Well as the six months of growing season comes so close to a end, yea its 6 months and thats usually it in Canada. We have to seed grow and harvest a crop. No F#$K ups like other countries can have, you get one chance to get things right miss a step screw up take a week off at wrong time and you have issues. Seeding to early or two late can make or break a farm. Rain here their and not on this farm can make some farmers look like a genius and others wondering WTF happened.
Farming in Canada probably one of the toughest places in the world to grow a crop and were trying to compete with Argentina, Brazil Australia europe and USA plus now Russia etc. Yea i kind of am losing my mind trying to think how we can compete with 675000 combines and 428000 quarters of land and a Federal Gov that wants to Add a Carbon tax and make us like Europe. Then their is the Chineese buying up land and whats the great plan their. 60 to 100 acre rent is good if you can get it but how does one pay if India quits the lentils and peas. Just saying happy happy happy is turning to WTF just happened.
We might actually be the last generation to till this land we have called home for generations. Sad but nothing is adding up any more.
Example you need 60 plus wheat every year to make money.
You need 62 Canola and 70 peas and 102 barley and 166 oats to make a buck.
Oh wait you also need moisture. So far this fall that is in short supply and doesn't seem to be coming back any time soon.
One funny observation is how many sales people drop in call or text about specials on every thing from Bins from spring to combines they purchased to used equipment and new thats having birthdays. Hell swathers at three dealerships had a 16 on the plate.
Farmers have started to cut back and most that have seen the shit show of the 80s know what it was like and how things stopped.
How does a farmer order fert and seed and his ground is so dry it wouldn't grow a dandelion let alone a crop.
Just saying the boom ended when Redland sold the land and its the cycle that goes up and down. Some don't get the down i laugh because its like the housing boom in the USA homes were priced in 300000 range then 2008 hit and whole neighbourhoods were gone.
But prices can't drop they say well it happened in Canada in the 80s with land and it will happen again with everything from equipment to bins to harrow bars to land to rent.
You can't make a go of it if your always counting on 60 bushels as a normal yield.
Its Canada like i said before.
On politics today ill drop cutting down shit for brains Trudeau. If he was a real leader he wouldn't still have Bill Morneau in Cabinet his ass would of been fired and sent packing. Thats a real leader not blaming others for his screw ups and cheating ways.
Ok were getting close to the final crop report.
The last guys to harvest finished in our area on Monday. All is done in area. Still the odd guy lighting fires but that is ending as the wind storm last week did take out a abandoned yard and a few others had guys on high alert. Fire is scary and with no SMF to stop like years ago it can get out of hand fast.
Still guys are pushing the envelope of fall tillage.
Few tried to band fert but 4mph is not getting much interest.
We still needed one more inch to get the land back.
Were landscaping water runs that the past 15 year storms cut huge cuts up to three feet deep in places. These are being filled in or slopped back but tired of destroying equipment with ruts and mud.
Rms are building up roads and grades and doing ditch work.
First fall in years to actually get something done.
Actually kind of enjoyable.
Be safe and remember the ones at home are way more important than any crop.
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