tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post1518594627097719670..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: Farming Is HARD BusinessEd Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-5072530328108512192023-10-28T14:32:09.805-04:002023-10-28T14:32:09.805-04:00Greaat read thanksGreaat read thanksBig Breakhttps://medium.com/@BigBreak101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-44258717656723923722015-02-15T14:29:58.294-05:002015-02-15T14:29:58.294-05:00Thanks Kevin, that made my day.
It truly is in my...Thanks Kevin, that made my day.<br /><br />It truly is in my blood!Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-40659471153539174092015-02-13T18:56:52.179-05:002015-02-13T18:56:52.179-05:00Ed , I understand your love of the "farm"...Ed , I understand your love of the "farm" as my Dad was a full time farmer from 15 yrs. old until he had his first bought of Colon Cancer at 78 and other than a few short trips never missed a day from feeding or doing something . Like yourself he was a very devout Christian and was not scared of death and actually had a few "revelations" near the end that he shared . He needed a biopsy during wheat harvest for non-hodgins lymphobia and things went wrong at it and he was put on a ventilator and could not speak but wrote on a piece of paper asking for his Bible and if we were loading trucks in the field for wheat. As we were loading the last truck load of the wheat in the field we got a call that he had removed his ventilator and would pass soon . Coincidentally he passed at 4:10 pm and at the same hospital at the same time a baby boy was born who was adopted by a young lady my Dad admired who was childless . Now back too farming is hard ,life is hard....like my late neigbour always said you just need enough too be around next yr. Ed / LuAnne take care of your selfs & your health issues and the farm will take care ot itself. Wishing you a speedy recovery Ed,---kevin in OntarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-29270433108448788822015-02-13T08:58:10.985-05:002015-02-13T08:58:10.985-05:00Problem is that the industry is taking advantage o...Problem is that the industry is taking advantage on these farmers who own their farm and land, and love their job and lifestyle. Being forced to work off the farm to pay the bills is a serious sign that this business is profoundly flawed. Not having enough advance cash (at least after a few years) to finance operations is another.<br /><br />Sorry to say, but growing crops at a cost you can't control (inputs) and selling at a price you can't control either is dumb, dumb, dumb. You've got to find other ways to reduce costs or add value instead of selling raw stuff to the elevator for peanuts. Growing low value animal feed or industrial crops instead of human food is also something that just can't make money for the average farmer. The industry buys crops by the train load, they already don't care much about quality when it's human food, they care even less for animal feed and will never pay top price for it. Having global commodity prices determined by how the market wants to play it does not help either. Today, in order to make money, the farmers need to play the market too, a whole different job.<br /><br />It's not as dire and simple as I paint it, but you know how I like to provoke...Chimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601975288198239103noreply@blogger.com