Scary...........I have been saying for years that this country is being built like a house of card. Something some day is going to cause it to crumble. We are as close to that day now as we have ever been.
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Scary...........I have been saying for years that this country is being built like a house of card. Something some day is going to cause it to crumble. We are as close to that day now as we have ever been.
...All named George Floyd drive, Michael Brown ave, MLK pkwy, Obama hwy, etc....Continuing to put money into "social Infrastructure" instead of actual infrastructure will pay dividends someday. I am sure the food produced by the Kennedy Center and the like will feed millions. We can drive there on the roads and bridges built by social justice.
Can't imagine living during the civil war, 1812 war, 1814 war NOLA. Southeast U.S.A 1870-1930 was toughScary...........
Did the farmers just get government checks to make up the difference? If so, cheap/free silage doesn't sound too bad.We had a 50 year drought in 2021. Beans ran zero to 20 bu and corn ran zero to 65 bu. I grazed out my beans. Almost all the corn went for silage.
Almost all the cropping guys had 2021 crop insurance on corn and beans. Then there was drought payments on cattle and pasture acres and subsidized feed hauling over 25 miles and BIden Bucks... So the crop and cattle guys who did not depopulate - - like you are supposed to - - had good cash flow as long as they did not have to buy U$S 190 per ton cow hay. Some used their government money to buy TMRs or bale grinders. Non-diversified guys who "saved" all their cows and bought cow hay are showing significant losses. Grass fed guys who had to buy good hay are showing significant losses.Did the farmers just get government checks to make up the difference? If so, cheap/free silage doesn't sound too bad.
It's gonna be a tight squeeze here this winter for majority. Was in Walmart on Friday and overheard conversation between two cattlemen, one asking the other how his cattle were fairing. Other fella is one of those guys that figured he could buy and dump straw bales in one feeder and hay in the other and the cows would eat it. Turns out the cows would rather starve than eat the straw. Big surprise.Almost all the cropping guys had 2021 crop insurance on corn and beans. Then there was drought payments on cattle and pasture acres and subsidized feed hauling over 25 miles and BIden Bucks... So the crop and cattle guys who did not depopulate - - like you are supposed to - - had good cash flow as long as they did not have to buy U$S 190 per ton cow hay. Some used their government money to buy TMRs or bale grinders. Non-diversified guys who "saved" all their cows and bought cow hay are showing significant losses. Grass fed guys who had to buy good hay are showing significant losses.
Canada was different as usual. More drought $ per head and less hauling subsidy encouraged more depopulation. Aaron said he is the only guy in his area who went for it and expanded. Alot of older producers are exiting and overstocked guys were forced to cut back.
With higher input prices and no feed carry over and low sub soil moisture in 2022 - - I think more cows will have to go, even if they were baptized. I am buying back some big open heifers and crossing my fingers.
Why do you choose to ignore Bill Clinton and LBJ's contributions?...All named George Floyd drive, Michael Brown ave, MLK pkwy, Obama hwy,
Majority that ended up with straw here, in bulk, was either wheat or canola straw.We have had success feeding some oats straw. Are these 50/50 guys using some other straw, or is their hay really good quality?
Some shipped cattle out of here to be fed East, which is automatic 10 cents a lbs truck bill one way, so 20 cents round trip to come back. 1500 lb bred cow has a $300 freight bill plus $300 feed bill plus $100 calving fee. That doesn't work for most.If I understood the BTO neighbour I share a fence with he is sending 500 replacement heifers to feedlot to be fed for the remainder of the winter. About 8 hours one way. He has his own trucks, and it's a lot cheaper to take your cattle to the hay than it is to bring the hay to the cattle. Seems to me it's about $1.50 per pound of gain, and he wants 1.5 lbs / day so $2.25 CAD per day.