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<blockquote data-quote="agmantoo" data-source="post: 888806" data-attributes="member: 8973"><p>Tolerate me for a bit. I never said one size fits all nor do I think all areas are the same soils or the same weather. Each of us has to do what works for us individually. To shift from what has been done in the past does have risks. Staying where we are/were with the high input costs may be even riskier however. As I have stated previously, my neighbors even tell me what works for me will not work for them! I ask why? They parrot that their soil is not as productive as mine and they must buy fertilizer. These guys are nearly in shouting distance with the same soils and weather as on my place. I hear that they do not want to spend the time. What do they think about time when making hay? I watch them trying to get their tractors started in cold weather in order to haul hay in mud. I ride a 4 wheeler to the paddocks and spend a few minutes allocating a new days grazing. Fuel is brought to their place far more frequently than mine. Fuel to the 4 wheeler is supplied in a 5 gallon fuel can by me. I personally get approached to repair THEIR hay equipment. I had a neighbor here just yesterday with that request. I know what it costs to own and operate the machinery. That is why I sold mine. Yes, I did hold onto the machinery for a while as I had doubts of my own with what I was doing. I just knew I had to make a change, one that would work for me. My posts are centered on promoting change. Not necessarily what works for me but changes that will work for the individual that wants to lower his costs and improve his profit. An example, I do not promote selling grass fed beef privately. That doesn't work for me. I sell at the local sale barn. It is up to the individual to determine what he can do to maintain his operation and at a decent profit but he has to start. Sometimes you have to know what does fail in order to know what does work. Without keeping an open mind and trying something different how will one ever know what works on their place?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agmantoo, post: 888806, member: 8973"] Tolerate me for a bit. I never said one size fits all nor do I think all areas are the same soils or the same weather. Each of us has to do what works for us individually. To shift from what has been done in the past does have risks. Staying where we are/were with the high input costs may be even riskier however. As I have stated previously, my neighbors even tell me what works for me will not work for them! I ask why? They parrot that their soil is not as productive as mine and they must buy fertilizer. These guys are nearly in shouting distance with the same soils and weather as on my place. I hear that they do not want to spend the time. What do they think about time when making hay? I watch them trying to get their tractors started in cold weather in order to haul hay in mud. I ride a 4 wheeler to the paddocks and spend a few minutes allocating a new days grazing. Fuel is brought to their place far more frequently than mine. Fuel to the 4 wheeler is supplied in a 5 gallon fuel can by me. I personally get approached to repair THEIR hay equipment. I had a neighbor here just yesterday with that request. I know what it costs to own and operate the machinery. That is why I sold mine. Yes, I did hold onto the machinery for a while as I had doubts of my own with what I was doing. I just knew I had to make a change, one that would work for me. My posts are centered on promoting change. Not necessarily what works for me but changes that will work for the individual that wants to lower his costs and improve his profit. An example, I do not promote selling grass fed beef privately. That doesn't work for me. I sell at the local sale barn. It is up to the individual to determine what he can do to maintain his operation and at a decent profit but he has to start. Sometimes you have to know what does fail in order to know what does work. Without keeping an open mind and trying something different how will one ever know what works on their place? [/QUOTE]
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