enough already!

[dfarms11]

Ya know, I've been very down on myself as the last few years have been very bad on our farm. Coming off a drought last year and dry again this spring got me really down, not thinking that it was even worth seeding! This was May 1! I've had to stop all my negative thinking and start thinking that this is going to be the best crop ever! Even only on 2 in of rain since june! I couldn't do it anymore. Thats the way it is, thats the way its going to be!

Now, I am getting a little ANNOYED at some of you,(not all) that you complain that it is raining so much that you can't finish seeding, complaining that the big shots don't know what kind of crop conditions are out there, complaining about this that and the other thing and then with the next breath says they have had 2 great years, don't know how they can strike it lucky 3 years in a row! COME ON ALREADY! GIVE ME A BREAK! Stop your f'in bitching. It's all you do! I know that this is a site to vent your frustrations, but come on. Get yourself something positive to talk about, you'll be a better person for it.

[LWeber]

Whenever I asked my Grandpa how he was...his answer was always the same:

"I'm on the right side of the dirt and it is better than the alternative."

[jensend]

well said.

[ColevilleH2S]

"I'm on the right side of the dirt." Yep, kinda puts it all into perspective doesn't it.

[BreadWinner]

Life is a great adventure with good and bad happening all the time. I guess since this is a farm site I tend to talk about the frustrations of farming and not the other great things that make me smile in the day. Dont let me get you more down than you already are about life on the farm with my petty ranting. Just remember the farm is just a buisness not anything more. If we carry those frustrations into our family life we wont have a very good relationship with the people around us. All is not lost if we dont get this crop in or off in great shape we will still be here to live another day.

[cottonpicken]

A few years back i said to grandad"farming is going to
be easy soon because prices are going to go up".

He laughed at me and said "farming is never easy".

He was right.

[checking]

I saw that exact quote in a paper, today. It struck a positive chord with me.

Speaking of grandfathers, mine when asked, "do you think it will rain?", always replied, "well, if it doesn't, it's going to be a long dry spell."

[food4u]

I have been at this game for a number of years( spring of 67)and I do not remember a May with this much moisture spred over the whole month,June yes May no.So far we have had 6.25 inches and on heavy clay it is saturated,but the alternative is the two days we had in April when the wind blow like H_ _ _ and dirt flew every where.We are about 25% done.

[furrowtickler]

Your right 100% - but for those who forced land rents through the roof at averyones expense, screw you, you are gona get mother natured!!! For everyone else who held their own, God speed and keep safe. And to all line companies the forced some of these guys into getting bigger and becoming retardly large - hows the outstanding bills???
Sorry, there is a balance in farming and nature and some just don't get it. Saddly the rest of us pay for it!
Pars, this is excactly why I do not care about large corperate farms and share holders and cwb votes it will never work - too many fingers in the pie that is too small, 80% of these opperations will fail very soon and it has happened already. Too many chief's not enough indians at the end of the day, and not enough money and willing workers to get the job done properly - you know that, as does everyone.
Sorry long winded!

[freewheat]

Hey Dfarms, you are right, and I am one of those who has been down and out, and frustrated. There are many things in life that have been blessings to me. My four little kids for one. Now, I am not going to stop complaining about being too wet, as we have not dropped a single seed in the ground, and if we don't which is looking likely under the forecast weather, I'm out of the farming game. BUT I still have my kids, my wife, my life. I may try raising something different on a smaller scale, as I told cotton earlier. I just can't see myself as a non-farmer.

Too dry must suck, and I'm not going to say wet is worse per say, but with wet conditions there are a whole lot more issues to contend with IMO. Ruts, Erosion, Weeds, Nutrient losses, breaking machinery pulling it out etc..

But I agree, we should all try to be more upbeat. Sometimes, like when it is cloudy/raining, and the heart is racing when one realizes the type of trouble a guy will be in if he thinks too hard about unpleasant prospects, it is very tough to think positively. But if we don't, it'll kill a guy.