Friday Crop Report!

[rockpile]

Braveheart - when some guys say their crop is worthless, they mean it is worth less than what it cost to produce never mind roi. The rest of your comments are pure unadulterated bullshit. Wheatking, I like what you posted and think it would be huge fun to have an Agriville family reunion some time in the future. Lots of vodka and pil required. Now for a confession. Sometimes I watch these threads and insert something that sets everyone or someone off. Reading the responses is hellish good entertainment. I should get 10 yds for 'taunting'.

[Braveheart]

Rockpile, I'm so thankful you can translate everyone's comments for me. I would never have thought that "this crop is worth nothing" means it has no roi.

Record crops are being harvested almost worldwide. World economies are in the tank. Farmers missed opportunities to pre price grain at higher levels. Farmers are increasing their cop by working the shit out of every acre.

Oh my. What to do? Why not say your crop is worthless? Why not cry for support like farmers in the US or Brazil?

The real bullshit is thinking everyone is your enemy and not getting out and selling yourself and your commodities and taking responsibility when you do **** up.

[rockpile]

Braveheart. You can pre price to your heart's content, but if you can't deliver what you were expecting to produce and end up with a #3 wheat, 7% fuz, or canola frozen to biscuits, what management opportunities are left in the toolbox? Most businesses evaluate performance through ratio analysis and acid tests, but none of this applies to farming or ranching, because at the end of the day, mother nature throws in the ultimate monkey wrench. Btw, you took the bait.

[Oliver88]

Saskfarmer3- can you elaborate on fusarium levels in your area where ground was cultivated vs no till?? From your post you make it sound like it there is a significant difference.

[sk_wheatking]

Well rockpile by the looks of it if there is a reunion we will need Kevin Collins and John damico there to break up the scraps!

[sk_wheatking]

Well rockpile by the looks of it if there is a reunion we will need Kevin Collins and John damico there to break up the scraps!

[Braveheart]

Rockpile, didn't take any bait. Jumped in, eyes open. TV sucks Thursdays. I was bored and wanting to live up to the first line in my file that reads, "doesn't play well with others".

I understand what you're saying about not meeting specified grades or, getting dumped on by bad weather and circumstance. That's when the contingency plans come in.

This business is about managing risk. Knowing what you can do with 7% FHB, or low grades. Being as lean as possible in crop inputs till things turn around.

Is John D'Amico still alive? I can't skate worth a shit so I hope it's not a hockey fight.

[SASKFARMER3]

Boy did this thread get side tracked.
It's about being safe not worrying about a worthless crop. Meaning a crop that's getting close to your cost of production. We lost another one of us tonight. Be safe.

[Braveheart]

What I am trying to say without saying it out loud is about being safe inside your head. Having depression and anxiety can be as harmful as any farm accident. Trying to maintain a positive outlook as much as possible helps. I try to suggest ways to help. I've seen firsthand how unsafe the wrong thoughts can be.

SF3, are you writing of a tragedy in your area?

[blackpowder]

News flash from Tom country. Everyone bullshits. You might as well grin while you bear it.
The usual suspects got done just before rain. The main herd finished Saturday. Coffee shop yields good average. I should publish AFSC reported yield for area when available. More lower average I expect.
I'll start some fall banding Saturday. Keep it sane.

[BreadWinner]

Sorry to all the family and friends of the farmer that was killed in a farm accident today. I heard a 57 year old man was killed trying to tow out a stuck combine. Very tragic news.

[farmaholic]

I knew exactly what you meant SF3, although saying it was worth nothing is a little extreme. But I said the same thing here to the people who help me. We put in extra hours and slugged the durum crop through the combine before the threat of looming rain, like it was gold, knowing full well it was poor quality. No one to blame but myself for trying to preserve what little, if any, quality remained after a growing season that proved too wet/damp. And nothing but help from the same source of the cause
could reverse it, if She would have just provided some drier conditions at the right time. It was precipitation at harvest that ruined this crop on our farm.

And no, it isn't "worth" risking injury or death for what they're offering to pay for it.