Friday Crop report third week of January, god it's cold.

[SASKFARMER]

Wow, the brass monkey is looking for his balls. Wow, it's cold today but no wind. Reminds me of when I was in high school, it would be shut down, so a buddy and I would take the sleds to the creek and have a great day of sledding.

Brandon Ag Days was great lots to see.

One common theme this year is that no crops make a profit so we're farming for nothing. Fert up every day this week.

Ag Canada's decision to close research and cut jobs is a bad thing. Liberals may cut the 19 billion to consultants or foreign aid. Best wheat varieties come out of some of these places and once they are gone its going to be the same as ****ing canola, shit once they get established but we pay.

Canola up a few pennies. China git to dump 49000 EV cars we get a pinky swear they will buy. Liberals are useless at negotiations but our media makes them seem like rock stars.

Big AG BTOs I think are having a really tough time, or investors have had enough? Land sales, etc. Realignment. I'm guessing massive multiple deals will be done. Manitoba now has one Deere dealer.

One common thread is that all the Big Dogs use the Scotia Bank now. There is a nice big branch in the Cayman Islands.

Again you ask why did I come home? Well my mom is in her 90s, flights are easy to get here from Orlando to Minneapolis. But also a land deal at home for some dirt I farmed years ago then seeded last year on a one year deal. It sold for $700,000.00 to the new owner enjoy I know it was a phenomenal Canola crop but that was a lucky lucky thing. It did help my net worth increase so thanks.

The other larger land sale still hasn't changed hands after 40-plus days.

Funeral on Saturday of a great guy who delivered propane to our farm.

Ah it's cold let's have a drink.

Hot Buttered Rum

This is like drinking a boozy, spiced cookie in liquid form—rich, buttery, and deeply warming. It’s a classic winter warmer that feels luxurious for a Friday treat.

Simple recipe (1 serving):

• 2 oz dark rum (Jamaican or spiced rum works great)

• 1–2 tsp softened butter

• 1 tbsp brown sugar or demerara syrup

• Pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice (or a pre-mixed pumpkin pie spice)

• 6–8 oz hot water (or hot apple cider for extra flavor)

• Optional: splash of vanilla extract or a cinnamon stick for garnish

Muddle the butter, sugar, and spices in your mug to form a paste. Pour in the hot rum (pre-warmed if you like), then top with hot water/cider and stir until everything melts together. Garnish with a cinnamon stick or grated nutmeg. It’s velvety, sweet-spicy, and ridiculously comforting.

Later I have two loads to Yorkton loaded in the heated shop heading out now.


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[Herc]

What was assessment of that $700k land? Last stuff that traded nearby was 2.5-2.6x assessment. Put it at close to a million on some and 1.2 million on the other.

[farmaholic]

The buyer got 236 titled(213 cultivated) for $700K.
$2966/ titled acre.
$3286/ cultivated acre.
The assessment for the full quarter was 305500. The partial quarter hasn't been assigned assessment yet(probably because of the subdivision to remove the yard and afew more acres)The 84 acres with house and yard only sold for $255,000. Seems cheap but I don't know anything about it.

I was watching out of interest.
Wondered if SF3 was interested.

[SASKFARMER]

We seeded it trust me the guy paid a good price. The yard is a t shaped Cooley their is poor dirt under the huge bush a spring feeds it. So yea my stuff south by town is a million plus

[rumrocks]

I see the effects of the irresponsible spending of Trudeau and Freeland are showing up as cuts and layoffs are happening at Scott, Indian Head, Lacombe, Guelph as well one in Quebec and New Brunswick. 665 positions and 1000 in the climate change offices.

[bucket]

[QUOTE=rumrocks;n829592]I see the effects of the irresponsible spending of Trudeau and Freeland are showing up as cuts and layoffs are happening at Scott, Indian Head, Lacombe, Guelph as well one in Quebec and New Brunswick. 665 positions and 1000 in the climate change offices.[/QUOTE


Billions blown on ukraine , who is a competitor in our grain markets, and this group of Elbozos decide to reduce our competiveness by doing stupid stuff like this

[RD414]

So by laying off these people, do we lose our public breeding on cereals. And by default, seed growers will say we have u covered, but we will be using the canola seed sales platform. Makes sense why our local seed farm are strong liberals.

[bucket]

So by laying off these people, do we lose our public breeding on cereals. And by default, seed growers will say we have u covered, but we will be using the canola seed sales platform. Makes sense why our local seed farm are strong liberals.

Have you ever noticed the smallest groups get the most attention with governments.

2 obvious examples:

1. Dairy farms are well supported.
2. In Saskatchewan , irrigation farmers are well supported. $40/acre/year

Meanwhile the average farmer is ignored , while some large farms attract attention of media . The media that doesn't report what is actually going on and the impact these types of things have on the average farm.

[SASKFARMER]

It’s so true. They focus on the smallest group and hope the largest can manage on their own.
That comment on the Canola model really freaks me out. About two weeks ago, a top wheat breeder left Ag Canada without any explanation. I think he was the one who brought us Brandon, which took us to a whole new level. Handing plant breeding over to the sharks is terrible. Canola really messed us up. How does a tech get a lifetime exemption?

[SASKFARMER]

It’s a cold day for hauling, but it’s the kind of day you appreciate having a heated shop. The second set of loads are gone, but one automatic truck is down with an air dryer that needs replacing hopefully just the filter. They have one in town but wont arrive till later today. Ah winter is so much fun.

Fire up the Jet this guy is out of here this weekend.