World needs every acre seeded?

[Sheepwheat]

LOL!

My most abject apologies, offered from a minimum of 6'.

But darn it, now you went and blew my cover - I was gonna grow cabbage, but wasn't going to say it outright in case someone copied my brilliant innovation!

Now what? We've likely gone and ruined both markets, LOL!

Still a lot of crops out there to do. But in this case, when cover is blown, I find reverse psychology works on most ppl. I am growing seven acres of cabbage. Then no one believes you, in the end you plant seventeen.

[Sheepwheat]

Who knows what’s happening next month let alone a year from now? We just need some seed delivered which we should make happen shortly. Looking for a couple big fuel tanks too. Otherwise full steam ahead and hopefully everyone makes it through to the “other side” .......... whatever that is.

No sense in worrying about $hit beyond your control. Stress kills.

The sun still came up today and one day closer to spring although the snow is still drifting here.

If someone doesn’t want to put a crop in I fully support them.

This “crop” is due in less than a month wether I like it or not. Enjoy your day in paradise. 🍀

What snow?

[woodland]

What snow?

That’s from where they have been grazing and fed for two months.


Fun loading bales in the field today

[Sheepwheat]

That’s from where they have been grazing and fed for two months.


Fun loading bales in the field today

I figured. Lol. That’s more like it!

[burnt]

One would think with the way things may
Turn out the last thing the world would
Need is a crop shortage? Even if every acre
Is seeded will there be inputs fertilizer,
Chemical, fuel if businesses shut down?

Both our federal and provincial governments
Dropped rhe ball on being prepared for the virus
It seems they can’t catch up in that and
Are not even focused on what essential
Things should be taken care of besides
The virus.

What about money for all these inputs
Tons of crop our input bills crazy interest being
Charges crop insurance canceling contracts
Sask ag taking land away from guys after
Tripling rents? Grain drying costs? They don’t
Want our fall grain will they even take any
Spring threshed? Banks appear lost as to
What to do.
Mortgages supposedly pushed back yet
People are saying it isn’t happening foreclosure
On the way? Shouldn’t things just be halted
Instead of destroying everyone that’s
Struggling? Just the rich will get richer?
Fk everyone else?

Should we be setting up processing of
Food here for the basics?

Where Is our sask party you know
The ones that Do so much for farmers?

Where is nfu?

Where is apas?

Where is canola growers? Wheat growers?
Barley growers etc etc

Sounds like some people need their hand held from cradle to the grave.

If your survival is dependent on guidance from all the useless institutions that have have been created for our "good", then your chances are very slim, indeed.

[woodland]

I figured. Lol. That’s more like it!

And 400 km south they were combining a week ago. Our air drill is sitting out in a hilly field which I’ll go fire up the D6 to blade a trail to it and drag it home to start checking it over. I don’t think the challenger will cut it.

Good luck with cabbage........... potatoes ......... whichever it is. Our neighbours grow some table potatoes for The Grocery People and Coop and seem to do ok. They store them in a converted dairy barn and deliver year round.

[the big wheel]

Sounds like some people need their hand held from cradle to the grave.

If your survival is dependent on guidance from all the useless institutions that have have been created for our "good", then your chances are very slim, indeed.

Ya your right the agricapital, bypass farmers, irrigation
Farmers all seem like they need things for nothing.
I m talking about getting off their asses and instead
Of blaming the feds for everything which most is
Justly so what have they done on any issues?
It’s a fact back to back drought, no movement,
Fuel price gouging, crappy insurance that we pay
Through the nose for all are provincial related and
Nothing from this useless government of ours.

Either they’re in or they’re out.
They re only in to help their own sucks is what many of us
See

[Hopalong]

Local area looking good for new crop prospects with good soil moisture, little runoff and early spring.
World situation not so good with pandemic, protectionism and heading for depression.
Too soon to plan production cut back but definitely something to consider.
Have done it in past but generally regretted it, mistake was not to take advantage of market opportunities when they came along.

[jazz]

Wheel, just like globalzation died this week, so did big input ag. Nobody has told both china and the BTOs and the parasites about it yet.

Unlesss your pencil is sharper than everybody elses, we need to learn to do it cheaper and stop creating burdensome supplies that will struggle to find a home. The ending of trade supply lines is a negative for agriculture, not a positive. You will probably watch famines in some of the world and the price still doesnt move. We just watched a preview of that movie this winter.

[poorboy]

Wheel, just like globalzation died this week, so did big input ag. Nobody has told both china and the BTOs and the parasites about it yet.

Unlesss your pencil is sharper than everybody elses, we need to learn to do it cheaper and stop creating burdensome supplies that will struggle to find a home. The ending of trade supply lines is a negative for agriculture, not a positive. You will probably watch famines in some of the world and the price still doesnt move. We just watched a preview of that movie this winter.

Not really sure what you are talking about. On Thursday and Friday here there were very good offers for wheat and canola for next fall. Not historic highs, but much better than last spring. Peas prices are very similar to what they were for many years. Fall feed barley bids are equal to last year or higher (before the summer drought raised prices). Seems to be easy to sell product, so I assume that demand is good. Fertilizer has been priced much lower all year and fuel has recently dropped, so 2 of my larger input costs are lower than they have been for 4-5 years. At this point in time, it appears that with normal yields and these prices, that it might be a very good year. Real easy to get caught up in all this doom and talk. Buying new machinery might cost a little bit more, but that doesn't have to affect you.

Now for those who have crop out in the field (myself included), it sucks and is very stressful, but don't let that cloud your judgement of next year.

[jazz]

Not really sure what you are talking about.

The main input into most farm operations is credit. US just pumped $10T in the system to rescue it. Similar liquidity from all CBs and countries.

All has to land somewhere eventually.

[zeefarmer]

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I also will note here although a little off topic...maybe freight rates could come down since the price of fuel is down????? But they won't...

Trucking companies could be lowering their rates as they used the fuel price as an excuse to increase them???? Don't want to speak ill of farmers that run trucking [QUOTE]

We've taken the fuel surcharge/carbon tax surcharge off our trucking invoices. But just like with taxes making up a large portion of the cost of fuel, the other costs associated with trucking keep going up. Just because fuel has gone down doesn't mean our other costs that have risen substantially in the past years have or will go down.