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Starting a farm from nothing... I mean nothing
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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpit Farm" data-source="post: 5119956" data-attributes="member: 1646"><p>I would agree that starting something yourself is a non-starter. It will be baler-twine farming at best and is not a true insight into the industry. I don't think your questions are patronising... they are just questions that have a fairly simple answer. BREXIT means an uneasy few (20+) years where we will not be able to rely on subsidy... only the top 9% of suckler beef farmers make a profit without subsidy and I believe this is only a slightly better picture for sheep. Many farmers spend 90+ hrs a week to farm (and brag about it) but don't include labour in their cost of production... so let's be honest - it is not a lucrative industry. You cannot buy 10 acres of land and make the payments on it by farming it (with the exception perhaps of pigs/poultry which would require massive investment). So you have got to work with existing farms.</p><p></p><p>UK farming is very 'white' and perhaps does not reflect the true population as more ethnic minorities tend to be in towns and cities. I think your idea sounds fascinating and I have often wondered how our industry could become more multicultural. The dairy industry is facing a labour crisis and something like this could be interesting. I am meeting more and more dairy farmers now who are finding staff without farming backgrounds and they are training them and retaining them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpit Farm, post: 5119956, member: 1646"] I would agree that starting something yourself is a non-starter. It will be baler-twine farming at best and is not a true insight into the industry. I don't think your questions are patronising... they are just questions that have a fairly simple answer. BREXIT means an uneasy few (20+) years where we will not be able to rely on subsidy... only the top 9% of suckler beef farmers make a profit without subsidy and I believe this is only a slightly better picture for sheep. Many farmers spend 90+ hrs a week to farm (and brag about it) but don't include labour in their cost of production... so let's be honest - it is not a lucrative industry. You cannot buy 10 acres of land and make the payments on it by farming it (with the exception perhaps of pigs/poultry which would require massive investment). So you have got to work with existing farms. UK farming is very 'white' and perhaps does not reflect the true population as more ethnic minorities tend to be in towns and cities. I think your idea sounds fascinating and I have often wondered how our industry could become more multicultural. The dairy industry is facing a labour crisis and something like this could be interesting. I am meeting more and more dairy farmers now who are finding staff without farming backgrounds and they are training them and retaining them. [/QUOTE]
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