Combines Ag Issue Info

[Deadduck]

Good point on the no-till with erodible land. It does allow a lot of it to be farmed now. Our situations are quite different. I'm in northern louisiana, and most of the CRP land around here is required to be planted in trees. It can be pine or hardwood. Most of the pine plantations are managed for pulp wood production, with the first thinning occuring at about 10-12 years. The hardwood land is usually just planted and forgotten, with dense undergrowth occuring in just a very few years. By the time the program expires, it is very expensive to put back into production, and it is worth quite a bit for hunting. In North Dakota, I'm sure most of the land goes into more of a prairie grassland program, so it would be much easier to farm after the program expires.

 

[mag325]

Not only the grain but the soybeans. The soydiesel will be getting more popular and cheaper in the future. I am think of this more for the futures sake. The technology still has to be perfected yet as does everything else. I am thinking of this because if we can produce soydiesel cheaper then it would be very benificial to the whole agriculture community. I like this idea becasue of the cleaner emissions that the soydiesel has. I think this is right. Overgrazing does choke out the cool season grass and lets the warm season grasses take over. That I will agree on.

 

[rightsaidfred]

I wonder how many bushels were idled with CRP. Around here the CRP I've seen is marginal land to start with, and I would guess it accounts for 1% of our county production.

 

[nebraska_farmer]

no..but if you break the contract before it's up, you have to pay back the money.