Organic flax prices.....

[Partners]

The catch is the neighbors plow down for the 1st 5 yrs.
If someone can get a good organic crop..please come and show my neighbor how to do it...
This yr he got 1 tandem and 2 single axle trucks of bly off 140 acres...

[helmsdale]

The catch is the neighbors plow down for the 1st 5 yrs.
If someone can get a good organic crop..please come and show my neighbor how to do it...
This yr he got 1 tandem and 2 single axle trucks of bly off 140 acres...

If those tandems and three tons are anything like guys have round here that translates, in terms of legal loads, to just shy of one liner load and two tandems...

[Partners]

That works out to 1100 bushels of thistle head bly... 7.8 b/a..
No grain bags needed on that farm..plus I get the bonus of the thistle seeds to..

[hobbyfrmr]

I doth not protest too much. Partners may very well be my neighbor. Providing validation to my descriptions.
I am telling you guys don’t do it and Partners just proved it.

[woodland]

Hobby I think you’d be great to have a beer with sometime. I love the wit and sarcasm. 🍻

[Crestliner]

I know a guy who farms 2500 acres organically. Land is as clean as any conventional farmer, crops are 80% yield of conventional and worth 2.5 times more when he sells. Has buyers from all over the world coming to see his crops grow, he is growing by the rules and has a good connection with his land and methods and timing and good feel.

His farm is operation is very exciting and makes me feel like I am farming “paint by numbers” style rather than really understanding rotations, and that he really into something, and I am making my local chem dealer wealthier? I just can’t imagine the community ridicule I would take while trying to figure it out and having some messes to drive by.

[hobbyfrmr]

I know a guy who farms 2500 acres organically. Land is as clean as any conventional farmer, crops are 80% yield of conventional and worth 2.5 times more when he sells. Has buyers from all over the world coming to see his crops grow, he is growing by the rules and has a good connection with his land and methods and timing and good feel.

His farm is operation is very exciting and makes me feel like I am farming “paint by numbers” style rather than really understanding rotations, and that he really into something, and I am making my local chem dealer wealthier? I just can’t imagine the community ridicule I would take while trying to figure it out and having some messes to drive by.

It is human nature to make fun of others. If you are not good at independent thinking and living with your own decisions right or wrong, organic farming is not for you.

Tillage, disks, cultivators, soil degradation, erosion, exceptionally low yields, weeds, more tractor hours, premature depreciation, weeds, less time at the lake, emissions, weeds, carbon released, global warming, weeds, angry neighbors, lose friends, RM phone calls, weeds, you will have to buy a baler, less time at the lake. Annoying visits from international customers who want to buy your production. it’s a huge PITA.

[farmaholic]

Organic farming :


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[bucket]

Hobby

A question....if a guy has a 5 year plus grass stand and wants to work it up ...can he get certified organic status or is there a wait period?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Hobby

A question....if a guy has a 5 year plus grass stand and wants to work it up ...can he get certified organic status or is there a wait period?

My understanding is that a new producer will need to wait 3 years to be certified regardless. Once you are certified, you could bring the described grass stand in immediately. A potential way around that is to partner with an existing organic producer, however I don't know the technicalities of that.