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Are ethanol and crop insurance hurting the young farmer?
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Posted 1/25/2019 14:54 (#7272092 - in reply to #7271992)
Subject: RE: Are ethanol and crop insurance hurting the young farmer?


South West MN
Brahamfireman - 1/25/2019 13:51

I'll get cattle when I dont have to feed them all winter.

45" on heavy clay makes it real hard to put up hay around here, small squares going for $6 bucks local. I'm not buying hay for that...

Give my $3.50 corn and $9 beans, I'll farm that LONG before I get cows again.


This proves my point. Farms as long as the government subsidizes it. Would quite before cows.

No government programs on cows or pigs yet they still exist. Within 4 miles of me I can think of 4 farms that no longer have livestock since corn went above $2. That is less jobs for the local economy. Less opportunity for young farmers. Lots of young farmers around here have livestock.
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