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Post by thirsty on Sept 19, 2011 11:48:06 GMT -5
Is alfalfa roughly worth $150/ton up there? Expenses on putting up 2 ton of alfalfa per year are nominal.... We are looking at 75-85 dollars a ton over here in Alberta. I'm willing to bet its about the same in Sask. |
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Post by looter on Sept 20, 2011 14:46:16 GMT -5
Does anybody here have a good idea on the VARIABLE cost of putting up two tons of alfalfa?? I'm assuming one cutting?
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Post by looter on Sept 21, 2011 3:30:48 GMT -5
Methinks custom windrowing = $12/acre and custom baling = $10/acre. At least in my little corner of the woods.
A man with a 2 ton/acre goal isn't spending much at all on it. Your variable cost is all of $25/acre?? So if you can book $150/acre gross on land that costs how much? You are winning the bloody lottery!
If I farmed in ND I would put my entire place to alfalfa. They have too much climate risk for crops IMHO. They are too wet in the spring, freeze to early in fall, and HRS can get scab to no end.
You can avoid the whole Canadian Wheat Commie Board by going alfalfa. Just have somebody put it up on shares. Sell your 1/3rd and laugh your ass off.
What ideas do you guys have?
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Post by thirsty on Sept 21, 2011 8:24:30 GMT -5
That's what I am looking for, advice and guidance. I don't think I really want to farm or ranch, I already have a life sucking, soul destroying job I don't need two of them! Hay would be all right, I don't think it would be a considerable expense nor unjustified to buy the equipment to swath and bale it on my own. The time expense is important, hay works cuz it would take up the least amount, and I'm more in this for the investment thru price appreciation than anything. On the other hand, renting out land for a third cut also interests me. I would say some of that irrigated stuff I see around 1500 an acre with pivot would make sense. I think the real opportunity is in buying closer to the population centers, price aprreciation due to development pressures would be a twin tailwind, I don't expect saskatoon or regina to fall in population any more, quite the opposite.
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Post by thirsty on Sept 21, 2011 8:27:16 GMT -5
I think it is rare to see anybody get two crops of anything in the same season. If I recall correctly, I think some irrigated and/or hay has that opportunity but only in select areas that don't get ice age till mid May.
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