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If you are hauling grain in too the elevator today , swing on by my apt. wagons ,straight trucks semi's , no matter
October 28, 2019, 01:02 PM
bendableIf you are hauling grain in too the elevator today , swing on by my apt. wagons ,straight trucks semi's , no matter
everyone else between elkhart and denver is
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October 28, 2019, 01:47 PM
ggileLOL! I think they're driving by my place on their way....
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October 28, 2019, 02:36 PM
HayesGreenerJust made a week long trip through the Midwest to SD and back for a pheasant hunting trip. Grain trucks everywhere, until northern Alabama then it is cotton trucks and Peanut wagons all the way home.
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October 28, 2019, 03:06 PM
LtJLGrain trucks are one of the sounds of independence
Countries that are not food self sufficient are always vulnerable. I drove grain trucks when I was a kid to the elevator in Hannibal, Mo.
October 28, 2019, 03:22 PM
Sailor1911A Kansas Farmer feeds 112 people and YOU!
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bendablefinally, three days of heavy hauling , the beans are out now. Woo hoo !
next up corn
"Grain trucks are one of the sounds of independence " by LtJl
I am not a farmer , but have lived in this farming community for 11 years now.
from what I observe,
the days of Independence in farming is long gone, just like 70% of all other life in America.
buying a seed and picking the crop , in no way cuts it these days.
Dependence on seed companies and their engineering andchemistry is huge.
Dependence on fertilizer companies and their engineers and chemistry is huge is well
Dependence the pest control and herbicide companies engineers is Huge.
then
There is the machinery of today , not only the hardware that do the heavy lifting but the soft ware and the telemetry that goes with the combines, planters, tractors and sprayers.
the farmers dependence on all of this is HUGE !
One farmer with 4000 acres to plant and pick needs 60 different contacts or apps. phone numbers or email address at arms length to exist.
thats to get it in and out , then there are the bankers the brokers, the lawyers , the tax people, the insurance companies , the elevators,
perhaps trucking companies or barge shippers .
I can't even begin to understand the complexities .
oh and then the politics
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October 29, 2019, 04:44 PM
midwest guyquote:
Originally posted by bendable:
finally, three days of heavy hauling , the beans are out now. Woo hoo !
next up corn
"Grain trucks are one of the sounds of independence " by LtJl
I am not a farmer , but have lived in this farming community for 11 years now.
from what I observe,
the days of Independence in farming is long gone, just like 70% of all other life in America.
buying a seed and picking the crop , in no way cuts it these days.
Dependence on seed companies and their engineering andchemistry is huge.
Dependence on fertilizer companies and their engineers and chemistry is huge is well
Dependence the pest control and herbicide companies engineers is Huge.
then
There is the machinery of today , not only the hardware that do the heavy lifting but the soft ware and the telemetry that goes with the combines, planters, tractors and sprayers.
the farmers dependence on all of this is HUGE !
One farmer with 4000 acres to plant and pick needs 60 different contacts or apps. phone numbers or email address at arms length to exist.
thats to get it in and out , then there are the bankers the brokers, the lawyers , the tax people, the insurance companies , the elevators,
perhaps trucking companies or barge shippers .
I can't even begin to understand the complexities .
oh and then the politics
I’ve been involved in farming my entire life and the reality is it’s the most Socialist subsidized supported business in this country!MG
October 29, 2019, 05:42 PM
KrazeehorseWatch out for Bambi when you're driving. They will really be on the move.
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October 29, 2019, 10:31 PM
signewtmy immigrant grand dad plowed the homestead with horses circa 1900-1920 or so, then steam donkeys for a couple decades. Stories he told were plenty complex in era before electricity or diesel equipment.
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October 29, 2019, 10:33 PM
FN in MTWe (the good ol US of A) are amazing Farmers.
Out here it's grain haulers constantly, then in the Fall cattle haulers.
October 30, 2019, 09:44 AM
bendablesome of the best people I know are farmers.
but you gotta wonder just a little bit about them ,
they choose to go in too a business that they know will need assistance from the federal government,
growing 55% more stuff than anyone in this country needs or wants
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October 30, 2019, 06:23 PM
VanwallI live a block from the local elevator. Lots of trucks and tractors.
Sounds like thunder when they go by emptying rumbling.
October 31, 2019, 07:11 AM
Hay2balequote:
Originally posted by bendable:
some of the best people I know are farmers.
but you gotta wonder just a little bit about them ,
they choose to go in too a business that they know will need assistance from the federal government,
growing 55% more stuff than anyone in this country needs or wants
Most farmers kind of feel like feeding hungry people is a pretty good way to live a life. Even if the hungry people are in another country.
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October 31, 2019, 08:35 AM
92fstechI live in the middle of bean and cornfields. They rotate crops every year. There are three grain elevators between my house and our church, and its only a 4 minute drive. We have semis, tractors, and combines (heck, even Amish buggies and horses pulling wagons) all over the roads year-round, especially now, and it doesn't bother me one bit. You just pull off to the side to let the guy in the combine squeeze by, or wait for an opening to pass the tractor safely, give a friendly wave and get one in return.
My last night at work I had to chase a loose cow off the road and back into a pasture in a torrential downpour at 5:00am. We temporarily repaired the fence line with caution tape. Loose cows are not uncommon Once we had to corral a herd of bison that got loose and were walking/running down the middle of a state highway at 2:00am. All part of working in a small town.
I'll take this type of traffic over city traffic and urban sprawl any day of the week. Solid hard-working people, and it contributes to the local economy. I've got no personal connection with the AG industry, but I'm always happy to see our farmers having a good year.
October 31, 2019, 10:01 AM
VeeperBendable, please don't ever change. I don't respond to your threads often but they're required reading for me.
You're just the best.
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bendablequote:
but I'm always happy to see our farmers having a good year.
yeah , it's a good thing , I agree.
this year ended up being about 45% better than they thought it would be ( last june)
that wet spring had people all kinds of antsey
I have been putting up with the spring and fall ag traffic for a long time now, I am semi used to it.
6 weeks out of the year is tollerable
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October 31, 2019, 06:08 PM
ZSMICHAELquote:
I have been putting up with the spring and fall ag traffic for a long time now, I am semi used to it.
6 weeks out of the year is tollerable
^^^^^
The breadbasket of our nation. It is a good thing. BTW thanks for the Thorlo reminder. Gotta stock up again.
November 02, 2019, 06:05 PM
bendablequote:
Originally posted by Sailor1911:
A Kansas Farmer feeds 112 people and YOU!
which is a good bumper sticker ,
then you start to wondering.
Does that mean that ; Gary and Jerri , ( down in kansas)
Haul a 100 bushel of fruits and vegetables in to the local food pantry ? in the fall
or does that , mean that they send 160 bushel of wheat to the grain elevator to be sent across the globe (Which someone pays them for)
or does that mean that they send a check for $90.00 to the pantry at the church which is tax deductible?
or does it mean that he helps pay the wages for the 45 people and their families ,that he is dependent upon to do what he wants to do in life ?
see its all a little vague
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