The Snowball and the Hill

Henarar

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Somerset
some things don't hurt much outside some do
I can't say much about having loads of kit about 8 tractors that run and one that don't two slews and a digger and all the kit to do nearly all the work on 150 acres grass and a small amount of contracting, but the upside is most years we don't get a contracting bill
I don't know how much it all cost or what its worth I do know near enough what it costs to run I also know that if I got shot of most of it and got contractors in to do the work I would have to get a job as I wouldn't have one and would need the money
 

franklin

New Member
If I spent less time agonising about which bit of kit to use, and waiting for the ideal day to use it, and just crakced on ploughing everything steadily, Id still get finished at the same time. Most years. Dont think plough would go in the ground this year. If I had any beautiful old buildings I would be thinking long and hard about turning them into accomodation, office space or holiday lets under the current rules. Might as well forget trying to move old it about in them when folk will pay you piles of money to essentially live in that draughty old barn.

Even as a contractor, there are several jobs I dont do myself. Muck spreading is one.
 

Walterp

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
Over capitalised is better than under capitalised. Ever heard of a bank going bust because it had too much capital?
In fact, both have their problems.

Being under-capitalised causes obvious problems.

It's just that the problems of over-capitalisation are less-obvious: it speaks of an inability to recognise profitable investments, frustration as inflation erodes the real value of the capital, and an increasingly desperate search for the former in order to avoid the latter.

It is a surprising point, but quite true - just speak to any farmer with a large sum on deposit, and see their reaction.

The trick is to be correctly-capitalised - which, to a farmer, means working capital plus a buffer for estimated future outgoings.
 

ewald

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Mid-Lincs
Your basic problem is sitting around thinking on a Sunday afternoon - this never does anyone any good.
If you find yourself thinking too much, either go back to work or get an absorbing hobby.
(I can recommend Douglas Adam's 'Long dark teatime of the Soul' for further advice)
 

Walterp

Member
Location
Pembrokeshire
To right. Open sided sheds are no use whatsoever in Crapweathershire. Might just as well leave everything outside.
Alternative view: just make sure to position the open side to the East.

Interesting Note: the model farmsteads built by various landed estates throughout South Pembrokeshire in the 19th Century all possess one feature in common - they face East to gain first light, and have no windows in the West elevation. It is the direction of the prevailing wind.
 

Henarar

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Somerset
To right. Open sided sheds are no use whatsoever in Crapweathershire. Might just as well leave everything outside.
if you have it facing the right way as walt said and have three closed in sides even if it blows in the front it won't get that far in as the wind will stall
 

Poorbuthappy

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Devon
Alternative view: just make sure to position the open side to the East.

Interesting Note: the model farmsteads built by various landed estates throughout South Pembrokeshire in the 19th Century all possess one feature in common - they face East to gain first light, and have no windows in the West elevation. It is the direction of the prevailing wind.
Indeed that's what is done here, but it just means stuff gets a soaking less often, plus a dumping of snow occasionally.
Think I shall build mine facing east, but put up some galebreaker type stuff.
 

7610 super q

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
Alternative view: just make sure to position the open side to the East.

Interesting Note: the model farmsteads built by various landed estates throughout South Pembrokeshire in the 19th Century all possess one feature in common - they face East to gain first light, and have no windows in the West elevation. It is the direction of the prevailing wind.
if you have it facing the right way as walt said and have three closed in sides even if it blows in the front it won't get that far in as the wind will stall
It is the general view that the prevailing wind is from the southwest. In the last 5 years however, we've had an abnormal amount of rain and wind from the North. Infact, from all directions really.
 

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Red Tractor drops launch of green farming scheme amid anger from farmers

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As reported in Independent


quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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