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<blockquote data-quote="Engler" data-source="post: 402955" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>The post on age down the board here got me thinking about using the age and experience of some of our more senior participants on this board. My question is "are we headed for the 1980s again here in farming?"</p><p></p><p>I don't know either way, nor have I formed a complete opinion on the matter, but here are the red flags that I see that are similar to the 70s that we have again now.</p><p></p><p>1)high energy price</p><p>2)high land prices to rent or to own</p><p>3)suddenly high comodity prices</p><p>4)a euphoria that this is the 'golden age of agriculture'</p><p></p><p>I realise that so far interest rates are staying in check, so that's a plus. Additionally the high grain prices can be linked to domestic usage not export markets so that should be less volitale.</p><p></p><p>I was born at the end of the boom and am to young to remember the bust so everything that I know is from a book or war stories the older generation tell. I'm hoping that some of the experts can toss this pup a bone and share their knowledge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engler, post: 402955, member: 4110"] The post on age down the board here got me thinking about using the age and experience of some of our more senior participants on this board. My question is "are we headed for the 1980s again here in farming?" I don't know either way, nor have I formed a complete opinion on the matter, but here are the red flags that I see that are similar to the 70s that we have again now. 1)high energy price 2)high land prices to rent or to own 3)suddenly high comodity prices 4)a euphoria that this is the 'golden age of agriculture' I realise that so far interest rates are staying in check, so that's a plus. Additionally the high grain prices can be linked to domestic usage not export markets so that should be less volitale. I was born at the end of the boom and am to young to remember the bust so everything that I know is from a book or war stories the older generation tell. I'm hoping that some of the experts can toss this pup a bone and share their knowledge. [/QUOTE]
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