Fertilizer Price Shock: What Farmers Need to Know This Fall with Josh Linville of
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- In this episode of the Farm4Profit Podcast, we sit down with Josh Linville from @StoneX_Official to dive deep into the current fertilizer market and what it means for farmers this fall. Despite a downturn in commodity prices, fertilizer costs remain stubbornly high, putting serious pressure on farm margins and pushing many operations into the red. Josh breaks down the factors driving these prices, the outlook for the rest of the year, and what strategies farmers can use to navigate these challenging market conditions. Don’t miss this critical conversation that could help you plan ahead and protect your bottom line.
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As a long term strategy, it's most sound to think of soil fertility as a savings account rather than a cash expense. P and K are easy to bank for at least one year, and two if needed. N can be managed via organic matter % the same way. Years 3-5 are for shoestring operators or the most serious crop gamblers.
Good God, what a plethora of information. I am so glad I derive my fertility from cover crops and animals. Organic is far from being a silver bullet, especially being no till. But a 150 bushel crop bringing $7, beats a 250 bushel crop bringing $4. Then factor in the lower cost of production being no till and chem free. Then there is the dollar value of beef and chicken gain, I’m on my crop ground in the spring and fall grazing.
There is a lot of crop failure on my side of the fence. It’s really not stressful though, those acres get moved to the “rest and forage” column, I need those acres for that use anyways. We get some home runs, usually one per year, but I actually preselected way more acres for forage, when combined with what was forced in to it, only half my acres have a cash crop growing. With all the dry dairy cows I have contacted to graze, and the pee wee’s I picked up to grass background, along with my own herd, we’ll be fine.
I’m grateful to be 1% of all farmers in a market where 10% of the consumers want what I produce. I can compete with all the foreign crap they bring in, and still stay afloat.
God bless all farmers.
Glad that works for you. As you said in the end God Bless All Farmers. We need them all.
Bad thing is that government wants to stop you from using your natural fertilizer that comes from your animals, they say it’s poison the gound
I think you hurt their brain with your comment. Your spot on
Anyone going into the 2025 crop with a crop removal rate based fertility program has only themselves to blame if they're going to complain about no money. Doing what you've always done isn't going to work in 2025
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 it will work… they have a back stop. They might lose a little, but will live to fight another day. I don’t care about how they farm, I care about them, and let me tell you, I’ve had my truck keyed and have been called some pretty nasty things. Before that, I was pitied and ridiculed. Told I’d go broke.They don’t care about me.
My dad, aunt and uncle deciding to sell grandpa’s farm pushed me in to this, I choose a little farm over a nice stout spread on the North Shore. I was willing to make the initial hard investment, but from that point, it had to carry its own weight. It did ok and we grew, but it’s every dime I’ve ever earned from farming getting reinvested, and every penny I made over 20 years in a very good paying off farm career is all tied up in this farm. It’s not a silver bullet way of farming, buts a very viable one.
This is forcing many farmers out. The costs need to come way down!!! The cost of chemicals and fuel are outrageous!!! The cost of equipment and trucks are equally outrageous!!! This is our food. Our survival!!! Get these costs down!!!!
Good luck lowering cash rents