Young farmers please read!

[éire man]

Over four years ago I posted this thread: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/go-back-farming.23983/
The majority of it is lies unfortunately but not long after I began serving my time as an electrician. Best thing I've done in my life! I'm now earning over EUR1000 per week gross for approx 55 hours over 5 days Monday to Friday plus mileage.
Luckily I'm with a small family run crowd who value their men and pay accordingly thanks to my Father who will hopefully read this

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/savings-on-hand-cash.248864/
It was this thread that got me thinking, now I don't mean to belittle this mans choice of life but it wouldn't be for me. I'd recommend for any young farmer with a good work ethic to go away from the home farm and serve their time at any trade; if I could start over I think I'd go for plumbing ( better money as self employed in future).

I hope that I don't come across as boasting but they're the honest facts

 

[FutureFarmer]

What are you trying to sell to me?

 

[Zippy768]

Drunk again??

 

[éire man]

Drunk again??

Gettimg there, bedtime soon though

 

[DrWazzock]

I often think of alcohol as a kind of "truth" drug. The right amount does bring on a certain brutal honesty and clarity of vision. No doubt about it. Keep up the good work.

 

[Happy at it]

It's a funny old game farming. Give it twenty years and see how things have worked out. For those lucky enough to have a farm to come too, and a real desire to farm why would you advise them to work on a building site. Sure they'd be earning money, but meanwhile thier farm would be stagnating and missing opportunities without them realising it......

There's some things in life money can't buy. I wouldnt swap the years i spent working alongside my father while he was able and before he passed away, for any man's wage.....

 

[Wee Willy]

It's a funny old game farming. Give it twenty years and see how things have worked out. For those lucky enough to have a farm to come too, and a real desire to farm why would you advise them to work on a building site. Sure they'd be earning money, but meanwhile thier farm would be stagnating and missing opportunities without them realising it......

There's some things in life money can't buy. I wouldnt swap the years i spent working alongside my father while he was able and before he passed away, for any man's wage.....

That last paragraph is unbelievably true. My Dad is still here but unfortunately,at 84, wheelchair bound. We used to be a team and I still go in every night and talk about the days work.
My brother is a doctor. Another brother is a teacher as are my sisters...I’m the richest of them all. Maybe not in money terms but in terms of job satisfaction. Any work I do is for myself or for the benefit of my sons in the future.

 

[farmerm]

..... Any work I do is for myself or for the benefit of my sons in the future.

And their wives will thank you for it when they run off with half of everything you earnt...

 

[Beowulf]

And their wives will thank you for it when they run off with half of everything you earnt...

Can't understand the mentality of working purely for the benefit of the children.

My kids will inherit bugger all, unless they choose to be involved in something worthwhile to society such as teaching or healthcare.

Other than that Mrs Beowulf and I will thoroughly enjoy it.

 

[Wee Willy]

If my Dad had that attitude I’d have sweet fanny Adams today. I’m grateful for the chance to do my dream job ...farming.

 

[Beowulf]

If my Dad had that attitude I’d have sweet fanny Adams today. I’m grateful for the chance to do my dream job ...farming.

I understand that for many farmers the inheritance is what keeps them going, but as a non-farmer I had a very different upbringing.

When my Mother passed away in January of this year the only thing my sister and I inherited was a council house full of old furniture, which we had 14 days to remove.

Despite my sister and I being very successful in our chosen occupations our mother was the same old-school woman she had always been, stacking shelves in the same supermarket until a few weeks before her death.

I once suggested to my Mother that I could simply buy her a nice house in an upmarket area, and despite being in my 20s I'm quite sure she seriously considered slapping my legs.

Money or inheritance isn't everything to some people. In the case of my kids I would rather they earned their own money, just as I had to.

 

[stewart]

https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/savings-on-hand-cash.248864/
It was this thread that got me thinking, now I don't mean to belittle this mans choice of life but it wouldn't be for me. I'd recommend for any young farmer with a good work ethic to go away from the home farm and serve their time at any trade.

The best investment a farmer can make in both the farm and kids is to send them away from the farm for a few years, preferably overseas.

 

[Tim W]

The best investment a farmer can make in both the farm and kids is to send them away from the farm for a few years, preferably overseas.

The best investment anyone can make is time working overseas---teaches respect and tolerance for other cultures , it helps people realise that the world is a small place and we are all pretty much the same

 

[unlacedgecko]

The best investment anyone can make is time working overseas---teaches respect and tolerance for other cultures , it helps people realise that the world is a small place and we are all pretty much the same

In some places yes. Others, not so much...

 

[Pond digger]

I understand that for many farmers the inheritance is what keeps them going, but as a non-farmer I had a very different upbringing.

When my Mother passed away in January of this year the only thing my sister and I inherited was a council house full of old furniture, which we had 14 days to remove.

Despite my sister and I being very successful in our chosen occupations our mother was the same old-school woman she had always been, stacking shelves in the same supermarket until a few weeks before her death.

I once suggested to my Mother that I could simply buy her a nice house in an upmarket area, and despite being in my 20s I'm quite sure she seriously considered slapping my legs.

Money or inheritance isn't everything to some people. In the case of my kids I would rather they earned their own money, just as I had to.

I suppose it’s down to how you started. Those who have inherited feel obligated to pass on wealth and property themselves.

 

[unlacedgecko]

I suppose it’s down to how you started. Those who have inherited feel obligated to pass on wealth and property themselves.

I started with very little. I will be giving my son a large amount of free NSA wealth and other assistance. I don't want his life to be the struggle mine has been

 

[Pond digger]

I started with very little. I will be giving my son a large amount of free NSA wealth and other assistance. I don't want his life to be the struggle mine has been

Yep, that to me is perfectly natural parental behaviour. Wether it’s always a good thing for the recipient is another matter.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

I suppose it’s down to how you started. Those who have inherited feel obligated to pass on wealth and property themselves.

Best post here.

Those that start with nothing may not have the incentive to pass it on and fair enough.

I think the classic farmer’s son is bonded by honour to improve what they have and send it down the line. No idea where it comes from buts it’s deep in the core.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Bring back more threads like that, not a mention of Brexit

 

[Davy]

I served time at a trade, done a right bit of travelling, worked for a number of different and varied people and have settled at home to farm. Ive one mate who worked here since he was a lad and since moved though 2 jobs in different industries. Good money but hes packing it up to come back farming. He values enjoying his work. Its not for everyone but it is for some.