Drought crappy insurance gutted agri instability = NDP governments federal and provincial

[riders2010]

No there s more to it. With today's cost and I don't want to sound disrespectful. But either a guy lives in the bush living off the land or there s more to it.
How much does your utilities cost alone.

But since you don't believe in subsidy you send all your crop insurance payments back and I ll take you seriously. Speaking if which if you have that good coverage you sometimes talk about what years did you loose crop. The two just don't jive. I highly doubt lamb is gonna pay many jugs if spray or canola seed unless you have thousands of them.

[blackpowder]

I would *** hate to write acheck for one pail of chem without gps!!!

[farming101]

Save up for an auger mover too.

[freewheat]

Well, I do kind of live in the bush, and in the 1950's too. We have hens running around, raise almost all our own food, sell eggs etc. My wife simply will not buy a single thing unless it is on sale. We do repairs, home renos, everything on our own. I can not remember the last time I had services rendered on our farm, because we do it all. If we haven't done it, we learn how. And we are growing into the lamb business. At 300 bucks a lamb, there is good money there. That would be like getting 2100 for a fall calf. Then take into account ewes almost always twin.

Regarding crop insurance coverage: I had some excellent years when others were dried out, so my yields built well, and my experience discount maxed out. And in the worst of the wet years, when you can not seed, your yield is not zero, so I avoided a big crash on my yields.

I am not sure if you want my income tax from the last few years?? lol

We skrimp, we are frugal, we are cheap. Necessity made us that way... I dunno what you don't get. Most can not live these days on the dollar number we live on in a year. It is a matter of choice, and necessity.

[freewheat]

I get my land custom sprayed, I forgot that part. That is the one thing I do get done professionally. So gps on the herb.

My sprayer guy has asked me in consecutive years what I am running for gps, because I seed that straight. No joke. And with 35 feet of drill, it is pretty easy to stay straight. I will get gps... When I can afford it.

An auger mover? Nah, don't need.

[hobbyfrmr]

Pencil in an auger mover in your plans. Buy it on sale or whatever. That nearly put me out of farming. Just moving an auger, i put out my back so bad I ended up with an ambulance ride to the hospital, shots of morphine and muscle relaxers. I also spent the following three days at home with a walker!
Get an auger mover.

[ado089]

Beurocrats are swayed by their personal beliefs and unfortunately none of them have a ****ing clue what life in the real world is like.

[freewheat]

Thanks for the tip. It is simply so far down on my list right now. Gotta save money somehow...

[cuban_assassin]

Yes we do!! If not for the farmers, do it for all those who derive an income from providing products or services to farmers. If farmers have money they spend it and the overall economy benefits. Forget about why the farmers who over extended themselves don't deserve it and look at it from a broader perspective. If there is not cash injected farmers can't spend what they don't have which leads to layoffs throughout the industry. All those who benefit from what we do will begin to hurt as well, think of it as an investment into the provincial economy!

[freewheat]

Cuban fellow, I get your point, I really do. I just disagree. But I started this thread, because yours is soon to be lost off the page, hence less interest. It is a dynamic topic all right.