As the country is in a meltdown in finances with the credit crunch, do you think that will effect your choice in going into agriculture bearing in mind the wages in agriculture in comparison to other industries being lower, and if im being nosy, what wages do you hope for and expect?

still farming, but diversifying, gardening, engineering and other areas. But for the agricultural side of the business the wages will just be what the lambs and cattle make plus the little bit of contractoring. 

I'm on £8 an hour on a forklift, but I'd drive a tractor for £6 if it was a good job with a nice boss.  The last one was terrible, and after three years he would only let me ferry grass and sit by the slurry pump.  When I started on the fork trucks I was put straight on the production line, where I effectively had control of the entire warehouse layout and stock control, and this is quite normal practice in industry.  Why do farmers think their work is so difficult that you need 20 years of training to use a chain harrow?

I make 12 bucks an hour to eather drive a tractor/truck or run the pumps in the pit (thats just means go to sleep) or to fix suph when it brakes. Also make the same when i work for a mate on his farm doing silage and sealing the bunks when there full and they give me a bit more to cover my fule costs. To be hones thow the way things are going im sereusley thinking of going back to collage when i finesh my curant course to get my mecanicks licance for AG equipemnt at transport truck the i can make about 12 bucks an hour.