Surely the best start to a season so far! 75% calved first 4weeks, and looking good for 90% for 6weeks. Averaging 25.5litres and 2.2kg solids, still in at night on silage for now. Used some sexed and some conventional last year, ended up with 150 heifers and 65 males! Onwards 🙌
A FARMER'S TALE
My dad is a farmer - single man. The farm has been in the family for a long time - it's worth £4m quid in total. We make £40k per year from the farm.
Dad dies, we get 1m tax free, but suffer 20% of £3m, which is 600k, on the rest. Can't afford it, sell the farm.
I've still got £3.4m. What am I gonna do with it? I buy a property portfolio, driving housing prices up in my local area, and rent it out to you.
Where I used to make a 1% return on my assets, I now make 5%. I am getting richer for doing a lot less, though I have had to give up producing food for you to eat in super markets.
I'm okay, because I'm rich, but Britain either produces less food, or BlackRock produces food for you.
Britain's food supply is gradually more and more controlled by foreign investors, but I can still eat good because I'm rich.
I did try to warn you that this would happen, but you insisted you wanted me gone. So I am currently living in my second home in Spain sipping margaritas and collecting about 10 grand a month from the letting agency.
You are eating bugs. Happy?
(Anon).
My two pence worth:
1) Don't listen to people on the internet, get professional advice for you & your business.
2) If you are struggling in light of the budget please please reach out to one of the many charities that can help.
3) The APR change is a smokescreen
@RevRichardColes The biggest thing is that most family farms aren’t sold after being inherited. They are passed down generationally for the next generation to farm and produce fod for our nation.
Full time job opportunity to join our young team farming in scenic mid Wales. 400 spring calving cows, and 400 dairy and beef youngstock. Mix of stock work and tractor work, cows are dry over Christmas and January. Accommodation will be available, all applicants considered.
24 hours to gameday! Good luck to our Sporting BV E64 08 boys and Coach Gareth Hughes as they kick off their Nationals bid tomorrow!
💠 WHO: Sporting BV Elite64 08 vs Galaxy SC
💠 WHAT: US Youth Soccer National Championships
💠 WHEN: July 23rd at 12:00pm
💠 WHERE: Orlando, FL
🟦 CONGRATULATIONS to our SPORTING Blue Valley Elite64 08 boys for advancing to USYS Nationals in July! 🟥
Our E64 08 boys and coach Gareth Hughes did great this weekend and performed when the moment arrived.
Great work, gentlemen, and good luck in Orlando!
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