Cattle guys

[newguy]

The way last winter was and March this spring I took out more sask rainfall insurance on my hay land and pasture land. Probably will not collect in my area or maybe just a bit but do not regret protecting my livestock investments .Wish this program was around in the 80s.

[the big wheel]

Cattle guy says crop insurance administering
The payment but don’t have forms until mid September
So much for immediate help herds will be sold
If you can get into a sale. Then when nothing left
The forms will be available.
What a croc of crap.

[shtferbrains]

Can use the reciepts for the feed you buy for the cattle you don't have.

[sumdumguy]

A quick trip to Radville, I saw parched pastures and cows scrounging for any bit of green they could find. Looks like a week of rain could help the cattle guys.

[Old Cowzilla]

Combined some oats today that's all they are good for, cattle feed. A strippy gopher started chewing on a few kernels that fell out of the auger hopper, he gave me a dirty look and spit them out

[BreadWinner]

I heard you may only get paid for the cows you have on Dec 31, that would be a kick in the pants.

[woodland]

Good topic Bucket

I would rather have a “decent” crop insurance program for my pasture, silage, and grazing corn than waiting for some big flashy publicity announcement to someday put cash in my pocket. My largest and most important crop is grass and all I’m covered for is lack of rain at a weather station 50km from my place. Would any grain farm be happy basing your coverage and production off what happens at a random farm in the next county over? Frost, hail, flooding, disease, weeds, insects, isn’t covered through my pasture insurance either.

And how does this “receipt based” part of the program work? We always try to carry a couple years of feed on hand which is a huge overhead cost instead of buying overpriced stuff now. Ironically I’m selling every bale of hay that I can now to try and recoup some of those costs. I will probably have more sales than purchases of feed this year. How’s that going to play out? I guess no one will know till they get around to creating an application form……….

Not holding my breath. I’ll stick with “self insurance” for now.

P.S. We’re keeping every cow as long as she passes a preg test and breeding every good heifer here. Either next year we’ll look like geniuses or fools if it’s dry again. Time will tell like always. 🍀


Fencing another quarter of hayland that we just leased the other day. Should buy a little more time before the inevitable early start of feeding season begins.

[bucket]

Can use the reciepts for the feed you buy for the cattle you don't have.

Don't remember the general population having to supply receipts for their handouts.

And the liberals wrote off 240 million in false CERB payments.

[Old Cowzilla]

Don't remember the general population having to supply receipts for their handouts.

And the liberals wrote off 240 million in false CERB payments.

Couldn't help but notice farmers still had to work feeding the ones that are still cashing cerb cheques.

[15444]

Email just came through a minute ago from industry rep. No AgriRecovery details until September.