B O O M! The sound of Agricultures door closing!

[Klause]

I do agree with Sf3 on the big boom being over... like the oil patch booms... right now thr patch is running steady. Means a nice balanced work load.


I see agriculture doing the same after the initial shock this year.... no more 800 urea... but we will have 440 urea.. 7 dollar glyphosate possibly. There will be chance for profit. Just not 14 x 60 canola profits

[sumdumguy]

Farming cycles. Since 1980, we spiralled down, but our friend, the lowly lentil and his birdseed cousin kept us afloat. Couple that with a seed plant and voila, we made the payments. Didn't matter that you had to work 12 months of the year, 40 below, whatever.

Our friends found easier ways because they were a lot smarter and you will think of a way too SF3. The downturns will likely not last 27 years like the last time, but I guarantee you, there will still be cycles. That's what we thrive on. If it was easy the Chinese would be here farming. Oops I think they were coming. Exit, stage left.

When times get tough, you will become more resourceful. Give yourself a little credit.

[Hopperbin]

Sask3 dont get me all wrong. Your have been valuable on world production. Very. What is happening in other parts of the world. I am a sponge for a lot of things you have brought up in the past. Just my opinion. Perhaps we dont want to hear the bad news of world production over production

[farmaholic]

Klause, are you ****ing retarded? Who in their right mind would give up $8-900 a day for the amount of risk you now carry ane crap handed out? I realize working with stoned people is scary and risky, but you appear to be the type of person that would sooner rather than later be in charge. Ya and my friends who do it get tired of being away from home for weeks at a time. I guess everything has its pros and cons. You're a young man....get your head read. ;-). I think the problem is you grew up on a farm, likely in your blood. Go for a transfusion.

[Klause]

Night after night on middle of nowhere bush alberta. .. 8 hrs away from a woman that loves me.


Shit camp food. Communal showers that almost never have hot water...

Spend 12 hours a day pulling wet pipe when it's -40 either being soaked and frozen on the floor or just froze up in the stick.


Working all night then getting called back at 11 am cause you're the only one on two crews who can get an air locked detroit diesel going.


Working with a bunch of drunk mechanically inept and physically weak twits who don't understand production or even what they do half the time.


I me good with winter season thanks.


That's exactly the reason I farm. On the farm I am my own boss. On a rig you are always someone's bitch. Even if you are consulting... there's always a guy above you using you as their scape goat... and always someone under you that screws up and gets you an ass chewing.

[blackpowder]

If I may, I might answer that for Klause.
Although it I might be tragic that he is infected with the farming 'disease', not everyone on the pipeline makes 700/day. And not year around. And not many of those will have a real home as we define it after their 50. And most will be divorced twice as their only 'family' is their crew.
After family it's about paid for equity or a good benefit package. Sounds like he knows what he's doing. I didn't at his age.

[blackpowder]

Sorry, I just read your post. Amen.

[bucket]

Farmaholic

I don't know about klause, but I know know I am retarded.

The leeching railways and graincos take every bit of optimism and turn it into like they are doing you a favor buying or moving grain for you.

And a government elected by the west that couldn't plan a two man rush on a three hole shitter. Or regulate **** all.

[Hopperbin]

So klause 60 per acre rent yet availlable.

[hobbyfrmr]

Hmmmm, a farm......or booze drugs and hookers............I'm going to have to flip a coin.

The boom is over, there will be some adjustments on some farms, but I think there are some really big bank accounts on western Canada farms. New monster houses, new vehicles, new machines, more everything sky waitress a ha ha ha ha.

[Oliver88]

SF3 could be correct that the boom is over and there will be tighter margins for the next few years. FCC economists are forecasting this as well so it isn't that shocking of a prediction.

This will create some positives like the end to rapidly increasing land prices so maybe this will eliminate some farmland buying interest.

Time to trim costs.

[agchat]

"short change yourself and family with lowering your lifestyle so the rest of the people who are sucking on the Ag tit can continue to enjoy theirs..... " ---- farmaholic you go to the head of the class for summing it up the best. I have been in this farming game for 38 years. Always said if you get into farming expecting continous high prices, bumper crops, and rain free seeding and harvests, then I would lay off the cheap drugs. But this has gotten to be a ****ING joke with what goes on with farmers and the hogs lined up at the trough waiting to devour us. Once again well put farmaholic.