CarbRok
I'm actually laughing here...
I think that some of my mates would be very interested that you don't consider them to be farmers living in a farming community they will be somewhat bemused! I now have to wonder what my Uncle Tom did for a living, as according to you he wasn't a farmer and he didn't live in a farming community... And it's a figment of my imagination the various tractors and cattle lorries that go past the top of my road!
Would that be Uncle Tom cobbly an all? I didn't mention any of your relatives. Tractors etc do go on the road they go from A to B cattle lorries travel all over the country they even go on the ferry, but that doesnt qualify you to be an expert in farming.
Oh by the way, do you know how many working farm yards/farm houses I've got near me! First farm field is around 700-800yards or so away from my front door, and I can walk to my nearest working farm yard/farm house within 5 minutes! There's another 4 working farm housing within a mile of where I live..
I know exactly how many Jo as I used to live down your way But again having a farm anywhere nr you in the middle of town doesn't qualify you to manage a farm or critis farmers.
That's one hell of a lot of inner city farms :lol: :lol: :lol:
And I assume companies Like Mole Valley farmers (that again I can reach on foot within about 10-15 minutes) are selling animal feed and farm equipment to feed feral kids in the inner city, and for inner city home owners to cultivate their gardens!
Mole valley farmers don't make me laugh Jo they cater for jo public as well as the farmers. They sell some lovely ham and bacon. Clothes as well. You name it they sell it.Some lovely doggy toys as well.
As to business..
Business is pretty simple for the right person of cause!
So why haven't you set up and run a business if it's that simple?
And you can come up with anything you like, a farm is no different than running any other business, the objective is the same.. To make money!
Quite right. Except farming involves livestock and deadstock at times plus the weather.
Vet bills, Weather is no difference than what my friend faces with his chip shop, in his case it's calling in an engineer to fix one of his fat fryers... Or perhaps losing all the power due to a power cut!
Please miss what world do you live in. If a cow or bullock dies it's money down the drain no engineer can fix that
Oh yes, the recession has had a impact on his business cutting his profits back...
perhaps he a lousy cook or over priced
I've spent a life time, listening to farmers whinning about hard times etc...
Yet there is still plenty of working farms surrounding me... The crops are still growing, cattle and sheep still grazing..