Dark skies as selling point?

[laser_jock99]

Amazingly, it's easier to make a living out of sheep now than it used to be. The market price of lamb has well over doubled in the last two years to the best of my knowledge. The first year we kept sheep the chap we got them from was practically giving them away (they were orphans or triplet lambs that the mother couldn't feed) whereas now we're paying a fair amount per animal. It's still a tough job though, and not one I'd want to have to earn a living wage from.

James

I hope making a living gets easier for the hill farmers round here- For the last few years the farmer next door has made more money by raking moss of the mountainside and selling that to garden centres than from his flock! Trouble is the price of diesel and feed is rising fast combined with two harsh winters- no easy way of life for sure. Hopefully there will be no snow during the lambing this year.