Need some help with land rental, Regina region.

[bucket]

We have one major that is walking away from $40 and $45 land. They are looking to shed upwards of 1/2 their seeded acres which accounts for the majority of their rented land in the next few years.

20-25 bushel #2 and #3 durum
15-20 bushel canola
20 bushel chicks
20 bushel lentils
30 bushel wheat

All done with max inputs, shiny equipment, and lots of fancy infrastructure.

those numbers dont pay...

And while those yields look horrendous, they are not that far off of Long Term Averages. They are certainly FAR below what has been grown here over say the last 15 year average, but there were numerous years that those sorts of yields on summerfallow were considered stupendous!

Were they using the latest varieties as well.?????

Because that is suppose to be the helper in achieving great results.?

Or so my checkoff friends tell me...just some sarcasm ....

That's one broken resolution already....not to be too sarcastic...

[jazz]

2m acres of soy is not a foothold. That's less than all Sk field pea production. That's way less than durum and lentils. That's even less than our summerfallow acres.

That would be considered niche crop by those acres.

as I said before for corn and soy to take a sizeable place in our entire production mix it will need to expand by 3 or 5 fold.

You keyboard jockeys ask why land is so expensive here and I tell u why and then you say nothing grows here. You are dead wrong.

Just like canola wasn't economical here 20 yrs ago all it took was some genetic tweaking and it's everywhere now.

Same thing will happen with corn and soy if it does get expanded. But I am interested what other area you have in mind that could handle 10m acres of corn and soy under the conditions we have? It will happen along a stretch of the transcanada. High moisture with enough GDD and able to take a Nov harvest.

Sorry if logic triggers you. That's your problem.

[jamesb]

2m acres of soy is not a foothold. That's less than all Sk field pea production. That's way less than durum and lentils. That's even less than our summerfallow acres.

That would be considered niche crop by those acres.

as I said before for corn and soy to take a sizeable place in our entire production mix it will need to expand by 3 or 5 fold.

I know we are off topic but in the case of soybeans here in south east Sask soy acres were getting larger and larger until it turned dry. IMO the big problem with soybeans is the lack of an August rain in many years. In the drought years 25-30 bu per acre just doesn't cut it. It goes both ways too. I remember in the GRIP days in Manitoba where there was lots of Lentils grown in the red river valley and lots of seed plants started processing lentils. In the dry years of the late 80's Lentils worked very good in southern Manitoba.
My point is that most guys loved growing beans and will again as soon as conditions improve. $105 seed makes it a tough sell. Three years ago the root rot in the peas and lentils were so bad that soybeans were the perfect fit. I was amazed how fast the elevators started buying soybeans. We had to ship our peas a long ways for years before more local delivery opportunities existed.

[TSIPP]

I guess I’ve gotta drive around a little more as I’ve never seen 600 acres of carrots grown in the Regina area, many Lumsden I really haven’t seen it though.

I’m a little more than an hour away from Regina and when I do drive there I usually take the back road crop checking tour and I’ve scene lots of different crops but never 600 acres of carrots.

The thread is about Regina area rent and I know I don’t live in the Regina area anymore but out this way it’s anywhere between 10 and 50 dollars an acre and most land averages a hundred thousand a quarter what sold.

[MBgrower]

2m acres of soy is not a foothold. That's less than all Sk field pea production. That's way less than durum and lentils. That's even less than our summerfallow acres.

That would be considered niche crop by those acres.

as I said before for corn and soy to take a sizeable place in our entire production mix it will need to expand by 3 or 5 fold.

You keyboard jockeys ask why land is so expensive here and I tell u why and then you say nothing grows here. You are dead wrong.

Just like canola wasn't economical here 20 yrs ago all it took was some genetic tweaking and it's everywhere now.

Same thing will happen with corn and soy if it does get expanded. But I am interested what other area you have in mind that could handle 10m acres of corn and soy under the conditions we have? It will happen along a stretch of the transcanada. High moisture with enough GDD and able to take a Nov harvest.

Sorry if logic triggers you. That's your problem.

Canola is a niche market around me. Beans, corn, everywheres. Love those crops

[Saskpraireboy]

Yeah so back to the original thread.
If its good dirt and not a big slough , 30 bucks an acre is way to low in the Regina Moose Jaw plains area.
I just re-signed a three year lease agreement with my tenant for $120 an acre.
This is not me being greedy or shopping my dirt around , it was the offered price and the same offered price as the last three years.

[bigzee]

Yeah so back to the original thread.
If its good dirt and not a big slough , 30 bucks an acre is way to low in the Regina Moose Jaw plains area.
I just re-signed a three year lease agreement with my tenant for $120 an acre.
This is not me being greedy or shopping my dirt around , it was the offered price and the same offered price as the last three years.

How much more do you want for $120??
Give me a call.

[bigzee]

Sorry read the thread too fast. Thought you were the one renting. Lol
Well give the guys number who is paying $120.

[Oliver88]

Yeah so back to the original thread.
If its good dirt and not a big slough , 30 bucks an acre is way to low in the Regina Moose Jaw plains area.
I just re-signed a three year lease agreement with my tenant for $120 an acre.
This is not me being greedy or shopping my dirt around , it was the offered price and the same offered price as the last three years.

What crops are grown on this land that is rented out for $120/acre?

[blackpowder]

That's top s in our area.
Canola, wheat, peas, barley.
And not the highest yielding area of the province by any means.

Just stating fact. Not commenting.