Geno, I had to laugh when it stated that the tractor would stop and resume motion when the weather cleared. Hell that could be 3-4 days later in the spring!
Hopefully it doesn't stop in a low spot....
The problem with all this precision, re-crop, super maximization is that farmers are basically producing themselves right out of a decent price.
Especially bad this year because lots of people (nationwide?) had good moisture. There are piles of grain literally on the ground next to fields around here.
The price of wheat is the same as it was in the 1970's and that is not accounting for inflation.
Luckily equipment doesn't cost much more than it did 40 years ago........
Sam,
I hope you got all your wheat sold before the price fell so hard.
Picturing the tractor stopping in a low spot brought a BIG smile to my face! Thanks for the morning humor.
All these modern "conveniences" have consequences, some unforeseen. The future will be fun to watch..............maybe?
BIG pile of wheat next to the elevators across the river from me. Haven't seen a barge get loaded for well over a week now. Wonder how that pile will hold up as we got a bit of moisture the other night and more is called for (80% chance) on Tues. I guess there's a way to sell it after the sprouting percentage gets too high, but with prices so low that seems like a real losing proposition.
Friend of mine was driving a truck from harvester to bins on the farm. Got laid off a week or two early due to the price drop. I was watching the signs in town and was shocked when I was up there last Mon and saw the prices had dropped so far. Ya'll have grown yourselves out of a banner season....... this year. He's hoping he can pick up some work when the lentils and garbanzos get harvested.
I hope you folks make out OK in this situation. Maybe get yourselves a self driving tractor so you can get a "real" job.
Geno