Aaron said:
Producers are tightening belts everywhere. Major farm equipment manufacturers in this country are in trouble and one is in bankruptcy. Fertilizer, seed and chemical isn't being preordered. Can hear a pin drop in most dealerships. The gravy train is over for the farm suppliers. Available spots for auctions this spring and summer are largely filled up in the West.
Times they are a changing.
Seems like we used to worry about dry spells, but now we worry about cool wet spells. Something changed in the upper Midwest.
I understand that you can take prevent plant two years in a row on the same piece of ground. So 2021 may be a decision year for some US crop producers. Double down on drain tile or convert to no till or ?
A couple compounding effects here are less hay ground and less livestock. You can not expect to chop and feed wet or immature crops. Did Canada get on the grain gravy train too, or have they maintained enough livestock to be diversified and flexible?