Niels Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 No not anyone could. Not any farmer would like to as well. But there are a lot of ways to widen your broaden your view. Maintaining small farms is a (EU) utopia that sounds good and won't ever work. Plus a 'small' UK farm is still 10x larger than one in Eastern Europe, Spain or Italy. Quite simply there's two things a farmer can do. Either keeping it small and in his own powers or he increases the scale and tries to produce with the lowest possible fixed costs. We are only ever going to see a decline in the number of farms in the whole of Europe and there is not much we can do about it. Don't get me wrong I think it is sad as well that small family run businesses disappear but it does give others, like me, the opportunity to expand their business to keep your head up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 We could all be like river cottage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 How do you look with long curly hair? If I got to do a tv show for good money I wouldn't mind! Doesn't your national cuddle chef Jamie Oliver support of-farm food stuff and fresh vegetables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 picture update now that store 4&5 have been emptied we have brought some on the irrigation and grading kit indoors so that it does not get badly damaged by the weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jordantaylor Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 bit of re-wiring on the house and down the sheds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 some of the kit around the yard, bedformers, sub soilers ect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 nice 7f kvernland mounted plough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jordantaylor Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 clearing some more milling wheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05rich Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 great pictures jordan , interesting stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 its all the interesting stuff keeping me busy mate, my boss has already asked for the dates i break up from college next year so they can organise what jobs i will be doing, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 So what crops have they got in mate? any rye grass or clover seed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 So what crops have they got in mate? any rye grass or clover seed? no grass mate, though i think my boss said they might have a go a rye grass but mainly cereals and root crops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 fully mounted 7 furrow must take some handling! good pics sir. interesting topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 fully mounted 7 furrow must take some handling! good pictures sir. interesting topic! cheers murray, yes the 7f does take some power, the 8530 can handle it though with a big weight at the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 looks beautifull now the snow is back but its trecherous around the yard, here are some pics of the yard and sheeps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 i threw a handfull of wheat down by the trailers and 3 minutes later - RESULT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 been busy at work lately checking all of the spud kit before the spring when we are planting we have just just aquired 6 new grimme 2 row drills so they will be put to the test as we are having 1400 acres of spuds this year. im going to be on one of the bedtillers and so im going out with the contractor tractor shopping next week to get me a decent tractor for me to use for the next 2 years for bedtilling, hauling in the harvest both cereals and spuds and other general work im thinking a new holland or john deere about 150-160HP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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masseyjack590 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 you look to have a good job there should be good going tractor shopping does the contractor do a lot of work for them or just a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I fail to understand why in England's spud growers use a bedtiller? Would'nt the de-stoner set in an agressive position work the soil enough? Or working the land down with a grubber frist be ok? Is the land realy that hard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 you look to have a good job there should be good going tractor shopping does the contractor do a lot of work for them or just a bit i do enjoy working there as there is something different to do all the time tractor shopping will be interesting as we are looking for a multi purpose tractor that can do a range of jobs from planting/bedtilling to hauling, ploughing and sprayin ect... i think we are going for around a 150-160HP tractor the contractor does help out in busy times i.e harvest (both cereals & root crop), plantin & drilling. he also does some of the hedge cutting. we have all of the trailers and impliments apart from the plough and one of the big cultivators Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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