Millions of acres

[pourfarmer]

I am part of a technology group that focuses on affordable RTK solutions, survey equipment and mapping. While the technology is amazing and I could write paragraphs about it, what I find real amazing is the amount of private and public surveying being done in South America. There are millions of acres being surveyed into typical grid formation for agriculture use. After the survey is completed, a crew will roll in and immediately begin clearing. They obviously lack infrastructure, but its only a matter of time before these acres come 'online' as competition for NA production.

The scale at which the land is being cleared down there is incredible! Imagine what how quickly our environment could've changed if people showed up with D10's, 450HP tractors instead of oxen and 1 furrow breaking plows.

[Hopalong]

Sort of goes against the message from some that we should limit or reduce production.

[pourfarmer]

Sort of goes against the message from some that we should limit or reduce production.

Grow and sell as much as you can in 2019, 2020 will be 'whole new world' IMO!

[SASKFARMER3]

We will slowly be replaced by South America.

Clearing and leveling and water drainage etc all taking place by farmers and then throw in China building ports and railroads and highways.

Canada we worry about what gender is doing construction projects and how hot to work and hate your neighbour as soon as the track hoe or sc****r comes out.

We’re fools who will be replaced.

Watch.

But we’ll study it to death 💀

[jazz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udrDQHqnmYY assume this is what is going on....might be replacing Brazil

[seldomseen]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udrDQHqnmYY assume this is what is going on....might be replacing Brazil

Half way along on that video he starts talking about Argentina and you would think he was talking about Canada.

[pourfarmer]

We will slowly be replaced by South America.

Clearing and leveling and water drainage etc all taking place by farmers and then throw in China building ports and railroads and highways.

Canada we worry about what gender is doing construction projects and how hot to work and hate your neighbour as soon as the track hoe or sc****r comes out.

We’re fools who will be replaced.

Watch.

But we’ll study it to death 💀

There are 0 rules in place for clearning and drainage.

From what I see, 9 times out of 10 the farmer (or cooperative) funds or builds the access road as well. So they setup drainage canals and ditches how they see fit. They are working together with neighbours, just like what was done in Canada when it was settled. They seem extremely industrious, and have up to date equipment and technology.

[jazz]

I said this before. Ag is the patch 5 years from now. Rapidly increasing costs, regulations, low commodity prices. hard to get to port, transportation issues, poor infrastructure, geographic obstacles, environmental whackos etc.

We better start getting our cost structure in line or we will be done too.

[makar]

In 1939 my grandfather had to decide wether to come here or go to argentina, i am starting to think he got on the wrong boat.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

In 1939 my grandfather had to decide wether to come here or go to argentina, i am starting to think he got on the wrong boat.

My dad seriously considered it before coming back to the family farm, probably early 70's. Not sure how he came to the idea, I got the impression there was some type of recruiting going on? The unstable political situation scared him off.