Hi ALL, it's SO good that you take the kid's, AND teach them what it's all about .farming life is hard and I thank you for sharing your day. And all you do, take care and all the best. 😊😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍

4,000 subscribers! Way to go everyone.

Hi same great to see ye out and about at the market as family working together...I totally agree with you about sale prices...another thing I can't really understand about farmers is..farmers buy there inputs at retail price, and sell ther goods at wholesale price,to who ever wants to pay what they want...humm And this is the financia model on most farmers..no wonder there's no money in farming..

It's great to see your kids out there helping and learning; there are kids these days who have never been allowed to get dirty; going to market is a great experience for kids.

I agree 100 percent with you on the price. It would be great if we could say that's the price we want. At least at minute stock prices are good.

Sam, I see a slight change in your future endeavors (in addition to being a great mother!!!) pertaining to farming. And you are a fine speaker~ because you speak the truth! Don’t give up your ideas/dreams ~ you are a strong woman!! Things are bound to change….keep your chin up and your dreams alive!! Loved your video

hang in there , i predict in the near future , everything will have to go back from centralisation back to local ,so sell directly to customers , rather than greedy supermarkets

sometimes i watch Dragons Den on telly......and they always talk about what there margin is and if there isn't a good margin the dragons won't invest.......if a farmer went on there and asked for some investment from a dragon i think we would soon be showed the door. you will have to get some t shirts printed for the kids with 'we need feeding so please bid again' printed on the back of there shirts for when there in the sale ring😀😀

We are the only ones in the industry that can’t get their margins on product the system needs to change or there won’t be anyone left and the cheaper imported stuff won’t always be available. Love the videos keep the head up it’s all that can be done

Well done great sale for great stock

I’m a fisherman, we are another industry that has to accept the auction price on the day. The poor price days are hard to accept but it’s a buzz when you hit the big markets, makes it all worthwhile.

you got a good price for those sheep .........often people do not know when they are getting a good price .........when the Isreal/ Palestine conflict is over and the Suez Canal is safe to travel you will see the newzeland / Aussie lamb back in force on the supermarket shelves ....... the price of lamb will be back .......todays prices will look good ..!

it must be lovely to have a farm shop and command top dollar for the meat, but you would have to hold on to the end for that to happen. another informative video and 3.99k as of just now cmon guys join the best farming channel on you tube

A farmer is the only business man who buys at retail and sells at trade and pays the transport both ways and has to take what they are given .

Another great video I love to see the auction, price wasn’t bad but like you say it would be great if you could set the price instead of the buyers controlling it , chin up Sam your a winner 👍

Great video Sam as always 👌

It's the way farming is and has always been you can only get what the buyers are prepared to pay because they want to sell it on to the next buyer before it goes to the person looking to get the meat from it, far to many people taking their bit from the top the only farmers making money are the guys who have thousands of acres and more head of stock that they can't keep count given them even more money from subsidise make it even easier for them to take even less money at the market any way on wards and upwards, enjoyed your video keep at it

Great video again Sam. ❤ 😊 I understand what you were saying about prices & meat quality etc. Sadly a lot of the population here has got used to cheap & cheerfull so theyre reluctant to pay any more even if the quality is way better. Speaking to traders at farm shops & farmers markets when i can they say the same - people are reluctant to pay £2.50 for a pie 🥧 cos theyre used to getting 3 for that price from supermarket or big chain bakers. Education is the key and your doing your bit so be proud and keep grafting and keep flying the flag for British food.

Brilliant video

Great video again sam. Calves are looking good. Easy see why that calf is your favourite. I know what your trying to say. Its not that long ago when we got 100 euro for factory lambs. Same lambs today are making over 200 euros. Nearly at 4000 subscribers sam. Come on people get ur friends hooked on this great families journey on a hill farm.

