Markets down again

[flea beetle]

Time for a texas hedge?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Time for a texas hedge?

Long term or short term?

How are crops in your area, seems like you must be overdue for a good year?

[flea beetle]

Long term or short term?

How are crops in your area, seems like you must be overdue for a good year?

Was thinking short term. But don’t have the guts to do it lol. Still have some canola and wheat with Macdon’s price tag on them. Whether that comes to fruition or not remains to be seen.

Crops in our area are as good as they have ever been, but starting to drown now. If rain gives us a reprieve, we will be fine. Flea beetles were having their way with the canola early on, but sprayed for them, and now it is raining, so canola growing through them. Lots of dugouts got a much needed recharge these last few weeks.

Fencing is slow between rains. And so is spraying. But I will take this over what looked like another drought not even a month ago.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Was thinking short term. But don’t have the guts to do it lol. Still have some canola and wheat with Macdon’s price tag on them. Whether that comes to fruition or not remains to be seen.

Crops in our area are as good as they have ever been, but starting to drown now. If rain gives us a reprieve, we will be fine. Lots of dugouts got a much needed recharge these last few weeks.

Fencing is slow between rains. And so is spraying. But I will take this over what looked like another drought not even a month ago.

I may have kept a few too many bushels for Macdon's targets. Still probably in play, but likely not before new crop comes in now.

Bison fencing I presume?

How is that endeavor going?

[flea beetle]

Bison fencing I presume? How is that endeavor going?

Yes bison fencing. Pretty well committed at this point. Bought handling facilities, panels, and fencing for a half section. First 35 head should be here in the next week as long as the weather gives us a chance to get the wire up on the first section of pasture. (Turning older hay land and creek bottom into pasture)

Animals are fairly cheap now, but fencing making up for those savings😜

[woodland]

Yes bison fencing. Pretty well committed at this point. Bought handling facilities, panels, and fencing for a half section. First 35 head should be here in the next week as long as the weather gives us a chance to get the wire up on the first section of pasture. (Turning older hay land and creek bottom into pasture)

Animals are fairly cheap now, but fencing making up for those savings😜

What kind of fencing are you doing? Always interesting to see how others do it.

[flea beetle]

What kind of fencing are you doing? Always interesting to see how others do it.

We are putting up 8’ game fence on the perimeter with 12’ 3.25” OD steel posts sunk in 4’. On the corners and gates, we are sinking the posts 6’ in the ground and welding a 2’ stub on the top. Using horizontal braces between corner post and a post 6’ away. Tying the wire to the post with 14 gauge galvanized wire folded in two and then twisted together to make one wire. Then wrap around post and wire and shove the ends in a drill chuck and tighten with the drill.

Interior cross fence will be 5’ bison wire(page wire basically). Haven’t got to the interior fencing yet.

Interestingly enough, at the time, steel posts were cheaper than wood posts.

I will try snap a few pics next time I am out there…has to dry up a bit!

[makar]

Market bounced back this morning…

Feds expanded interest free advance from $100k to $250k June 20.

Got crop insurance and hail bill… not bad, 20% more than last year… for 20% more coverage on the base rates…

Cheers

12 cent drop is a bounce?

[TOM4CWB]

12 cent drop is a bounce?

Canola Nov22 ended Friday at$870… (up $25) but traded as low as $810… in the over night session …. That is a big bounce up!

Cheers

[Guest]

Yes bison fencing. Pretty well committed at this point. Bought handling facilities, panels, and fencing for a half section. First 35 head should be here in the next week as long as the weather gives us a chance to get the wire up on the first section of pasture. (Turning older hay land and creek bottom into pasture)

Animals are fairly cheap now, but fencing making up for those savings😜

Bison is really good meat!

[flea beetle]

Bison is really good meat!

That is what first drew us in to getting them. I haul hay to one guy that has them, and he has been bugging me to get into them for a few years. Then we bought a butcher animal off of him and that was that. The taste when cooked properly is unbelievable. The animals being down in price this past year has helped us get in as well.

Looking to set up a farm direct marketing gig, or storefront, or both. Possibly get into stores and restaurants like sheepwheat is doing with his sheep as well.

[flea beetle]