central - east central Minnesota - | jbgruver - 1/18/2013 08:08 In response to a question that I had posted on Ag Talk, a farmer from central IL sent me the following message in December 2009. "A longtime tenant lost the land when he lost out on a bidding war for rights to farm the land. The farm manager claimed that it wasn't about the money- it just happened to go to the highest bidder. The present operators come in from 45 miles away. This fall, it was all combined in rain or drizzle and has the slam, bam, thankyou ma'am look to it. Herman would roll over in his grave if he saw and knew how *redacted* was running things. That is not the best ground around, but it's amazing what he accomplished with what he had." *********************************
**** Are any of you familiar with this specific situation or similar situations? Situations where land was significantly improved through attentive management and then turned over to a farmer with very different priorities. *** What is the current status of the land where Francis Childs farmed in IA? Joel WIU Agriculture
Unforturently, yes, many, many cases of wham, bam - done, move on to next field . . . .
Time is of the essence and getting things harvested (rain, snow or shine) takes the priority - can "fix" the soil later . . . . . . .
On a side note - thank you ! For bring this info forward. Another examle of you demonstrateing leadership buy sharing all your experences via this new medium - the internet. Thanks again Joel! |
current status of Herman Warsaw's land
