Knob & Kettle Terrain

[sumdumguy]

This weather pattern is repeat of the 50's

Dad took us to school at Bechard on a
tractor fender.

[SASKFARMER3]

Cupar, Indian head, Wadena, Yorkton, balcarres,
etc etc.

[mcfarms]

Should be done seeding this week.......

[mcfarms]

and then after the garden goes in maybe the fields will be dry enough too

[fjlip]

I think Drew talked about the cycles at one meeting and his guess is wetter till peak at 2019, before getting drier years.

That ought to eliminate many of us.

[freewheat]

Huh, I made the decision on the way home.
I am building fences this summer. What a
sickening mess. I refuse to wait until
2019! Grass is green, fields are
saturated. Water running in the creeks
like it is April 10th. Bye Bye grain
farming. HA!

[freewheat]

Buchanan, Kelvington, Carrot river,
Norquay....

[ALLFARMER]

Freewheat

I quit big modern grain farming 5 years ago. I
don't miss the input bills and risking the farm
every year.

100 cows x $1000 calves = 100,000$/yr

[freewheat]

All farmer, I have enough land that I am
sure I could run 300 head if I went that
route. I am leaning sheep. 700 ewes is
1000 lambs at 185 bucks is 185 000...

But it will take time, but I have had
near enough of the way things are going.
Mostly weather, but just general
traditional farming is such a gong show
anymore.

At the least, I will become mixed. In
say a 5 year transition, maybe the
weather improves and I capitalize on
these grain prices like everyone else
has, or it stays wet and sloppy, and I
forget the mixed and become a shepherd.
The options are there...

[freewheat]

It would be hard putting what should be 50
bushel canola soil into grass, but you
cant grow 50 bushels with saturated soil.
Grass grows good though!

[Klause]

Good grass pays bills.... Timothy... alfalfa.... rests
the land, and easy to go back to grain with some
chem.


If you need help with sheep... my fiance has a lot of
experience with the baahhhhhstards....


(she not happy I called them that... heeeheeeheee).


367-4920 is our number, btw.


Hoping for a week of sun... then we can seed.
Hopefully.

[LQQKY]

Freewheat; bite a bullet. You're head has gone fuzzy. Forget the wooly dying,bahhhhhsssssstards and the cows. They will give you more headaches than the mud you're dealing with at the moment. Take you;re "too wet to seed" money,find something to occupy your time(make some cash), and latch on to all that 50 bushel canola land that you can for the future. No need to thank me for the advice,as it sounds like you can use a little clear headed thinking right now. All that mud is driving you nucking futs!

[bgmb]

All that work to gross 185,000 might want to
rethink that one, after costs you wouldn't be
making anything. Never mind the time and money
fencing to keep the little ****ers in. You would be
better off collecting too wet to seed moneyinto
eternity then planting green feed after the
deadline.

[grassfarmer]

Good luck freewheat, I think you could be making a
good move and I hope it works out for you. I'm all for
animal agriculture if you do it in conjunction with
grass - a chance at a sustainable, low input, low risk
business.
Not that much work running 700 ewes once you know
what you are doing with them. You need to keep on
top of the predator problem and finding 700 ewes
worth buying could be a challenge.

[freewheat]

HA HA. Keep taking the 70 dollar
unseeded money? And pay for rent, land,
machinery, taxes, let alone life? Not a
chance.

We'll still get this crop in! No
worries, I am just sick of it you know?
5 out 7 can do that to you. And 185
gross with 70 000 expenses or less is
better than a kick in the head.

Klause, I best be giving you a call!
Thank you for having POSITIVE input. I
have always liked guys attitudes towards
sheep. lol I guess I would rather grow
something that Canada has to import half
of what we consume, than risk everything
on weather.
Weather that has been kicking my ass for
far too long. HA! I'll fix the weather.
And grow some grass... Then it will get
dry.lol