How many acres?

[Bowerpower]

We run one on 5700

That’s efficient. Thought I was pushing it on 4500

[Braveheart]

they dont look new, probably bought all of them at RB for the cost of one new. good mechanic and a decent shop can keep those machines going for years.

Nailed it. He buys a lot at RB auctions. They do a lot of mechanic work. Those combines do at least 2,000 acres each or more.

[GDR]

Acres is one thing, manpower is another, that's gotta be a juggling act.

[grassfarmer]

Edit: you like putting pictures of your neighbors stuff on here dont you, last one was of your neighbors poor pasture management. I suppose it's ok to you, just not my style anyway.

Who put the bug up your ass? I posted a picture of a scene I drove past and asked a question as I was curious to know and thought it would be a conversation starter. Funny you don't critique anyone else who posts pictures that aren't taken on their own land as they are not uncommon on here.

[fjlip]

Nailed it. He buys a lot at RB auctions. They do a lot of mechanic work. Those combines do at least 2,000 acres each or more.

In this weather challenged country 2000 is enough, those tryin more acres always lose grade, dry more, work till winter.

[jazz]

Adding those kinds of acres involves exponential risk in this business.

[the big wheel]

Adding those kinds of acres involves exponential risk in this business.

Not necessarily if you have those machines run at the optimum acres per cost and land spread out sometimes lessens risk. Crop insurance becomes even less effective thoughbecause some fields different areas will offset others. All depends on lots of factors. When you click the payout is that much bigger also.

Fcc and some lenders will kiss your ass the bigger you are much more lenient when things go south. I know this first hand when I didn’t farm as much they were on my case steady I had lots of equity for what I owed and they still gave me the gears.

[Braveheart]

In this weather challenged country 2000 is enough, those tryin more acres always lose grade, dry more, work till winter.

You're right about the risks. Victor mitigates some that risk with his crop mix. Starts barley early, next oats and the sunflowers of course later. His land suits all those crops.

[farmaholic]

I realize not everyone is playing at the same craps table, but what's stopping anyone from rolling bigger dice? Relatively speaking.

...."if" they want to?

Do the BTO's judge the STO's for being lazy and averse to risk? Mock them for being a single combine farm? Stagnant or worse yet....getting left behind? Bucking the "trend"? Suffering from sour g****s?

Or calling them an Old McDonald e-i-e-i-o farm if they are diversified into livestock.

Or call cattlemen hay-seed shit-kicking cowboys if they only raise cattle?

Put the shoe on the other foot, and I have nothing to defend or justify?

[farmaholic]

Look at the scorn and contempt some people have for supply management sectors.
What is it? The barrier to entry or the COP plus profit assurance.....IF YOU DO IT RIGHT.
Some dairy families did a better job than others around here!