Row croppers

[Dakota Dad]

Is there anyone else here who row crops and cattle are a side venture? It has been a real struggle this last couple years.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

I raise crops and cattle, use to be quite a few on here that did both, don't know how many are left of the daily user roster.

 

[Dakota Dad]

I raise crops and cattle, use to be quite a few on here that did both, don't know how many are left of the daily user roster.

Were you able to get your crop in on time? We were around 5 weeks behind

 

[BFE]

We were behind this year as well. Late enough that we gave up planting any corn, 100% soybeans for the first time in my life. We did get them all squeezed in between the rains, barely.

 

[Dakota Dad]

We barely got the corn in, the beans are fine. Its will be close with the corn. Were hoping the weather holds off this fall

 

[Nesikep]

We used to grow veggies.. carrots, onions, squash mostly.

 

[M-5]

We barely got the corn in, the beans are fine. Its will be close with the corn. Were hoping the weather holds off this fall

What's the corn futures look like?

 

[Dakota Dad]

Its hard to say what the actual futures will be, or how accurate the current futures are. There is a lot of acres not planted yet, a lot of acres that may or may not be planted. Right now, we are looking at 5$ corn, but the USDA may adjust their prediction on how much actually got planted the next 2 weeks. If they do, its anyones guess what that will do. Most conracts are already in

 

[Stocker Steve]

Cattle with a row crop side line. Soybeans have been good in recent years. Oats have been OK. Have not planted corn for a while, since the GM was too low.

Hay was projected to be the most profitable 2019 crop here before corn went up a $1/bu. Corn producers could take a hit if this cool spring is followed by an early fall...

Corn here hit $4.17 recently. Hay crop is a couple weeks late, and some will miss a cutting. So have to expect feed costs will be up and calf prices will be down compared to 2018. Plan to overwinter fewer cows if this is the case.

 

[T & B farms]

We row crop and cattle. Until the last few years, cows were just a bonus. Picked up a lot of pasture in the last 5 years so I've been putting a lot more effort into them.

It has been a crazy winter/spring here. I planted some of the corn 3 times to get a stand. Some fields are starting to tassel, and some are 4 inches tall. Gave up on a few fields and going to take them to beans.
About 1/3 done with beans, can't seem to get more than 2-3 good days of work in. It's not quite as daunting as it used to be, with the equipment we have now I can plant over 400 acres in a really hard day. 10 years ago we would have really been sweating.

Sounds like the rain and crappy weather is nation wide. I really don't know what to expect out of markets.