Go back to Europe? One German just moved to SK. The German still trying to sell is going to the coast. German north of town is now an EMT. His brother was in court last year for animal neglect. Scottish ex grain farmer drives a school bus and teaches driving. I could go on but you get the point.
You are right in that many come here (MB) thinking land is sooo cheap, let's buy lots. But the trouble really starts when they use methods from Europe that don't work well here. Very high fertility for example, and we don't have growth regulators. Some have imported strange and expensive tillage units that can't handle rocks. Marketing and understanding our grain pricing has been a challenge for many.
The successful immigrants that have stuck to their knowledge base if in dairy, or feathers, or perhaps raise Luing cattle which will carve out a niche have done well. The ones that can do it better than we can just because they're from Europe or thought their money wouldn't run out are gone.
You are right in that many come here (MB) thinking land is sooo cheap, let's buy lots. But the trouble really starts when they use methods from Europe that don't work well here. Very high fertility for example, and we don't have growth regulators. Some have imported strange and expensive tillage units that can't handle rocks. Marketing and understanding our grain pricing has been a challenge for many.
The successful immigrants that have stuck to their knowledge base if in dairy, or feathers, or perhaps raise Luing cattle which will carve out a niche have done well. The ones that can do it better than we can just because they're from Europe or thought their money wouldn't run out are gone.
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