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Will your kids take over.
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<blockquote data-quote="hally" data-source="post: 7534214" data-attributes="member: 10817"><p>When I first took on the tenancy here , upland farmers were well supported with all sort of schemes for cows, sheep but most importantly for the man doing the work. Nowadays the sudsidy is on the way out, big business has amalgamated unchequed for years so they have a stranglehold on all our businesses, government no longer cares about farmers only environmentalists and the media are working very hard to destroy the image of our once great industry. </p><p>Years ago I would have supported my lad into the industry but now he is told he needs another trade to run alongside a farm if he wants to take on the tenancy so he has another income stream. Which begs the question if farmers have to diversify or work off farm to survive ......why bother to farm. I will add that if I owned a large farm outright then I would be more confident going forward but I think small family units will be finished within 10 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hally, post: 7534214, member: 10817"] When I first took on the tenancy here , upland farmers were well supported with all sort of schemes for cows, sheep but most importantly for the man doing the work. Nowadays the sudsidy is on the way out, big business has amalgamated unchequed for years so they have a stranglehold on all our businesses, government no longer cares about farmers only environmentalists and the media are working very hard to destroy the image of our once great industry. Years ago I would have supported my lad into the industry but now he is told he needs another trade to run alongside a farm if he wants to take on the tenancy so he has another income stream. Which begs the question if farmers have to diversify or work off farm to survive ......why bother to farm. I will add that if I owned a large farm outright then I would be more confident going forward but I think small family units will be finished within 10 years. [/QUOTE]
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