The biggest problem in farming, currently is?

[Ffermer Bach]

on a closer to home matter, the fact that the Welsh Assembly Government won't cull Badgers, so TB is a very big issue here, and the fact they want to cover Wales with trees (for climate change!).

 

[BrianV]

Docks

If you could get it & it wasn’t seen as not allowed Asulox at 1 litre a hectare solves all your problems & leaves your clover. Why it is restricted is beyond me!

 

[Ffermer Bach]

The plant
over the last 2 years my aim as been to distress my life ,
So if the only thing I have to worry about is Docks I'm going in the right direction, we all know stress is one of the big 5 killers so I'm finally trying to practice what I preach

did I read about someone in the past who used to have a pocket full of salt, and every time he walked the fields, and came across a Dock, put a handfull of salt on it to kill it.

 

[BrianV]

did I read about someone in the past who used to have a pocket full of salt, and every time he walked the fields, and came across a Dock, put a handfull of salt on it to kill it.

Works with nettles as well but they still come back next year!

 

[Estate fencing.]

If your into meeting sailors then I wouldn’t have thought docks would be a problem really.

Maybe meeting so many sailers is having a massive impact on his farming.

 

[Scholsey]

What is the biggest problem you're facing? And what if solved would make everything easier?

Farmers

 

[willie waver]

rain

a big f**king umbrella over the whole farm

 

[bobk]

If you could get it & it wasn’t seen as not allowed Asulox at 1 litre a hectare solves all your problems & leaves your clover. Why it is restricted is beyond me!

If you think docks are difficult .... which they aren't .... try bg or wild oats

 

[steveR]

apart from personal issues, the biggest problem I think the industry faces, is, the fact that nearly all the food that is eaten comes via 10 multinational companies, who are determined to keep their market share (and profits), even when it is at the expense of the public's health (causing us to eat too much ultra processed food, sugar and seed oils) and the fact that the "powers that be" want to destroy the independent farmers (who tend to be self reliant and free thinking) and replace us with the multinational companies, you only have to look at what is happening in Holland or NZ for that matter.

Surely not NZ, the country that is so often held up as the role model that UK Agriculture should/must aspire to...

Never mind that the differences between the UK and NZ are such, that this is a somewhat pointless exercise.

 

[czechmate]

Getting capable, reliable , available and sane people to do stuff around the farm

 

[Chae1]

The price of new Fendts.

 

[BrianV]

The price of new Fendts.

Or old ones!

 

[Bury the Trash]

The price of new Fence.

 

[Radio]

on a closer to home matter, the fact that the Welsh Assembly Government won't cull Badgers, so TB is a very big issue here, and the fact they want to cover Wales with trees (for climate change!).

As if not messing up the health service and education,the WAG now are keen to destroy agriculture. With a certainty of ruling Wales for the foreseeable future we’ve had it.

 

[MrNoo]

NFU and Red Tractor

 

[thorpe]

put a bit too much English mustard on me Wiltshire Ham sandwich , spread a bit less on next time

didn't you have to calibrate for rt ? buy french mustard in future and yuoll be ok

 

[steveR]

What is the biggest problem you're facing? And what if solved would make everything easier?

Ignorant Politicians and Special Advisers with an agenda.

 

[czechmate]

didn't you have to calibrate for rt ? buy french mustard in future and yuoll be ok

french mustard is very short : well, it is in France

 

[Farma Parma]

french mustard is very short : well, it is in France

really? its quite nice on steak but seeing thats getter dearer neither is that important.
I still buy steak tho !!!

 

[Treecreeper]

Non farming landlords who claim the subsidy without any intention of reinvestment.