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<blockquote data-quote="Alberta farmer" data-source="post: 674554" data-attributes="member: 8978"><p>hillsdown: I suspect you might be right about a shortage of kill space. I doubt any of our "masters" in Edmonton or Ottawa have given it much thought...probably too busy partying it up on the summer BBQ circuit?</p><p>I suspect if the price gets low enough this fall the government might be able to reinstate the old cull cow BSE test money and we can have a big mass shooting of cows? Don't know how they would deal with the optics on that kind of deal though...might have to pretend it is a disease issue or something?</p><p>Was talking to a guy who sells hay and he says he has already had people contacting him about buying hay(mostly horse people). He said he is asking $160/ rd bale(1600 lb.) and is getting a favorful response! He figures his output will be about 1/3 of normal so is fairly happy with that price. I guess using his figures it is going to cost about $600/cow for feed this winter? Might be cheaper to shoot her, especially if the government kicked in a couple of hundred?</p><p>I also was talking to a young fellow who started up a fabrication shop four years ago...mostly for oil field equipment. Last year he had six welders and a secretary/bookeeper and couldn't keep up. This year he is the only one left and he has nothing to do! He says his lease on the building comes due on Oct. 1st and he will be shutting down. It is pretty tough in the oil patch right now.</p><p>I wonder if we do see a real drop in agricultural output if it might wake up a few people? Maybe when food prices go through the roof your average city slicker might finally get the message that things just aren't working out all that great down on the farm? Or will they think "Those greedy farmers" and call on the government to increase imports from South America?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alberta farmer, post: 674554, member: 8978"] hillsdown: I suspect you might be right about a shortage of kill space. I doubt any of our "masters" in Edmonton or Ottawa have given it much thought...probably too busy partying it up on the summer BBQ circuit? I suspect if the price gets low enough this fall the government might be able to reinstate the old cull cow BSE test money and we can have a big mass shooting of cows? Don't know how they would deal with the optics on that kind of deal though...might have to pretend it is a disease issue or something? Was talking to a guy who sells hay and he says he has already had people contacting him about buying hay(mostly horse people). He said he is asking $160/ rd bale(1600 lb.) and is getting a favorful response! He figures his output will be about 1/3 of normal so is fairly happy with that price. I guess using his figures it is going to cost about $600/cow for feed this winter? Might be cheaper to shoot her, especially if the government kicked in a couple of hundred? I also was talking to a young fellow who started up a fabrication shop four years ago...mostly for oil field equipment. Last year he had six welders and a secretary/bookeeper and couldn't keep up. This year he is the only one left and he has nothing to do! He says his lease on the building comes due on Oct. 1st and he will be shutting down. It is pretty tough in the oil patch right now. I wonder if we do see a real drop in agricultural output if it might wake up a few people? Maybe when food prices go through the roof your average city slicker might finally get the message that things just aren't working out all that great down on the farm? Or will they think "Those greedy farmers" and call on the government to increase imports from South America? [/QUOTE]
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