Farmers are Hunkering Down!

[SASKFARMER3]

The mood at the Saskatoon farm show could be summed up like a guy at a auction sale with hands in their pocket to scared the guy will look at them as it might be a bid.
Yes their were people. Every one needs to look at new stuff, seed, machinery, fert etc. We farm that's what we do. Also its a place to get out and blow off some steam with old friends we run into and some new.
But next week is Brandon and Manitoba is usually more up beat than Sask because of more crops they can grow. Potato's to Soy to corn wheat barley and some canola.
Their is a piece of property that I have noticed is available on line for bidding. It is Chinese property that Broad ass farmed last year with a horrendous bid. Bid is hovering right now at $30.00 a acre. That is to low for the property but what will the final number be. It is also below their min.
Locals are pissed the group used Broad ass in the first place so bids might be lower because its a little backlash.
Equipment dealers show room you could shoot a gun across the floor and hit no one, even the parts and service counters are slow.
All dealers are sitting on inventory from 2014 that never sold.
Air drills new that you still could order for spring seeding.
Yes some didn't believe me when I said the boom in Grain was over. Well boys the shit has hit the fan. Who gets splattered on time will tell.
Their are deals for cash but cash is being held tight do to uncertainty.
Fert unfortunately the companies are doing a fine job and we will be over paying for this along with seed and chem.
Ah farming what a great life lesson.

[SASKFARMER3]

Target has stunned the retail community by announcing it's planning to close all its 133 stores in Canada and file for creditor protection.

The announcement Thursday deals a huge blow to Target Canada's 17,600 employees.

Target Canada says that to ensure fair treatment of its employees, nearly all will receive a minimum of 16 weeks of compensation, including wages and benefits coverage for those employees not required for the wind-down period.

[SASKFARMER3]

Lots of shit going on in Canada but also retail sales were lower this last quarter. Ah that's Christmas.

[Guest]

funny thing about machinery is that we have been told if you didn't order 1 year ahead you couldn't get it . well now there is new 1 & 2 yr old new stuff showing up on lots and at Ritchie bros .? it will be the same with this high price canola seed , one of the reps told me at farm show that sales are up from last year , told him he was nuts . they must think we are idiots ! the booths of the price manipulators looked like pretty lonely place .hopefully farmers have enough sense to leave that high price seed alone and show them that "the market is always right " , and maybe these smart asses that are telling us that canola seed is worth $13 /lb will be losing their high price jobs . also asked canola council why they want increased production , and why they aren't lobbying on our behalf , they said that's not their mandate , what a joke that is ! guess they forget where the money comes from ??

[sawfly]

Target walked thru the place once.
like we needed another wallmart or dollar store

could not see the attraction.

went to the production show, nice to look at new stuff.
the Bourgault sectional control
looked like the warp drive on a Klingon
war ship.
i feel like i would have to be a Hutterite colony to pencil it.

I do not know if it is just me.
maybe i am out dated. too small.
but it seems the manufactures may have over shot the target.

Precision Ag and marketing services
apparently are the path to riches.

eventually we should all have enough bins and hoppers for 2 years worth of grain. pretty well a must have here in canada .

there is no shortage of outfits
that will lend you money to buy anything in the building.

you have to admire the seed fert. and chemical manufactures .

they can get us to part with the price of a combine every year, and not make anything new , exciting or lasting.

[agstar77]

Farmers should be driving tech change not tech change driving farmers!

[charliep]

A quote from someone on Agriville who I need to thank. I made a powerpoint slide that I have in my office and at home.

A pessimist complains about the wind. An optimist expects it to change. A realist adjusts the sails.

[SASKFARMER3]

Their I'm a realist always hSve always will be! Opportunity is out their but maybe don't follow the group!

[fjlip]

Sf3, you and everyone on here complains, at times, and with darn good reasons, so is that pessimistic? I say not so cut and dried Charlie. Sawfly, the mark manufacturers are only seeing is 5000 acres and multiples of, the rest of us are too small. Will buy smaller used till they are used up or we are done, whichever happens first. That's realistic.

[blackpowder]

Charlie. I guess that makes me all 3. Sometimes all at once!

[hobbyfrmr]

I have always regarded machinery similar to vehicles. They make them everyday.
I am aware that capacity and efficiency are at the forefront and I agree, but buying a year ahead, or some type of false insecurity that you won't get your machine is just a sales ploy. It's not like the farmer won't finish seeding or harvesting etc.
I always thought techno till has practical application as a drill. It's not very fancy, but have never heard anyone disappointed in them..
Farmers don't wear out their machinery, they just get ashamed of it.

[furrowtickler]

Agreed on the techno till , a lot of guys use them all around me . As good or better than the 1/2 mill drills year in year out.
You can set up a drill for about 1/3 the cost of a full blown hi tech one

[freewheat]

lol hobby. They get ashamed of it is exactly right. lol

I have a seeding system I modified for a total of 25 000. My crops are as good and often better than the neigbors.

But I am different. I have no shame. Actually, quite the opposite. I have pride. I would be driven nuts if someone with a seeder worth 10% of mine was growing better crops than me...

lol

[Klause]

We have a $1800 dril and $1500 in openers on it, it can do variable rate prescriptions, double shoot, and has high flotation rice track tires on the cart.

Grows as good a crop as any other drill... Really makes that 500,000 seeding rig hard to justify, other than bragging rights... LOL.

[freewheat]

You ought to be ashamed though, klause... lol