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crsutton81

crsutton81

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Made a start cutting and chiseling tobacco ground this week. Maybe we can finish up by the weekend then move on into corn land. It's the only time in my life that I haven't had any enthusiasm at all about starting another crop. Sure hope we all get a good season to get out of this mess we're fixing to enter.
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Sure looks dry for this time of the year. I am in tobacco country big time in W. Ky. but there is no way you could get in our fields. You must be south, maybe the Carolinas.
 
Last year Iowa farm ground prices went up 27 percent, far more than the value of the crops raised on that same land last year. Farm cycles are always up and down, lately more up than down. The last few years have been good and last year was great for farm income, can't that carry you over a bad year or two?

Hang in there.
 
Its an old but wise saying CR to plan for the worst and hope for the best. After the last 2 years of uncertainty and adding increasing costs and shortages of many farming needs this season, a new saying and alot of praying will be needed. Best of luck. We the same problems as you here only on a much smaller scale. It's too wet here to move any dirt now.
 
It has really dried out the last 2 weeks. We've had several windy and drying days to aid in drydown. Temps got into the upper 70's today with a forecast of it warming up more before a front moves through. You're definitely right about the praying part. Just heard from the tobacco contract announcement Monday on how many pounds we'll receive this year. It'll be the same as last year but they haven't decided on the price per pound for each grade yet. I sure hope they think long and hard on that and take into account the new cost of LP gas and labor.
 
Ss55, the problem we're having is our weather patterns have gotten on the wild side lately. The last 2 years, we have started out the season in drought then immediately switch over to flooding and drowning status. Pretty much what that accomplished was the crops on lighter land burnt up to at least some degree and the better land just drowns from too much rain. We have been getting by but it's a hard pill to swallow to keep working on a borderline margin. Farming has never, and never will, be a quick get rich occupation. There's nothing anyone can do about the weather but accept it and make the best of what ya got. This upcoming season, grain prices would have to double from 2021 to keep close to the same profit margin yet inputs have tripled. That quickly closes up the gap on any profit potential. It's just discouraging to know beforehand that probably at best you may break even after busting your butt all year...assuming we don't receive a hurricane that nips everything in the bud for us being somewhat close to the coast. Sorry if this got too long winded.
 
For your sake I hope the tobacco buyers don't get too cute nickel and diming yall growers to death on the prices. There is much unknown that can happen now in an instant or over the next months that can change things in a hurry.
 
Its warmed up to 3 degrees F today, after -9 over night. At least the sun was out and tge wind was down so it didnt feel too bad outside. And we only got 3-4 inches of snow, not the 9 inches they forecast.

I can hope for a spring and tractor driving in 6-8 weeks.

Paul
 
They can and have used that trick after they have set the prices, but the company agronomist has ridden around looking at the upcoming crop prior to purchasing it. It's nothing unusual for an unknown vehicle to pull up and watch us taking out and baling it up.
 
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