What are your thoughts on the fertiliser price s for 2022

My dad is 78, he comes down at bang on half 9 each morning , does a bit around the yard. Comes down around half 2 then either does the cow mats or brings in the cows. He gets a bit of farming in and can then go back to his garden or whatever . Keeps him in tune with things on farm and a bit of a break from his own house

Could you imagine what it would do to your dad if you told him ‘sorry Dad but I don’t want you coming to the farm again’……….

it’s his therapy, medicine and health all rolled into one.

same for the lad shaking the €860 ton of 18.6.12 for 7 sucklers. It’ll won’t make him or break him but it keeps him occupied, happy and I’m sure a lot healthier than if he stayed cooped up in the house all day or doing stuff he didn’t want to do.

Funny my father has the same opinion..my father had a story of a neighbour he was good friends with now decased years. Back in the day cattle were going bad and the "advice" was to cut back. The neighbour said now is the time to stick in to them and stock up.. He was right cattle, went mad dear after

https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-40828265.html

Always enjoy his comments,

https://youtube.com/shorts/wbGSg2Oa-Lk?feature=share

Another witty man, nothing to do with fertilizer thought

Agree,prime example ITV racing commentator telling us Rachel Blackmores father checking the cows on his phone 5 mins after his daughter won the champion hurlde....

Stories about enjoying small farming reminded me of this parable….

An American investment banker was taking a much-needed vacation in a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. The boat had several large, fresh fish in it.

The investment banker was impressed by the quality of the fish and asked the Mexican how long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied, “Only a little while.” The banker then asked why he didn’t stay out longer and catch more fish?

The Mexican fisherman replied he had enough to support his family’s immediate needs.

The American then asked “But what do you do with the rest of your time?”

The Mexican fisherman replied, “I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos: I have a full and busy life, señor.”

The investment banker scoffed, “I am an Ivy League MBA, and I could help you. You could spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats until eventually you would have a whole fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to the middleman you could sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You could control the product, processing and distribution.”

Then he added, “Of course, you would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City where you would run your growing enterprise.”

The Mexican fisherman asked, “But señor, how long will this all take?”

To which the American replied, “15-20 years.”

“But what then?” asked the Mexican.

The American laughed and said, “That’s the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich. You could make millions.”

“Millions, señor? Then what?”

To which the investment banker replied, “Then you would retire. You could move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos.”

But he's in Cheltenham...proof that a farmer can get away..

I'd say he thinks a Woman's place is at home cooking, cleaning and rearing the kids. A right blast from the past!

When there are empty shelves the green and vegan agendas won’t get much air time.

There's a few small mills about the country. There's one local to me in Co. Louth called Dunany Organic Flour, Irish Organic Mill are based in Co. Monaghan. Quick Google search throws up lots of mills. Funny how we actually do have our own mills but hear in media that we don't produce quality grain to make bread. Seems to me that we don't 'produce' unless it is deemed an exportable quantity.