Posted by Bruce from Can. on February 08, 2018 at 07:31:33 from (76.69.31.140):
Thread below about greatest obstacles facing farm profitability got me to thinking after reading many replies. I don't believe there truly is anyone thing we can pin the lack of profit to. High land prices, better deals on volume buying for larger operations, Immigrants coming from other countries with suit cases full of money, BTO style farms, lack of farm workers that will work and know how, and low or below cost of production prices paid for farm products, the list goes on and is long. Even if every farmer started with the same size farm, with the same quality of land and the same debt load. In a few years some of these farmers would be having a tough time making a profit, and maybe going broke. While other farmers would be showing good profit , and looking to expand their farms. There are many reasons for this , and they do apply to our current farm scene. Some people are just better suited both physically and mentally to the work and stress of running a farm. If it was easy , everyone could do it , fits well here. The folks that see the most success are not necessarily those that have the largest farms , or the best start, but those that can be the most committed , innovative, willing to adopt new ideas, and make them work on their farms. A huge bonus comes also from having a wife that will stand with you and work hard to achieve the goals of making the farm profitable . It also is a big advantage if the farmer is a big strong man that has the natural size and strength to work far harder , and longer than the average man. This being said , I have seen big fellas with bad backs, or knees, and wiry little guys that seem to do every thing, but there is no substitute for horse power. Business decisions ,management skills all play a roll. But no one can continue to produce a product off of their farm , if the cost of producing the product is greater then the price they can market their product for. It is silly to think that farmers in developed countries should have to compete with products coming from third world nations, or countries that will pay their farmers to grow crops/livestock at a loss , and dump them onto the world market. The solution to farm profit is indeed complex , and rooted in politics , and we are not going to talk about that on YT. That's enough philosophizing for me for one day, I am going back to the barn and do some thing I am good at , forking manure!! Bruce
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