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[SASKFARMER3]

So you need 90 wheat and 40 plus canola to break even. Again farming is so great

[Guest]

Your cash cost list pretty good CaseIh. What would you say for equipment costs? I’ve been using $100/ac for dep, repair and oil etc, and incl an allowance for shop, power. Curious what you and others use for that number. And then land-in this area has gone over $100 for rent, so we are up to $450/ac for cash costs, equipment and land, still no risk allowance or wages.
And canola is the ‘profitable’ crop...

I think we're about $70 for that and about $60 rent is average here

[malleefarmer]

Got it in a nutshell who ever said it low cost farming low cost land high cost steel same as you guys.

I think mive told you guys im leaving the bto operation i got involved in going back to farming on my own with son whos leaving school and pinching one of the workers from the bto operation.

So scaling back to 7 or 8000 acres of crops pulse canola and cereals and running 1500 merino ewes for wool production so back to a quite life.

Will fill you in with what second hand machinery i purchase etc. Yep kinda starting again.

PS once my son has done one full year i want to send him to canada or states for a year to work away from dad and local community get him out of his comfort zone will work for beer food and bed. Sure i will find a taker some were over there in canuck land or usa. PS hes been full time farming since he was 10 lol and a very careful machinery operator

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Got it in a nutshell who ever said it low cost farming low cost land high cost steel same as you guys.

I think mive told you guys im leaving the bto operation i got involved in going back to farming on my own with son whos leaving school and pinching one of the workers from the bto operation.

So scaling back to 7 or 8000 acres of crops pulse canola and cereals and running 1500 merino ewes for wool production so back to a quite life.

Will fill you in with what second hand machinery i purchase etc. Yep kinda starting again.

PS once my son has done one full year i want to send him to canada or states for a year to work away from dad and local community get him out of his comfort zone will work for beer food and bed. Sure i will find a taker some were over there in canuck land or usa. PS hes been full time farming since he was 10 lol and a very careful machinery operator

If he really will work for beer, food and bed, have I got a deal for you...

[malleefarmer]

Presume you need some sort of a work visa and its a long drawn out scenario or send him in on a tourist visa and dont mention work?