tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post7185043319003388817..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: Lessons LearnedEd Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-18250654696885062952010-07-22T09:44:09.055-04:002010-07-22T09:44:09.055-04:00My point exactly!
Of course they don't want to...My point exactly!<br />Of course they don't want to talk to chipper enthusiastic and successful farmers either!buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-39365342825804313622010-07-21T18:11:05.627-04:002010-07-21T18:11:05.627-04:00That makes a lot of sense and I see your point. I...That makes a lot of sense and I see your point. It is no fun to talk to "beat up" farmers, they have just been beat too much for me to be comfortable with. I empathize but that is not where I am at.Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-5890952426288277902010-07-21T09:39:41.103-04:002010-07-21T09:39:41.103-04:00I think it is easier to start from scratch than to...I think it is easier to start from scratch than to rebuild after some bad years. Your example would be coming from ag education and getting to put into practice all you have been teaching, or a someone starting a new farm. Being undercapitalized and perhaps a bit over-extended it hard on the mental state which is key to making it all work. It is that attention to detail, "being on top of things" that gets you into the frame of mind that gets that little extra out that makes the profit!buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-66935800101191998422010-07-21T06:26:02.090-04:002010-07-21T06:26:02.090-04:00But you have to start somewhere, Budde, how can yo...But you have to start somewhere, Budde, how can you farm it when you know you are going to end up like this? Yes, it is mindset. Maybe I came into this with a whole different mindset because of my background and experience? I can honestly say I have never NOT improved a field I farmed. Not one got me but some just made more money than others.Ed Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-72955714270637230822010-07-20T09:50:14.589-04:002010-07-20T09:50:14.589-04:00But the BP oil spill is an object lesson in corrup...But the BP oil spill is an object lesson in corruption, the inability of bureaucracy to fix anything, the uselessness of excess regulation, and most importantly, the is not the same America that won WWII.<br />I know all about that field. We have a farm just like it. It is too hard to come up with the cash to boost the fertility, to buy the lime, soil testing just makes you depressed, you can't afford tile, you can't visualize success. It is harder to fix a problem that to start over from scratch. So perhaps the problem is in the farmer mindset. Perhaps there are parallels...buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.com