Auctions....

[grassfarmer]

Grass again your just a idiot.

Maybe you're just an idiot?

Western Canada is one of the toughest places in the world to grow a crop. Short season no room for one error. Yea its a cake walk.

#Firstworldproblems

You really don't realise that we are in the exclusive 1% in terms of world agricultural do you? You'll never go hungry a day in your life, live with city amenities and commute to your farm in a modern vehicle with air conditioning in summer and heater in winter. Asset multi-millionaire. Flying off to exotic holiday destinations several times a year. Use machinery and technology that could only be dreamt of by previous generations of farmers here let alone anyone in the 3rd world.
Have you any idea what its like to sc**** a living like most of the worlds agrarians do? using hand tools often in areas ravaged by droughts and floods more severe than anything ever experienced on the prairies, in areas of political unrest where your family and farm could be wiped out or displaced overnight.

Only 30% of the world's food is produced by industrial agriculture - the rest by peasant agriculture. Give your head a shake if you really think Canada is a tough place to be a farmer.

[Partners]

Local CaseIH dealer got call from RB auction..to see if they wanted to sell anything at their next sale..

Got a good deal on some swathers, so they let a few go.

[oneoff]

Come to think of it; Ritchie Bros does offer "guarantees" to sellers. So the seller isn't really at mercy of auction fans waiting to get a super bargain on big ticket items.

Seemed to me that the Redlands equipment all went for serious money. But then 500,000 to 700,000 per piece when new makes most wonder why anyone but the "major players" are considering continuing in the business. Didn't see much equipment sold over the internet to US destinations.

They may have been in the crowd though.

[Hamloc]

Just took a quick look at the results from the sale today, looks like there is lots of money in farmers pockets.

[farmaholic]

....less for some after today!

[Ache4Acres]

Must be a lot of redhead wannabes out there. Everything was big $$$.