East Central South Dakota | I hate to even post this as it is morally wrong, but I have seen it all to often. This frost will push some into a revenue loss and combine speed goes from 3 mph to 7 mph where the beans aren't sickling and being drove over. Also harvest seems to become late so beans are all popping. Why ? ? ? A government owned insurance bean pays $11.29 on the ground and a harvested bean pays $8.85. For every bushel laying on the ground you make $2.44. 5 bushels is $12.20/acre.
I do not think this poor attitude is wide spread, but it does exist and I have seen it. "Government owned bushels" phrase makes you shake your head.
One of the many unintended results of federal crop insurance, like higher rent, higher land costs and higher input costs in general.
Hope I am dead wrong-------but pretty sure the attitude exists-----and tight money flow and margins push integrity and character. Don't be that guy and go after every bushel. |
Frost loss will be at harvest.............
