7TH MAY 2008
22ND JANUARY 2008
France -2007 New tractor registrations(37,835) were up 7.6% on 2006 whereas Telescopics increased by + 10%.
Young Farmer Aid........Installation procedures appear to be changing nationally from the end of June 2008. This is after trials in the following areas.......Ardeche, Aube, Aveyron, Morbihan and the Pas de Calais during 2007. The aim is to provide assistance to more Young Farmers, even though they may receive less as the Budget for farming is generally under pressure.
JANUARY 2008
Truffle prices at Lalbenque market (in Lot area) on 8th January 120kgs were sold with prices varying between 300 and 800 euros a kilo.
5TH NOVEMBER 2007
Did you know there are more than 1700 varieties of Tomato. Here is a picture of production in Mexico where they actually originate.
3RD OCTOBER 2007 - Guess the equipment
Can anyone guess the name and origins of this machine?
2ND OCTOBER 2007
As seen on my travels in France advertising Roast Rabbit.
NEWS ITEMS AUGUST 2007
European Union pension budget. The numbers of bureaucrats has increased from 5023 to 7472 between the years 1999 to 2005 and the amount paid has increased from 282,8 M Euros to 491,5 M Euros - an average payout per month of 5,509€ per recipient.
FORESTRY LAND IN FRANCE
Since 1850 the area of woodland has doubled in size...........and covers 25% of mainland. The main areas are Landes(40) Var(83) and Vosges (88). Approximately 66% are in broadleaf. Ownership is predominantly private at 74%. The State owns
1514 forests - basically confiscated after the Revolution.......and the largest is the forest of Orleans .....35,000ha.
All State forests(over 10ha and private over 25ha) have to provide a management document to the Government of the day inline with the wish of Public Bodies to keep a very active forestry and timber industry.
LAMB CONSUMPTION
60% of all lamb is imported either from UK or New Zealand.
11 August 2007
FOOT and MOUTH NEWS
Les Herolles market in the Vienne area was specifically opened at the request of the local sheep farmers due to the perceived lack of fresh meat due to the UK export embargo. Prices rose from 4.70 Euros/kg in July to 5.50kg Euros/kg....a summer bonus for the mainly small farmers.
Do you want to escape from this?
Do You Suffer From Workaholism?
Do you get more excited about your work than about family?
Are there times when you can charge through your work and other times when you can't?
Do you take work with you to bed? On holiday?
Is work the activity you like to do best and talk about most?
Do you work more than 40 hours a week?
Do you turn your hobbies into money-making ventures?
Do you take responsibility for the outcome of your efforts? Have your family or friends given up expecting you on time?
Do you take on extra work because you are concerned that it won't otherwise get done?
Do you underestimate how long a project will take and then rush to complete it?
Do you believe it is okay to work long hours if you love it?
Do you get impatient with people who have other priorities?
Are you afraid if you don't work hard you'll lose your job?
Is the future a constant worry for you?
Do you do things competitively, including play?
Do you get irritated when people ask you to stop working?
Have your long hours hurt your family or other relationships?
Do you think about your work while driving or falling asleep?
Do you work or read during meals?
Do you believe that more money will solve the other problems in your life?
If you answer "yes" to three or more of these questions you may be a workaholic
Economic Models - With Cows
SOCIALISM: You have 2 cows, and you give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.
BUREAUCRATISM: You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, then throws the milk away...
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
ENRON VENTURE CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execture a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intemediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The anual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull.
A FRENCH CORPORATION: You have two cows. You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and market it worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month and milk themselves.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows because you're sobering up and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION: You have 5,000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINA CORPORATION: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION: You have two cows. Both are mad.
IRAQI CORPORATION: Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy...
AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION: You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers.
WELSH CORPORATION: You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive.
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