2015 good ? Or bad?

[TASFarms]

Was told by the seed lab that if I try to grow a cereal in 2years time where I did this year that if its a wet year I will be burying my crop because there won't be enough fungicide one could put on to save it

[freewheat]

I usually look forward to the next year. I do again this coming year too. But I do not like where ag is going, and has been going. I am old enough to know I made more money with 7 dollar canola, good weather, and 2.79 a lb invigor seed, and 19 cent nitrogen, than I do now.

But I am too dang young to feel so disgruntled on the other hand. I remember being Klauses age, and being excited for each new day, each new technology. I went to meetings, never missed a farm show.

Now I do not give a rip about farm meetings, and I detest farm shows. They just have zero appeal anymore.

Part of it is circumstantial, like terrible weather in a time of great prices. Part of it is I am alone in so many ways; Alone working the farm, alone in terms of people who understand me: I have no gps, no auto steer, and folks think I have rocks in my head. I don't have a big drive to farm more land, it just doesn't interest me.

I like my animals, and am growing into them, while everyone else is building bins, buying paralink drills, and selling their livestock. I like to hunt and preserve habitat. Everyone else pushes all they can and then beg me to hunt on my land.

I have a different mindset, and I am alone in it. That alone gets so old and lonely.

For me, I am fairly confident for the coming year. The weather has been so nasty for so long, it simply can not get worse!

If it sucks again, I will do what I always have done. I will be content with what we have, and tighten the belt some more, which seems to be a lost art.

I am positive and negative...

[bgmb]

Looking like a great year ahead got all the fertilizer pre bought and grain markets look to be headed higher.

[GOODRUM]

Anyone have any ideas to change the direction were headed or do we just let it run it's course, Pretty sure by pre buying our inputs at these levels isn't the answer to getting them to realize were not happy with the state of things.
But Hey, once again maybe doing the same thing will bring different results this time.

[jd3007]

GoodRum I agree with your comments 100%
I was thinking the same thoughts as I was coming home from town yesterday with the mail!
I have mixed feelings about 2015. I am somewhat optimistic but being I am also in the too wet zone I have seen things get ugly fast. A good crop at current levels pays the bills and leaves a extra. Get back to an average crop at these prices and your breaking even to losing money.

[furrowtickler]

Klause , not sure if you got that IR shot I sent you but this would be a perfect place to post it. It shows what TSAfarms is talking about , and it more than just wheat

[Klause]

Hi Furrow... that was from you?


It had no subject, no message... just pics.... I'll post them when i get back to the house.

[Oliver88]

We are optimistic for next year.
Drew Lerner is calling for "normal" weather. (Less moisture than the last 8 years.)
We have had good grain movement this fall and winter.
All fertilizer was booked 2-3 months back.

Prices For wheat, canola and oats appear to be heading in right direction.

[furrowtickler]

Ya , sorry about that - I will explain when you have time to post the pic.
Might make a game out of it and let guys guess