nc ks | tmrand - 1/17/2026 09:40
I guess I can still hash over the "tough times" angle.
Perhaps I'm just like the folks in the Alabama song that have always been too poor to tell. Economic wise.........we're about the same today as we were when corn was $7. Back then it was so damn dry here we couldn't grow any. Went over 4 years with less than 5" average annual rainfall. This year we grew a somewhat average to better crop. I made more money this year then I did back in the glory days of $7 corn.
Anyway............it's certainly never been about money for me. So perhaps I'm a bit off my rocker. And as of today........we're going to slowly transition back to more cows. Cheap land, and owning it, here, I reckon allows those kind of decisions to happen. I'm not going to buy a bunch of cows though. I'll just retain most of my heifers so that it happens gradually. And hopefully protects me from the proverbial rug pull.
No kidding on not having the grain to sell when prices are good. We have invested heavily in irrigation since then so....hopefully next time we can participate. Lol. But like you mention, we feel like we are selling $7 corn and $19 beans this year compared to the last few because we actually grew our aph or a little better for a change. We kind of feel like we are coming out of our slump instead of heading into it like the cornbelt seems to be talking. We have survived very well on scraps for several years. If we can raise the conservatively expected bushels a second year in a row, the sky's the limit. Ha. We also don't have very expensive tastes on things that don't immediately make you money. I just bought a 2019 heavy pu with 100k miles and I'm slightly embarrassed on the splurge.
Edited by kb ag 1/17/2026 10:59
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What do you really want out of ag?
