What does your farm contribute to the kitchen table??

Farfield

Its a question i have asked a lot of my farming friends and neighbours over the years and they all look at me and say what do i mean??!!
Apart from most peoples farms paying the obvious things like electric, vehicle running etc - what i mean is does it put food on the table, buy kids clothes, holidays etc.
9 out of 10 farmers look at me and say NO! Its either the part time job or partners working or benefits that do that. So whilst beef, milk etc are all now relatively good, is it good enough though to "put money on the table??".

bob charles

farm contributes hungry men to the kitchen table most of the time. apart from that it puts bread on the table here as there is nowt else to put it there

Timmaay

Milk!

Conmaicne Mara

Everything here as I've no other income.

bogman_bass

Nothing this year. only took over the reigns in april.
Made a desision that I'm going to make a slight loss in year one. I have an off farm job, no wife or kids and no morgage.
I'm in the best position I'll ever be to invest in the farm so want to set it up to be
1) labour efficent
2) safe
3) profitable

kevthegaff

For me
1. Nice Jeep
2. Phone
3. Holidays
4. Pints at the weekend

Things would be differently if i wasnt single tho, Women spend fast!

whelan1

i pay 100% towards everything inside and outside of the house, not ideal but thats the way it is:mad:

feartuath

For me
1) Phone, Esb ,vehicles ,work wear etc
2) Poultry ,eggs
3) Venison though I dont really want deer around
4) the odd mallard

Birdnuts

Pays a few bills. The most important thing for me is the fresh produce in terms of a lamb for the freezer, fresh veg in season and a few tasty wild duck over the winter.

delaval

It's 100% of our income, no off farm jobs for either of us. Kids are small so will be reviewed as they get older, though I see a set of golf clubs after arriving!!!!

bob charles

delaval wrote: »

It's 100% of our income, no off farm jobs for either of us. Kids are small so will be reviewed as they get older, though I see a set of golf clubs after arriving!!!!

should the question not be - What does your farm contribute to your granite kitchen

Juniorhurler

Nothing really much here at the moment as I am really the same as reilig in that I am a good position that both of us have reasonably good jobs and we are working towards a time where I can curtail my off farm work hours and spend more time on farm. We are doing this by investing heavily in the place at the moment and therefore there is nothing left for the table. We are lucky that we don't need it to contribute much at the moment though.

Manoffeeling

Grow spuds and a mountain of fruit and veg.

delaval

bob charles wrote: »

should the question not be - What does your farm contribute to your granite kitchen

Spent today removing a chimney breast that was installed 5 years ago.

Jesus I am a quiet man!!!!

KatyMac

I grow veg and have a couple of hens for eggs

Marooned75

delaval wrote: »

Spent today removing a chimney breast that was installed 5 years ago.

Jesus I am a quiet man!!!!

And when it's out and gone she ll be sorry you let her take it out

Sharpshooter82

eggs
my addiction to machinery
van running costs
farm insurance

hugo29

Marooned75 wrote: »

And when it's out and gone she ll be sorry you let her take it out

No, it will have to go back in again

Farfield

Well I am like a lot of others here. Have good off farm job and bogging a lot of money into developing the farm, getting the milking operation to a stage where it can hopefully carry itself- then I can sit back and milk it!,NOT! Ah, maybe one day!!

thetiredfarmer

Farm pays every bill that comes in the door.OH puts food on the table and clothes on our backs.Holidays are paid for out of farm and usually taken at my busiest time,needless to say its a lot cheaper when I don't go with them.I would love a holiday in December but that doesn't fit in with school and oh's work.SFP keeps me floating.

moy83

My parents live off it completely and I sell the odd beast when I want something . My self and the wife work off farm so dont need to draw from the farm to live , I'd like to think that when the mortgage is paid and the father retires that Ill be able to take stay at home and make enough from the farm to be comfortable with .

Sharpshooter82

moy83 wrote: »

My parents live off it completely and I sell the odd beast when I want something . My self and the wife work off farm so dont need to draw from the farm to live , I'd like to think that when the mortgage is paid and the father retires that Ill be able to take stay at home and make enough from the farm to be comfortable with .

we all should be so lucky

moy83

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

we all should be so lucky

I dont mean I sell off the fathers cattle ! I buy when I have money and something comes at the right price and sell then when I need it .
Any suckler calves I sell usually buy a springer to build up my own herd a bit

Sharpshooter82

moy83 wrote: »

I dont mean I sell off the fathers cattle !

i didnt mean it that way either moy

1chippy

cow **** covered cards and paperwork is about all that farming brings to my table. in a coupe of years it will hopefully bring a bit more.

moy83

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

i didnt mean it that way either moy

I thought I was coming across as spoiled by the father , deffo not in this house :-)

Sharpshooter82

moy83 wrote: »

I thought I was coming across as spoiled by the father , deffo not in this house :-)

never met a spioiled farmer to date

ABlur

Nothing but bills at the moment maybe something in the future. The fulltime jobs put the stuff on the table.