Farmers and Milk

[Andy Allen]

Most farmers are sat on millions in land ...out buildings equipment ect.....They could easily borrow money to update there farms.
I know a farmer that did just that...invested money in a new robot milking system where the cows basically milk themselves. ..cut his outgoings in half..
My wife's parents own a farm not milking but they keep cows ,sheep, pigs....It was valued last year at 1.2 million and he walks round looking like a homeless tramp moaning how skint he is lol

 

[WetSaw]

Take it from me there is no such thing as a poor tiler ...
There as tight as a ducks arse and hate spending money on anything.......still using outdated tiling methods compared to other country's........😉

Corrected for you

 

[Ajax123]

Oh don't get me wrong Andy, I know there are many farmers who could easily do that but there are many that cannot. different farms in different areas yield different results. Some of the welsh hill farmers don't own the land where their animals graze as it is common land or held in trust.. Many farmers don't own the land they farm but rent it from landlords. Where I live most of the land is owned by the local stately home and the farmers rent it from the estate.Banks wont lend against an asset that you don't own so if your business is not making money the banks would not even look at you. It is not reasonable to tar all with the same brush. thats like saying all tilers are crap cos some use dot and dab to fix tiles.

As for looking scruffy even though you are rich what the heck does what you wear or look like have to do with anything. you work on the land or in a milking shed up to your ankles in cow pooh, you're hardly going to be wearing your best prada suit or gucci shoes are you. As for moaning about being skint, that is most assuredly not reserved for farmers.

There is most definitely such a thing as a poor farmer.

 

[Ajax123]

I appear to have got on my high horse.... I shall get down now and stop "ranting"

 

[Dan]

Haha it's alright to have a rant.

I think they need to move with the times personally and if some go bump for not doing so, customers paying 3p more per ltr isn't going to stop them going bump in the future.

If we import milk cheaper, let's import it!

Why on earth should we pay more just because they can't compete? No other industry would get supported like that. We've lost pottery, automotives, and Christ knows how many other industries.

If they can't keep up, they're going to go bump. That's just business.

 

[Andy Allen]

Are part of the farmers union Alan lol

 

[Andy Allen]

Quite a few farms round our way have diverseafid into other things
Some rent there outbuildings.....One even uses his land to store people's caravans....
"Where there's muck there's money".

 

[WetSaw]

So you'd be happy that the UK has no farming and relies totally on imports?

 

[Dan]

I'd prefer UK. And to support them. But if they're not moving with the times I wouldn't think paying more is going to save them long term.

 

[WetSaw]

If they're not making a profit then they're not going to have the capital to invest. I don't think "super farms" are viable in the UK because there isn't the space and to me it just seems wrong to keep a cow in a barn its entire life but that's another story.