Thinking of getting out of dairying

vulcan

Member
Location
carlisle
All the talk on here of people getting into dairying well I'm thinking of getting out only milk around the 50mark and supply first milk but the months I don't send enough always get penalised on the volume bonus1.5 ppl the last to months farm is 136acres all owned plus rent a couple of fields in the summer have no borrowings on the farm it is split in 3 blocks with only 12 acres with the farm. farm not a modern set up lot of old buildings the only labour is me and dad who is 70 so don't get much time of and I have a young family who I want to spend more time with getting a relief milker not really a option as not the greatest of set ups was thinking of going down the rearing calves to use the old sheds and possibly sucklers any advice?Also getting sick of milking twice a day 7days a week.
 

milkloss

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Do it but make sure you cut out all dead wood in the process and clean the place up a little before you go into sucklers or anything else. It helps you have a fresh look at the business and motivation to do something else.
 

spin cycle

Member
Location
north norfolk
I would concentrate on ways to make the cow work quicker and easier

in the future they would convert into a nice court yard of houses but the old man wouldn't let me do it now he's not keen on me selling the cows says he's milked all these years and is easiest way to make money.

oad milk...few more cows...do some beef?

BUT...'nice courtyard' of holiday lets easier than any farming IMO
 
Got beef keep all calves and sell as stores at 2year old
Everything beef or some dairy youngstock?
Yeah because working with family and succession planning is so stress free.
Family labour is free to a certain extent and is cheaper than paid labour but not only that if there was a son/daughter that was really keen on farming and/or milking then it would give you an incentive to carry on
 

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