In Canada we are lazy as farmers!!!!!!!

[oneoff]

I see your point of view saskfarmer3. I don't sympathize.

You have only made it easier for the next stage. You were a relatively small player in this big game. Your part was accumulating a few quarters here and there. You now witness the next step of being gobbled yourself.
The only efficiency gained was eliminating the need for so much on farm labor. My guess is that the weight of iron increased by the "square"; and energy savings from fuel were offset by energy and transportation of refined chemicals and various gadgets now relied upon and seen as crucial parts of the farm economy.
This was also done at the expense of the fabric of rural farm life. I could give some examples; but just look at the local loss of your farm neighbours.
The replacements are and will be more correctly called acreages.

[SASKFARMER3]

Our area has lots of section or two quarter
farmers so no it's not me. Problem it's china
taking over stupid Canadians who are to blind to
see.

[blackpowder]

Agree that contentment is the secret to life.
Agree that we need to own up to our sovereignty. Stop being quite so 'nice'.
Voicing these opinions outside angriville earns the label of redneck, rural, western, podunk, and 'uncanadian'. Love that last one. Yes i've been called all these.
For different reasons I agree with Nicholsons' famous lines in A Few Good Men.
The rest of you are just navel gazing.
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[ASRG]

freewheat: You've got it! I think you are exactly right. Common sense.

[Hopperbin]

The one profs comments in town to a
group of us was simple. Were all lazy we
should be seeding every square inch of
our farm. The Valley should be terraced
and seeded. Drain every single slough.
Have no lawns, Seed right up to bins.
We all listened, then he left.


Is this for real? He certainly believes he is the King of the Castle. Tarrace the Valley? Maybe he should be paying you half million or one million per quarter.

[Hopperbin]

Did anyone get to speak back? I would have called him a mommies baby that still gets everything he cries for.
Sask you and your family can farm and be profitable that land for ever as long as your family wishes to.

[Hopperbin]

I would sell out to him myself. Just squeeze a little more money, could relocate. From the sounds of it his plans don't include working with the neighbours. I think in China they place guards on all the buildings and to watch the machinery. This nieghbourhood is going to all go for shit, that is if you had one. How to give him a dose of reality?

[SASKFARMER3]

Hopper he wanted 6 quarters that touch what he
bought. He don't have enough money.

[Hopperbin]

300 per quarter?

[Hopperbin]

Tuff call, he may have less money a few years from now. Or he may be playing with your head about how much he is willing to pay. I would think if he sorta bid up the neighbour's land to 300 without a competing bidder, did he even have a competing bidder? He could sweeten the deal to get the last bits. Keep the mineral rights if any.

[Hopperbin]

Suppose would not hurt to give him a price. A price it is what it is. Other than that keep farming it. Things may be explosive yet. Remember the tax implications of selling, talk to good accountant first. If the gov't walks away with half kinda reduces the insentive to sell. Don't know your situation, your going to need capital gain exemtion room. Some farmers took care of the excemption early.

[SASKFARMER3]

Reserve to his Right so 8 quarters have us
on either side plus seedgrower the other
side. Their not selling either.
Its called boxed in.