We're in the eye of the storm!

[SASKFARMER3]

It's the truth when the east part goes back to
normal rainfall, what happens in the west.

[sumdumguy]

This weather pattern is repeat of the 50's

Dad took us to school at Bechard on a
tractor fender.

[mcfarms]

Should be done seeding this week.......

[mcfarms]

and then after the garden goes in maybe the fields will be dry enough too

[fjlip]

I think Drew talked about the cycles at one meeting and his guess is wetter till peak at 2019, before getting drier years.

That ought to eliminate many of us.

[freewheat]

Huh, I made the decision on the way home.
I am building fences this summer. What a
sickening mess. I refuse to wait until
2019! Grass is green, fields are
saturated. Water running in the creeks
like it is April 10th. Bye Bye grain
farming. HA!

[ALLFARMER]

Freewheat

I quit big modern grain farming 5 years ago. I
don't miss the input bills and risking the farm
every year.

100 cows x $1000 calves = 100,000$/yr

[freewheat]

All farmer, I have enough land that I am
sure I could run 300 head if I went that
route. I am leaning sheep. 700 ewes is
1000 lambs at 185 bucks is 185 000...

But it will take time, but I have had
near enough of the way things are going.
Mostly weather, but just general
traditional farming is such a gong show
anymore.

At the least, I will become mixed. In
say a 5 year transition, maybe the
weather improves and I capitalize on
these grain prices like everyone else
has, or it stays wet and sloppy, and I
forget the mixed and become a shepherd.
The options are there...

[freewheat]

It would be hard putting what should be 50
bushel canola soil into grass, but you
cant grow 50 bushels with saturated soil.
Grass grows good though!

[Klause]

Good grass pays bills.... Timothy... alfalfa.... rests
the land, and easy to go back to grain with some
chem.


If you need help with sheep... my fiance has a lot of
experience with the baahhhhhstards....


(she not happy I called them that... heeeheeeheee).


367-4920 is our number, btw.


Hoping for a week of sun... then we can seed.
Hopefully.