Today at work

[Al R]

Incredible
Better get mine rounded up.

I was talking to a friend in NZ 2 years ago and he was having £185/lamb on farm for lamb to go to China - albeit they were 50kg live. Then last year the supermarket that I supply said they would only be selling British produce going forward - to support British farmers More to the fact that China had bought all Southern Hemisphere meat after their pigs went and the UK supermarkets had made catastrophic losses importing meat to keep our prices low for a few years.

 

[Steevo]

While I’ve been out and about, the wife has been more than a little busy in the farm kitchen doing 163 of these:
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1 of them is destined for the Archbishop of Canterbury who’s coming to Exeter Cathedral tomorrow. As much as possible is home made with our own meat along with other local produce.

I can’t imagine the Archbishop of Canterbury has too many packed lunches these days!

Your wife never ceases to amaze with her creations! I really admire both of you for what you have achieved.

 

[Muddyroads]

I can’t imagine the Archbishop of Canterbury has too many packed lunches these days!

Your wife never ceases to amaze with her creations! I really admire both of you for what you have achieved.

Not bad for a lady who spent 34 years working in IT for the local authority! Very proud of her. She’s catering for a wake tomorrow as well. Good to see our produce going local.

 

[Adeptandy]

Had to break the DD rules and get the discs out today, OSR didn’t make it through the chopped Barley straw
Hopefully drill it tomorrow, failing that, broadcast and powerharrow then rolls

Then our big boy had a lady visitor

And a wc flush valve replacement to finish the day

 

[glasshouse]

I was talking to a friend in NZ 2 years ago and he was having £185/lamb on farm for lamb to go to China - albeit they were 50kg live. Then last year the supermarket that I supply said they would only be selling British produce going forward - to support British farmers More to the fact that China had bought all Southern Hemisphere meat after their pigs went and the UK supermarkets had made catastrophic losses importing meat to keep our prices low for a few years. <unts.

Thsts what i was saying, retailers were importing at a loss to keep our prices down

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

And for those of us here, that’s £270
Breeding ewes then or killers? Is that much higher than normal then?

Breeders.
Yes. Sale average was no where near that.

 

[Al R]

Breeders.
Yes. Sale average was no where near that.

What was average?
Markets here will publish in their reports - up to £600 but what they don’t say is that was a pedigree of a certain breed and very sort after where as the sale average will be £100

 

[Steevo]

Not bad for a lady who spent 34 years working in IT for the local authority! Very proud of her. She’s catering for a wake tomorrow as well. Good to see our produce going local.

From bytes to bites….!

(groan…! )

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

And for those of us here, that’s £270
Breeding ewes then or killers? Is that much higher than normal then?

Went to the one buyer 404 head $207 000.......
2nd top price was $470
10 pens made over $400. Sale was still going as the reporter was doing her story. 53kg lambs were making $280 to 310.

 

[Robert K]

Farming in the wet spot this morning

Made a start on the hedge cutting

Short back and sides

Now some would say overkill here

 

[glasshouse]

Went to the one buyer 404 head $207 000.......
2nd top price was $470
10 pens made over $400. Sale was still going as the reporter was doing her story. 53kg lambs were making $280 to 310.

So no farrms sold with stock thrown in now i suppose

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

So no farrms sold with stock thrown in now i suppose

Generally no. Some of the big big stations up north might be walk in walk out. Occasionally things offered here walk in walk out... but regardless you pay for it. Same with water entitlements here. Most sold dry as the vendor has already cashed in the water.

 

[glasshouse]

Generally no. Some of the big big stations up north might be walk in walk out. Occasionally things offered here walk in walk out... but regardless you pay for it. Same with water entitlements here. Most sold dry as the vendor has already cashed in the water.

Sheep rustling must be rising!!
Ten bucks bought a ewe when i was there

 

[glasshouse]

Generally no. Some of the big big stations up north might be walk in walk out. Occasionally things offered here walk in walk out... but regardless you pay for it. Same with water entitlements here. Most sold dry as the vendor has already cashed in the water.

What are cropping acres making yourway?

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

What are cropping acres making yourway?

Depends on the farm obviously. But 3k+/ac
Sometimes a big + other times less.

 

[cows sh#t me to tears]

Cheap s**t Milcast Channel stop (was already on the farm when we bought it last year) decided to come apart last night.....

Rubber flap is meant to be between the 2 bits of aluminum.....

Flooded the cattle yards....

 

[glasshouse]

I was talking to a friend in NZ 2 years ago and he was having £185/lamb on farm for lamb to go to China - albeit they were 50kg live. Then last year the supermarket that I supply said they would only be selling British produce going forward - to support British farmers More to the fact that China had bought all Southern Hemisphere meat after their pigs went and the UK supermarkets had made catastrophic losses importing meat to keep our prices low for a few years.

Same as when they imported boat loads of russian “organic” wheat which flooded thr market

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Not a very profitable dayView attachment 986339

Not surprised only taking half a load ....

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Grass seed from @Derrick Hughes poking their heads up ....

Planted last Sun !

 

[Bob lincs]

A bit Misty this morning in the fens .