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<blockquote data-quote="CopperBeech" data-source="post: 7608353" data-attributes="member: 8925"><p>Jolly good for you.</p><p></p><p>This is one thing that stumps me a bit about some arable farmers. They want stock on, they see and want the benefits, but they also want it mostly their own way. A lot want max numbers on for the shortest time, after 15th jan and gone by middle / end of feb, the stock keeper to do all of the work abs take all of the risk.......</p><p></p><p>And I’m sure right now it does mostly work.</p><p></p><p>However things are changing, more and more folk are wanting stock put on, and lots of those are willing to work together to form a symbiotic partnership, recognising that both parties need to make a coin. Up till now the sheep lads haven’t had to worry, they get glastir, they get subs and there are a lot of sheep on the welsh hills that need to come down, and looking at where you are I would hazard a guess that it’s welsh ewes you have over winter.</p><p></p><p>That’s going to change, less sheep there, and less free money to pay daft keep rates. The lads with sheep will start to want to see a price which actually gives them something in their pocket. And there are going to be a lot more options for those lads looking for keep.</p><p></p><p>So I hope you keep on getting your £1 a head a week, but it won’t be from me or many other serious folk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CopperBeech, post: 7608353, member: 8925"] Jolly good for you. This is one thing that stumps me a bit about some arable farmers. They want stock on, they see and want the benefits, but they also want it mostly their own way. A lot want max numbers on for the shortest time, after 15th jan and gone by middle / end of feb, the stock keeper to do all of the work abs take all of the risk....... And I’m sure right now it does mostly work. However things are changing, more and more folk are wanting stock put on, and lots of those are willing to work together to form a symbiotic partnership, recognising that both parties need to make a coin. Up till now the sheep lads haven’t had to worry, they get glastir, they get subs and there are a lot of sheep on the welsh hills that need to come down, and looking at where you are I would hazard a guess that it’s welsh ewes you have over winter. That’s going to change, less sheep there, and less free money to pay daft keep rates. The lads with sheep will start to want to see a price which actually gives them something in their pocket. And there are going to be a lot more options for those lads looking for keep. So I hope you keep on getting your £1 a head a week, but it won’t be from me or many other serious folk. [/QUOTE]
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