Drought crappy insurance gutted agri instability = NDP governments federal and provincial

[farming101]

Save up for an auger mover too.

[freewheat]

Well, I do kind of live in the bush, and in the 1950's too. We have hens running around, raise almost all our own food, sell eggs etc. My wife simply will not buy a single thing unless it is on sale. We do repairs, home renos, everything on our own. I can not remember the last time I had services rendered on our farm, because we do it all. If we haven't done it, we learn how. And we are growing into the lamb business. At 300 bucks a lamb, there is good money there. That would be like getting 2100 for a fall calf. Then take into account ewes almost always twin.

Regarding crop insurance coverage: I had some excellent years when others were dried out, so my yields built well, and my experience discount maxed out. And in the worst of the wet years, when you can not seed, your yield is not zero, so I avoided a big crash on my yields.

I am not sure if you want my income tax from the last few years?? lol

We skrimp, we are frugal, we are cheap. Necessity made us that way... I dunno what you don't get. Most can not live these days on the dollar number we live on in a year. It is a matter of choice, and necessity.

[freewheat]

I get my land custom sprayed, I forgot that part. That is the one thing I do get done professionally. So gps on the herb.

My sprayer guy has asked me in consecutive years what I am running for gps, because I seed that straight. No joke. And with 35 feet of drill, it is pretty easy to stay straight. I will get gps... When I can afford it.

An auger mover? Nah, don't need.

[hobbyfrmr]

Pencil in an auger mover in your plans. Buy it on sale or whatever. That nearly put me out of farming. Just moving an auger, i put out my back so bad I ended up with an ambulance ride to the hospital, shots of morphine and muscle relaxers. I also spent the following three days at home with a walker!
Get an auger mover.

[ado089]

Beurocrats are swayed by their personal beliefs and unfortunately none of them have a ****ing clue what life in the real world is like.

[freewheat]

Thanks for the tip. It is simply so far down on my list right now. Gotta save money somehow...

[cuban_assassin]

Yes we do!! If not for the farmers, do it for all those who derive an income from providing products or services to farmers. If farmers have money they spend it and the overall economy benefits. Forget about why the farmers who over extended themselves don't deserve it and look at it from a broader perspective. If there is not cash injected farmers can't spend what they don't have which leads to layoffs throughout the industry. All those who benefit from what we do will begin to hurt as well, think of it as an investment into the provincial economy!

[freewheat]

Cuban fellow, I get your point, I really do. I just disagree. But I started this thread, because yours is soon to be lost off the page, hence less interest. It is a dynamic topic all right.

[Hopalong]

Do I get it right that that urban populations will elect NDP governments because other governments have "gutted" farm programs?
I think not.

[BreadWinner]

Cuban , I take it your a capitalist from your handle but yet you want and demand a socialist approach to the drought dilemma. Do you not carry crop insurance? If not why not? Do you think you need a payout allready even though harvest is months away? The crop is far from a write off yet, even though it looks bad in some areas. We pay lots for insurance so why should you get a handout for poor management?

I hear the argument all the time that people put money aside instead of going in crop insurance. Truth is people spend that money on other things and when disaster strikes they go demanding a handout.

[bucket]

Crop insurance doesn't bail out many and really they use 10 year averages.

Why not a three year Olympic average like agri stability.

These programs are set up to fail when you need them the most.

One good year won't raise your average enough to offset the additional expenses to grow more and make less.

[grrrr]

Farmers are capitalists in good times, but quickly turn socialist in bad times.