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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 693523" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>Steve: I don't think there are many areas in western Canada where cattle could be shipped. There isn't any area that could absorb the numbers that need to go.</p><p>The drought really is just the last nail in the coffin. Cattle prices up here haven't been very good for about 6 years. The average age of producers is around 60 and I guess they don't love those cows enough to continue losing money.</p><p>I guess we must all be idiots for not getting all that cheap Washington hay up here. You would think there must be at least one Alberta cattleman who isn't an idiot and would give it a whirl?</p><p>I don't think I was whining...just saying how it was? For myself the decision has already been made.</p><p>Hillsdown: You make some good points. I hope there are still some bull buyers around by next year? A lot of those "crappy cattle" and "poor farmers" have been around for a long time. Who will replace them? What will happen to that land? In my case I have breaking disc guy already booked. Pasture and hay land going into more crop land for cash rent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 693523, member: 8978"] Steve: I don't think there are many areas in western Canada where cattle could be shipped. There isn't any area that could absorb the numbers that need to go. The drought really is just the last nail in the coffin. Cattle prices up here haven't been very good for about 6 years. The average age of producers is around 60 and I guess they don't love those cows enough to continue losing money. I guess we must all be idiots for not getting all that cheap Washington hay up here. You would think there must be at least one Alberta cattleman who isn't an idiot and would give it a whirl? I don't think I was whining...just saying how it was? For myself the decision has already been made. Hillsdown: You make some good points. I hope there are still some bull buyers around by next year? A lot of those "crappy cattle" and "poor farmers" have been around for a long time. Who will replace them? What will happen to that land? In my case I have breaking disc guy already booked. Pasture and hay land going into more crop land for cash rent. [/QUOTE]
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