Spring flax

[farmaholic]

If you hate it that much I would re-focus on what you like doing.
There's more than one way to use land to make a living without supporting a bunch of parasites and still taking all the risk.
Ask Hobbyfrmr.

[wmoebis]

Too many kicks in the head the last 14 years. I’m done. I just don’t know how to become done.

All I want is to fence it all. Having gotten a taste of another way to farm, makes it more intense. Came home off the combine, fed the sheep and watched jumping lambs; immediately relaxed and de stressed. Packed up an order of chops and ground lamb for a store, put MY prices on it, and felt appreciated and like what i do matters to someone.

I’ve been at this grain for 28 years. It seems like I’ve gotten nowhere. Working alone, thinking alone, stressing alone takes its toll. A schwack of bad crops takes its toll. When it gets so you hate every single minute you are grain farming, it sucks. For my wife, my kids, it is hard. Just venting, sorry.

I guess I just stay the course, seed more down as I can afford, fence more as I can afford. Maybe next year I rent some out.

Anyone want to run a combine for me today, so I don’t have to? Lol

The hardest part of making change is making the decision to change. Once you make that, the rest comes easier.

[jazz]

Flax is frustrating at the best of times. Everybody has had a wreck in that crop.

You certainly arent the only one.

[Sheepwheat]

Flax is frustrating at the best of times. Everybody has had a wreck in that crop.

You certainly arent the only one.

I have had multiple wrecks is the problem.

Years of wrecks: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019.

Those years saw either yields in the single digits, overwintered crops that ended up a disaster, or no yield at all due to not seeding due to too wet.

Prior to that, I would have classed myself as in the top 5 per cent producer.

[Sheepwheat]

The hardest part of making change is making the decision to change. Once you make that, the rest comes easier.

I’ve more than made the decision, but I don’t know how to seal the deal so to speak? Trying to do the sheep debt free. So it is hard to cash flow a bunch of fences etc. There are other factors involved that make things a bit dicey as well, but I am not gunna share a bunch of private info you know?

[GOODRUM]

It’s hard to keep your head up sometimes, more so lately. It’s not what she used to be.
Your not alone sheep

[Sheepwheat]

If you hate it that much I would re-focus on what you like doing.
There's more than one way to use land to make a living without supporting a bunch of parasites and still taking all the risk.
Ask Hobbyfrmr.

Totally refocusing. It is the how to get there part that I struggle with. But overall, it is a deeper issue, lots of things involved. When you are nearly weeping for a whole day out in the combine because you feel you have wasted 28 years of your life to end up with more kicks in the teeth, and you don’t even want to share with your wife anymore, because it stresses her out too, I thought I would vent on here. It has been helpful. Just to spew out my venom and anxiety. To someone. I have no one really to talk to around here, at least who might even sort of understand. Agriville is kind of the same. It is hard for folks, and don’t get me wrong here, but it is probably hard for those who have done quite well financially, had help all along, never worked alone, and I mean ALONE, to understand.

But still I vent, and I appreciate input regardless.

[Sodbuster]

Last flax I grew was in 2013, combined it in 2014, on a positive note it usually combines and burns great in the spring but you lose at least 10% by weight. Good luck with the rest of your harvest and don't let it get you down.

[Sheepwheat]

It’s hard to keep your head up sometimes, more so lately. It’s not what she used to be.
Your not alone sheep

Yeah, I hate that expression, keep your head up! Lol, I’m done keeping my head up. I want change, I am working towards it, I just don’t know how to do it smoothly and with quicker results.

[tubs]

Sheepwheat I feel for you. We all had bad years but it gets to you if you have them in a row all the programs in the world won't help you. I think your on the right track with the sheep marketing on your own. You don't need to make piles of money to be happy. Do something you enjoy!