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Post by sigurdur on Feb 24, 2012 3:38:08 GMT
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Post by glennkoks on Feb 24, 2012 4:00:22 GMT
sigurdur, I saw that. The South American crop yields and developing drought in the upper midwest along with crude topping 108.00 dollars a barrel is not a good omen for world food prices. The weather has never been stable but it certainly seems like we are in a period of worldwide instability and erratic weather paterns. We are having one of the mildest winters ever and Europe just got hit with one of the coldest spells ever.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 26, 2012 0:24:17 GMT
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Post by glennkoks on Feb 26, 2012 1:41:23 GMT
May you get precip in just the right amounts!
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 11, 2012 14:08:01 GMT
Planting time is rapidly approaching. Unless weather trends change, it appears the Upper Great Plains will have a "normal" type of spring, maybe even an early one for a change.
On the whole, an early spring usually results in more corn going in, not only around here, but in the corn belt as well. Oil seed crops will take a back seat unless the market reacts and the futures market tries to buy oil seed acres. Wheat, at current prices, is not an attractive crop, and all kinds of alternatives are being looked at.
Corn carryout is tight, and this year could be a wild ride as far as price discovery.
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 11, 2012 16:02:57 GMT
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Post by curiousgeorge on Mar 11, 2012 16:20:22 GMT
It's a never ending arms race.  |
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Post by trbixler on Mar 11, 2012 17:17:13 GMT
It's a never ending arms race. By involving the EPA sig will be regulated to death. Not good news at all. |
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 11, 2012 17:57:15 GMT
trbixler:
You have no idea of the increased regulations of the past few years. The amount of time I spend on paper work and records has trippled. I am now a tax collector, child support collector, food sanitations specialist, etc etc.
The amount of money that I will have to spend in the next 5 years to keep my operation as it is is approx 55K. Makes me wonder...how did people survive before approx 2006?
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Post by trbixler on Mar 11, 2012 18:11:01 GMT
trbixler: You have no idea of the increased regulations of the past few years. The amount of time I spend on paper work and records has trippled. I am now a tax collector, child support collector, food sanitations specialist, etc etc. The amount of money that I will have to spend in the next 5 years to keep my operation as it is is approx 55K. Makes me wonder...how did people survive before approx 2006? sig I run a business as well and fortunately have a full time HR person as well as an accounting department. If I look at what goes on I have trouble programming. It is really hard to explain to people how much effort it takes to cause any business to survive, especially in this crazy regulation happy government. We actually manufacture a product in Los Angeles California. |
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 11, 2012 19:30:52 GMT
trbixler:
You are doing well to stay in business in California. I commend you.
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Post by ratty on Mar 11, 2012 23:11:21 GMT
trbixler: Don't think about opening a branch here in Australia .....  |
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 12, 2012 2:08:50 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 12, 2012 15:18:33 GMT
We have encountered the six week shift. Temps are below long term means. Soft Red Winter Wheat had some damage from the cold in Kentucky etc last night and the previous night.
Haven't started in the field yet. Areas around me are going, but where I want to put wheat it is still a tad bit too wet. And too early to mud it in......altho......is hard to keep the key out of the ignition.
Prof Osborn gave a presentation at a brokers meeting a few nights ago. He is concerned that we are in a dry pattern, and that things could get interesting as far as moisture before the growing year is done.
He did not see a hot summer per se.
And an interesting side note, he is a modeler. He stated that to make policy decissions, based on model outcome, is absolutely rediculous. He talked about not being able to model clouds, H20 vapor, and that these are the MOST important aspects of trying to write a climate/weather model.
He also stated that the acedemic field needs a wake up call as most of his fellow professors, who are NOT physics trained, think the models are fine.
Hope you are all enjoying your weather.....as this is the only weather that you have.
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 15, 2012 15:43:25 GMT
The cool weather in the corrn belt is not good for the corn that is up. There was a lot of frost damage in Ill, Kentucky, etc.
I know, as a farmer, that it is hard not to get in the field if the soil conditions are dry. The progress of corn planting tho will produce a smaller crop that currently projected.
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