren’t rewarded for the investment

 

[Roger Perry]

Farming is a very cash hungry business...just a shame we weren’t rewarded for the investment

What % return do you aim for on investment.
Bottom line

 

[Northeastfarmer]

What % return do you aim for on investment.
Bottom line

I aim for any return...I’m easily pleased
Do it for the love

 

[traineefarmer]

I aim for any return...I’m easily pleased
Do it for the love

I mean no offence by this, but that attitude is the whole problem with farming at the moment. We blame market forces and retailers for driving down prices, but for as long as there are people willing to do the job for nowt, that is all we will get.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I mean no offence by this, but that attitude is the whole problem with farming at the moment. We blame market forces and retailers for driving down prices, but for as long as there are people willing to do the job for nowt, that is all we will get.

Well ok then...I want another £250 each for my cattle and £100 more for my lambs
Make it happen

 

[delilah]

It's when the biggest figure in the in column on your monthly bank statement is the vat refund you know you are struggling

 

[traineefarmer]

Well ok then...I want another £250 each for my cattle and £100 more for my lambs
Make it happen

So would I, but if you're currently making so little that you're doing it for the love, maybe you should look at other options for your business.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

So would I, but if you're currently making so little that you're doing it for the love, maybe you should look at other options for your business.

I’m doing ok...I don’t like to talk about how much money people make...it’s vulgar

 

[Martin Holden]

Farming is a very cash hungry business...just a shame we weren’t rewarded for the investment

I heard a comment well over 20 years ago that agriculture is the single biggest (and continuous) industry where the investment is all up front with the longest payback period at least where cropping is concerned.

 

[Fendt65]

Farming and marriage,you have to invest every day but we love them both?

 

[unlacedgecko]

Yes but what's going to happen when this sub is cut.

Adjust your spending to suit or go bust.

 

[yin ewe]

Well ok then...I want another £250 each for my cattle and £100 more for my lambs
Make it happen

No problem, but meal will rise £100/ton, fert £100/ton, red diesel 20p/ litre, conacre £50/acre and every Tom Dick and Harry will keep another 20 cows and 100 ewes. Everyone needs a share of the pie.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Haven't you got a wife

 

[willie waver]

Well ok then...I want another £250 each for my cattle and £100 more for my lambs
Make it happen

traineefarmer thinks he'll get that once the rest of us crap farmers are out of business. he'll learn....