[Harmless Teddy Bear]

As a farmer though I wouldn't mind higher prices at all.

I wouldn't mind higher wages either.

Truth is that if you are growing something like corn or wheat and not doing it big time then you aren't going to make much money because of the slim margin of profit combined with the cost of transportation.

You could do what the founders did and convert your product into a product with a higher profit margin that is easier to transport. :)

[blackdog]

My co-op last growing season had so much corn, they had to store three million bushels on the ground. This year seems to be a bit more balanced between beans and corn.

I on the other hand am at the mercy of the highest hay prices in decades due to the most horrible crop following a cold dry winter in Wisconsin. Things are so bad I'm feeding corn stalks this year. Dry matter will not go back into the soil this winter I'll tell ya. I have a neighbor who is even using soybean stover as silage. Many hayfields died out after first crop this year.

[tiki]

We already grow produce for a niche market and that is where we make our money. Cotton and grains just don't do it nowadays. We grow some grains as a break even rotation crop and some new varieties of cotton that yeild much more than conventional cottons used to.