First time in a long while

Posted by notjustair on July 04, 2016 at 20:56:48 from (70.195.3.102):

I have NO breeding stock in any hog house. I decided a couple of years ago I wasn't going to replace aged sows and would be phasing out the hog side of my operation. I grew up hog farming and have always had farrow to finish since I have farmed. The markets just stink. I rode it out for a while but I decided I was getting out. The last boar left tonight. I still have all of this year's feeders but I will be hogless for winter.

I'm already regretting it but I'm not sure why. Lol.

I still have 1000 acres to farm and have picked up more hay ground and added quite a few more cattle to the mix. I just didn't see hogs being the financial benefit they were to us in the 80's. Maybe my mind will change when those pens are all empty but I can just as easy have calving heifers in those pens. Being diversified in the upcoming years will be an asset, but I don't see hogs helping out. Not when you are one of just a couple of operations in the county.

Maybe knowing I don't have to slog through the mud every time it rains will offset things.

Replies:

• Re: First time in a long while jacksun65 12:48:06 07/05/16 (0)
• Re: First time in a long while farmerwithmutt 06:57:39 07/05/16 (0)
• Re: First time in a long while showcrop 04:49:51 07/05/16 (0)
• Re: First time in a long while WAYNE-N-TX 04:46:12 07/05/16 (0)
• Re: First time in a long while Bruce from Can. 03:09:29 07/05/16 (0)
• Re: First time in a long while Bill VA 02:27:20 07/05/16 (1)
  • Re: First time in a long while notjustair 05:35:57 07/05/16 (0)
• Re: First time in a long while JD Seller 22:20:58 07/04/16 (0)
• Re: First time in a long while Greg1959 21:05:08 07/04/16 (0)

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