@DamianPMason@FoxBusiness Does farming suck right now for some yes, does anyone but you make you have your fixed costs so high that you can’t weather a storm no. Sm sucks when it comes to fear mongering wish people would share more positives even when they are hard to come by.
@MattHintz3@CBKimbrell That’s the best part about capitalism everyone can have as much or little risk as they’d like but the ones who didn’t risk it can’t be mad or blame the ones who did and won. This seems to be the stance of a lot of young people not just in ag but in general.
@CBKimbrell@MattHintz3 I guess my mindset through this thread has been. Anything is possible if you want it to be you just have to be willing to obsess about it to achieve it.
@CBKimbrell@MattHintz3 What has helped us is turning our own wrenches and running 10-12yr old equipment. Being 3rd owners you don’t have near the depreciation costs and thus allows us to have a mostly paid for lineup on 4400ac.
@MattHintz3@CBKimbrell I’ve bought twice and built a new house and shop on one piece I just turned 33. No inheritance. Started 11 yrs ago and live poor.
@Bkitch1Bodie If you’re worried about labor just have one for corn and one for beans. If you look at the absolute ass kicking guys are taking on 1-3yr old machines right now it doesn’t take many ac to pay for an older second machine.
@BradyD78@speerman42 In our little spot on the map our county will be 25bu better than county aph. Soybeans will be 30-50% better than last 3yrs as well.
@iamyourfarmer Listened to David hula speak about 7 yrs ago said he always splits the planter to limit risk. I listened and every field of corn we plant is always 2 hybrids. 13841 is going to help pollinate my 13777…hopefully.
@TheMaineWonk All those companies still have to pay state and federal payroll taxes which would be hundreds of millions of dollars. Which funds social security and Medicare.