Feed costs?

[GDR]

Yes.... but what else are those that are suppose to be representing you,,, to do after there is no one left?????


If no one is asking for a program for the current situation ....maybe they can study it to death to keep themselves busy...because there won't be any producers left to represent...

The silly ****ers!!!!!!

Cattle guys income is going down for the next few years....herd numbers will be down....the grass won't be back until next year at the earliest and guys won't be overstocking like they have been....few herds will grow...

Matter of fact ...some of the reason cows are being culled is because of the shitty calving season in 2018 and the calf income is down....but who thinks that through at the government level...


Its hurting in the cattle industry at the farm level already....and the stress is there....lets kick the shit out of them again....is the governments thinking...

To add to that, looking like fall calf prices will be lower in 2019.

[GALAXIE500]

I had 2 semi loads of 2nd cut alfalfa bales delivered to the yard for $220 / ton. It was 2018 hay and it was excellent quality. Yes it is expensive , but I have some hay ground that won't be cut because of drought , so you either buy some while you can , or sell cow calf pairs , or cut crop for green feed,which not everyone has for an option. Two inches of rain in May would have been a game changer for us down here.

[sumdumguy]

Every day you can see semis hauling bales this way and that. A load I saw Sunday looked quite black. I am wondering how much quality hay is out there. If pastures don’t get moisture now and all the cattle are brought home to feed, the feed may be coming out of grain bins and will chew up some carry-over that media won’t report anyway. There may be lots of feed south of us in North and South Dakota but US dollars (not so good).