I am all for low prices. Yes I will loose,, or just break even for a year or two. Never seen anything different in raising beef. I have never lived any other way than to be frugal. Buy older/broken equipment the big boys throw away and bring it home and that's my "new" tractor, rake, baler ect. I lost Over 250 hundred acres of rented ground in a three year period. One piece at a time to big shot, big rollers who had the banker man in their back pocket. Time for them to bleed out and make room for some smaller guys who kept their financial house in order. When times a rough this is the time for little guys to make improvements. Maybe a good deal at an auction. Maybe a land lord sick of no rent payment. Maybe a guy down on his luck willing to work a few hours on the farm up the road for a few bucks. I got my start in farming in the early 80s when you could buy iron for pennies on a dollar, and idle land was everywhere. I feel there is positively no need for beef farmers with 1000 head of cattle in a feed lot, but a large need for ten guys with 100. Same for hogs. Each small guy would need repairs and parts from local dealers. Each guy would need a pickup and lawn mower. More money would stay local. If one guy falls he doesn't pull someone else down with him. "Hay MR. BTO,, parties over," time for the hangover. Time for the fella who the others laughed at, or was told to get out of way to start smiling. It was NEVER a good time for debt. When did beef farmers ever have good times for more than a season or two? Sometimes you eat steak, sometimes its the bones n feathers. Tighten your belt,, this going to be one heck of a ride!! When the smoke clears lets see who still standing. Being big sure didn't help the dinosaurs. Grass fed, organic,all natural? Who cares as long as it turns a buck. If your neighbor sells something and it helps him stay afloat why kick him? If He can find a home for organic tobacco that someone else smokes and still gets cancer, more power to him. If someone likes chicken that eats grass n bugs, great sell it to them. Sure beats raising corn and beans at below production cost and crying while in line at the elevator. I support anyone who can think on his own outside of the box. Conventional farmers as a whole have cut our own throats. We have learned how to double our yields while not having more money to spend. When I first started to farm with my Dad we were getting 75-85 bu average on our corn. Same ground now yields 150-160 bu. easy. Double the money,but triple the costs. Who's making the money now? So how did we tackle this problem? We add 1000 acres. Now we need bigger sheller, bigger planter, bigger everything. Just to sell corn for a loss. Time for a good old fashioned blood bath. The pendulum swung way to the positive side with beef prices. Now it must swing back. Its going to suck for a while. Sorry, I did not intend to aim these statements directly at anyone on this board. I hope each of you are able to have a safe and successful season. I hope all works out well for seasons to come ,,, Al
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