bobn,
Keep at it. Continue to experiment. Less than 10 years ago my acres were 60% board wheat. This year there was none(bad timing probably, looking at the PROs). The only wheat I grew went in the silage pit. The only way I could see out was to get that dog out of the rotation. We need alot more than a few pasta plants to get rid of the millions of tonnes of export wheat in western Canada. We need millions of animals (and the enviromental challenges that represents), we need mills and pasta plants, we need ethanol plants and multiuse projects. The most important thing we need is for farmers to get out there and do it. I now grow a wide variety of special crops, contract crops and animal feed. Im twice as busy as before. Research your markets and find your own sales. Am I taking more risk? Yup. Am I making more money? Most years.
Keep at it. Continue to experiment. Less than 10 years ago my acres were 60% board wheat. This year there was none(bad timing probably, looking at the PROs). The only wheat I grew went in the silage pit. The only way I could see out was to get that dog out of the rotation. We need alot more than a few pasta plants to get rid of the millions of tonnes of export wheat in western Canada. We need millions of animals (and the enviromental challenges that represents), we need mills and pasta plants, we need ethanol plants and multiuse projects. The most important thing we need is for farmers to get out there and do it. I now grow a wide variety of special crops, contract crops and animal feed. Im twice as busy as before. Research your markets and find your own sales. Am I taking more risk? Yup. Am I making more money? Most years.
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