- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Wool...what will you do with yours...
- Thread starter Northeastfarmer
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4course
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- Location
- north yorks
our wool will as the last few years be given to the clipper man on top of his charge as a tip i.e he can bag it along with his own or take it to the tip but we have less than 70 to shear ( we use them as pasture management tools)so its more hassle getting them sheared for welfare reasons than bothering with the wrapping and bagging and getting a pittance for the wool
livestock 1
Member
The folks that defend this farce is the reason why we have it and partly the reason why it hasn’t improved.
Some of us think it’s ridiculous but many more are very happy with the service and defend it.
That’s fair enough to me. Personally I don’t think wool is worth arseing on with especially when it’s providing mega money for some but nothing for the producer. The people who employ the wool board. I don’t want to be part of something that is costing me more in labour to handle than it’s worth but then keeping a load of hangers on. No thanks. Anyone working here has plenty to do which is worth while instead of humouring something no one agrees with
Some of us think it’s ridiculous but many more are very happy with the service and defend it.
That’s fair enough to me. Personally I don’t think wool is worth arseing on with especially when it’s providing mega money for some but nothing for the producer. The people who employ the wool board. I don’t want to be part of something that is costing me more in labour to handle than it’s worth but then keeping a load of hangers on. No thanks. Anyone working here has plenty to do which is worth while instead of humouring something no one agrees with
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
So what you going to do about it ?
livestock 1
Member
People keep asking me for answers of questions I haven’t asked.
There was a possibility to get to the bottom of this and have something better. Many are happy with it so we will keep it as it is
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
What’s the options ?
semd wool to board as normal
Send wool to texa cloth
Dump wool
Or get involved in board and sort it out ?
Only option appeals to me is send it in as normal as texa cloth undermine trade , dumping it is silly it’s worth £190 ton to me , and I don’t want to get involved in wool board , which option you going for ?
livestock 1
Member
No idea. I will think of something I usually do
No point saying anything to wool board as many are happy as things are
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Get on the board and rattle them up !!
I did
, payscale.com.Your figure is for London so considerably larger companies than British Wool I would assume.
Farmer 83563
Member
cattle bedding again this year
I wouldnt volunteer for the board option, you might be corrupted and have a 100k salary forced upon you
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I did
Your figure is for London so considerably larger companies than British Wool I would assume.
Dont think the difference is that major from London to outside though. But it’s clear that we don’t really know. I would say that £79k is way too low, compared to average professional wages.
livestock 1
Member
I suppose it takes into account all companies not just the big ones , who knows the internet is normally very reliable
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
I suppose it takes into account all companies not just the big ones , who knows the internet is normally very reliable
As a benchmark, average salaries for qualified engineers (not managers) in some industries was over £50k in 2018.
What are the highest-paid engineering jobs in the UK? - The Engineer
According to the Engineer Salary Survey 2018, engineers in the oil and gas sector are the highest paid in the UK, with an average salary of £53,913; followed by engineers in the energy, renewables and nuclear sector, who earn an average of £52,653.
www.theengineer.co.uk
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
Lol neighbour sent in 5 bags (charollais + blue tex) , sent her a bill , as wool didnt cover collection costs , taking the p , can only see the irish forging ahead this year . who the hell wants to be left with more cost after shearing .
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Has to be worth less than straw , mines worth more .
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I’ve got quite tired of folk over the years (not just on here, or with reference to BWMB) who constantly criticise these operations and call for them to be scrapped, but at the same time offer no ‘better’ alternative.
It’s always very easy to bitch from the sidelines, but much harder to make constructive proposals that might actually move things forward.
It’s always very easy to bitch from the sidelines, but much harder to make constructive proposals that might actually move things forward.
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
We could train to grade wool in the clipping shed like the kiwis save the board doing it , saving them staff paying us more ?
Farmer 83563
Member
Not worth anything when you take the whole cost of getting it into the wool depot. We have mainly Welsh and first cross ewes. The only wool I delivered into the WB last year was from ewes grazing outlying land and I had to drive past the wool depot to get back home! Most went straight into cattle sheds as bedding, no bagging, wrapping or haulage .... cows kept well on it as a base for straw. Only slight worry was young calves trying to eat it and panicking every morning thinking there were dead sheep under the cattle!!