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Thread ID: 150109 2021-09-08 20:52:00 Clarkson's Farm Roscoe (6288) PC World Chat
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1480365 2021-09-09 22:36:00 Don't forget he was starting from scratch so had to buy all the equipment up front which dented his profit margin.



equipment is ASSETS (not an expense) , and that has no great relevance to profits (apart from any interest on loans to buy them).

Some of his issues would have been mistakes made in his 1st year of operation as he works out what makes money & what doesnt .
Its not just him, from what they were saying on the last episode, farming in general is becoming uneconomic in England .
And all the subsidies UK farmers get will be reduced or eliminated as time goes on.

It must be getting that way in NZ for new farmers , mainly due to the the cost of buying a farm ? .
1101 (13337)
1480366 2021-09-11 08:01:00 NZ farming isn't profitable unless its dairy, the money is plating pines and entering them into the ETS as you don't need to prune them or need firebreaks, just plant and forget. Of course this will come back to bite us in years to come. gary67 (56)
1480367 2021-09-12 05:03:00 . . . It must be getting that way in NZ for new farmers , mainly due to the the cost of buying a farm ? .

Yes, this is the reason for the shortage of young NZ farmers - who wants to be a manager on some one else's farm?
Oh, but there is plenty of Asians who are happy to come here and farm, if only the government would let them in .
decibel (11645)
1480368 2021-09-15 05:34:00 Latest on Clarkson's farm

www.thesun.co.uk
Lawrence (2987)
1480369 2021-09-15 06:51:00 Latest on Clarkson's farm

www.thesun.co.uk

Great link Lawrence. Good to see they have Woke, Green, Loser's over there too. :rolleyes:
B.M. (505)
1480370 2021-10-10 18:50:00 Just finished watching all 8 episodes - Watching from the beginning its quite good really and shows just how out of his comfort zone he is, BUT at least gives it a damn good try, really shows all the troubles they have. As one of the comments on several reviews state
He has done more to educate the public about farming than anyone else ever.. The looks on his face when ever he has to talk with Gerald is priceless, no one can under stand what hes saying, just nods and agrees LOL
wainuitech (129)
1480371 2021-10-11 06:31:00 He also just won the top award from the NFU (National Farmers Union) over there for showcasing the problems all farmers face gary67 (56)
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