fun farming when the occational time the kids come along

[fjlip]

Ours are 23 and 26, NOT farmer types like I was. Little interest, content with wage earning. They both helped with harvest but driving iron is the easy part. I disagree on the job stress, farming IMO is the max stress. As the years add up it's getting less appealing. My cousins, similar ages, that never farmed, are financially better off and all retired. Have many nieces and nephews with careers doing way better than I did at their ages. As third gen, quite certain I will be the last on this land, and why should I care, we all leave the same way. Legacy to what end?
Great to hear some young are interested, we need buyers/renters for the huge land transfer in coming years. Younger boomers are retiring all around me.

[ado089]

The EU will be forced to undertake some sort of major QE. It stands to reason a good place to park capital is in one of the beat up European equity markets. They should see the same stock market inflation the US had with QE.

[ColevilleH2S]

Ado, the issue I see with that is they'd have to convert that capital to € to make the investment. If the EU prints like mad, come cashout time your investment would be converted out of € which are now worth less. Or so the theory goes.

[farmaholic]

Like Chermeny, where everyting is goot yaw?

[riders2010]

Isn t that the truth fjlip, I look at some people I know definitely not the brightest but found jobs and now not the manager but living comfortably fishing every other weekend done at 5 no stress. But we all had a hand at doing this to the industry we as a group let the other interests take it over.

[Partners]

Yes its fun to have the kids come along, they really enjoy helping and running cool machinery..Its when they are old enough to figure out the dollars and cents..then they find other interests..Other jobs have yearly wage increases which makes life alot easier compared to what we are all doing..

[blackpowder]

Agree with everyone. But this morning I feel I have a choice. Be happy for those having a perfect Thanksgivng. Or remind myself of my own. Or the neighbours' who was killed. God bless the kids even if u never see them.

[errolanderson]

(IMO) the effectiveness of QE for the EU is now far too late.

[hobbyfrmr]

Agreed with posts. I am grateful for my children. They are 3-12 yrs old. Oldest one is quizzical and interested. For the most of the farming season they are off and running with Mom pursuing extra curricular activities.
I am thannkful for my helper. He knows more about whats going on at this gong show!
I have always contemplated being tucked into a sweet union protected job. Definite low risk lifestyle if a person can live within it.

[sumdumguy]

We are on the last Canola field, so as soon as I am free I am taking my money to Australia, even if I have to move there -I think!

[hobbyfrmr]

Agreed with posts. I am grateful for my children. They are 3-12 yrs old. Oldest one is quizzical and interested. For the most of the farming season they are off and running with Mom pursuing extra curricular activities.
I am thannkful for my helper. He knows more about whats going on at this gong show!
I have always contemplated being tucked into a sweet union protected job. Definite low risk lifestyle if a person can live within it.

[cottonpicken]

Farm just an opinion but paper assets take the hit. Bond holders currency holders pensions. Assets will rise but the nominal return is key. Zimbawe had one of the best preforming stock markets but at the end of it your portfolio could by you breakfast. Farmers are in a good position realitivly

[cottonpicken]

Qe is the monetization of debt. That is game over nothing left but the crying

[mbdog]

errol...you might not be far off your Monday call. Weeklies just a big ugly.

[errolanderson]

mbdog . . . nasdaq futures down 2.33% in early trade tonite.

all the stars appear aligning on this one which suggests a poor opening tomorrow. the key will be the fight back by mid morning or will the market surrender?

guess we will all know soon . . . .