Think what you are trying to say is that farmers are a price taker not a price maker which I agree is a very unfair position to be in an industry that has as much red tape and bureaucracy that is connected to the farming industry its a case of strong back weak mind 🤦great channel keep up good work 👌

It’s supply and demand shot supply equals big price its the same here in Australia the big supermarkets have to much power to set the price they will pay the producer it’s not right for the farmers the price should be set at what it costs to produce

it should work where farmers choose prices and shops pay for it and we pay for it i prefer to go to farms and buy meat and veg than supermarkets even if i have to pay more, sadly i cannot find many by me

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Top class calfs

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Hello Sam Sam I was thinking to have a bit more money have you thought about selling your own merchandise and the money you get from the merchandise can go in to the farm it just a idea ,

You are right Go and buy anything and you have to pay price they charge Farmers can’t charges or get what they want and hope the day of selling is good I didn’t hear what ye got ❤

hubbys not getting any stick on this vid ha ha

Farmers are price takers.the retailers have contracts prices with the processors up to 2 years in advance only look at the price a leg of lamb or centre lion chops which have remained the same price all backend and spring .in other words they are taking a hit that is the processors are .be sure they will make it up down the line.

I think farming is more similar to other industries than farmers realise. Every industry has to set a price that is attractive to buyers while being profitable or go bust. The gamble is the fluctuations of production often weather dependent but also farmers going in and out of things resulting in huge price fluctuations. Pigs used to work on a 4 year cycle. Prices would be good, production went up to the point of over supply and some would go bankrupt after overextending themselves and the cycle would restart. But 2 outside influences changed things. Buyers got larger while British farmers look to get the best price over each other rather than against the buyers. On the continent they cooperate to get long term prices whereas we look at the here and now in the UK. It’s so ingrained in the UK so I can’t see that changing. Secondly the government says one thing and does another. They want high welfare but low food prices resulting in the competitive disadvantage. Going back to pigs, the most successful used to be the ones who consolidated in the good times and expanded in the lean. It’s not a hard and fast rule but worth considering while prices are high.

morning lovely. mobile sheep pen. prattley. cost a fair bit but i know what you mean. look after yourself sam.

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Just wondered; what happens when you sell swaledales that are hefted to your fell? Do they have to go far away so they don't try to get home??

Farmers are price takers. I thought your lambs were the best in the ring. I just think it a bit sad not taking the lambs through to slaughter weight but I am guessing , being a hill farm, you may have to sell lambs as stores. The girls enjoyed being in the ring I think.

Farmers always have to buy at retail but have to sell at wholesale

Prattley

Farmers always get the bad end

Selling stock is hard when you want to grow the flock, but needs must. Selling the kids for £100...you let them go cheap ! I suppose it would save you a lot on food to have them sold but you can't do that, so just have to take them home. There must be some farmers with money who are able to buy your sheep. Was Jimmy crying or whining all through the auction of your sheep ? It sounds like that. I try to buy meat from my village butcher. He gets animals from this area. We also have a couple of farms nearby which sell vegetables grown on the farm. I use them as often as I can. That's my bit for my local farmers. A lot of supermarkets do sell British grown foods but there's always going to be price pressure from imports.

Did the ewe survive ?😢

Sam hen is that baby due ???

You should consider a Agri tourism project … Sam the way the world is going people like you will be needed to teach the snow flake generation about life.

Lamb prices are still way up The supermarkets have always taken their ‘pound of flesh’ You’ve bred them, fed them, watered them and they have had good lives I hope you get good prices I myself have not bought meat from supermarket for around 8-9 years I buy from a local farm shop Limousin Cattle My lamb comes from within Staffordshire and Lichfield local farm shops Best quality but NOT CHEAP I like many are prepared to pay high prices for excellent quality ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

You have good Irish 👍 smith silage trailer now other thing is shit scrap sorry sam I do love you do your choice off older trailers was cat 🐈 or crap ha oliver is his usual grumpy self he's mad fucker on the servicing job an you lol regards sam from ur Irish valtra die heart ❤️ 💙 guy 👦 love video 📹 sum silage video s please n 8150 hiteck on haul be fantastic 😉