Maybe Its time to Leave the Club! But what to do.

[Rareearth]

The reason I asked your age was that every farmer south of the yellow head has experienced drought if they were farming in the eighties and nineties, or more recently. Many to the north have frost and harvest challenges.
Our yield have easily doubled with min till, fungicides, better understanding of fertility, so has our risk when I look back and remember. It’s very difficult financially and emotionally when it doesn’t rain when you want it, or when it misses by two miles. We’ve experienced wicked drought losses when neighbours and province has bumper crops. Most farmers with experience (age) understand the challenges and remember. Maybe because I remember I have left to many opportunities on the table.

Is it more difficult to operate a small farm than a big one. Small ones like any other business you have so many challenges , where when you get bigger you have more resources and people that can be deligated, vs doing it all yourself.

Your 8,000 acres I would guess to be a average size now a-days.

Make sure you have a plan, and not excuses.

[Guest]

Probably the CO-OP came close to breaking even, I really don't know but sure would be nice to have a list of these deadbeats and planed bankruptcy where they come out smelling like roses.

Can't seem to find a list of the Farm debt review board. Would be nice to find out who the real pillars of the community.

Just dig out an old RM map not hard to see ? Land bank and fcc owned a third of the land in this RM in the eighties .lots of those ****ers never made a payment for 6 years. . Theyre important , smart people now , no shame at all

[fjlip]

And us dummies paid the land off, NO deals, NO breaks! Same in this RM, rented for SFA from banks and FCC, then a half price or less buyback. Real BIG operations now. Some never paid Coops and Northeast Terminal for inputs. Those were written off.

[Rareearth]

And to be fair, I can look around and many of those families are no longer farming, or living in the communities any longer.

It’s almost most the same as a sports team. Coach brings in a bunch of recruits, after a time the players cut them selves, quit, etc. In the end not only the best athletes remain but they are the team players.

[TSIPP]

I do believe overspending is genetic, not sure if it's monkey see monkey do or just an addiction to shiny stuff and maybe it's keeping up with the joneses.

[parsley]

Don't ever let any bloody idiot tell you your land is not worth your soul.

Countries and armies kill for land.

[hobbyfrmr]

Just dig out an old RM map not hard to see ? Land bank and fcc owned a third of the land in this RM in the eighties .lots of those ****ers never made a payment for 6 years. . Theyre important , smart people now , no shame at all

Good description. Same happened here and excatly the same character. Interesting.

[farmaholic]

Too many fail to see there is no sense in letting morals and scruples stand in your way!

Now back to crying, I could have cried more tear drops than there were rain drops!

I've decided I'm not paying my input bills this year.

[Guest]

Too many fail to see there is no sense in letting morals and scruples stand in your way!

Now back to crying, I could have cried more tear drops than there were rain drops!

I've decided I'm not paying my input bills this year.

you get any rain yet farma ?
lucky you never bought that overpriced dirt!