Thoughts on the marketing in agriculture.

[Jackall]

During this month the usual mail/ magazines arrive companies are advertising their wares. ( arable in my case). They say their products do this and that and the other. With an increase here, savings there. Merchants and breeders say this is the latest improvement in seed and chemical inputs with a margin over last year. To me the biggest impact on the bottom line is weather conditions this year definitely shows this. (I imagine some growers would like to have spent money on a grain drier Instead this year) Is it time to question them that the little small increase year on year for deminishing returns and go to a less imput costs and also think that is expensive machinery is really needed.Which ever eastablishment method used.

 

[Yale]

If you are starting to think this you need to have a good read in the holistic and DD section.

@Clive has done a great job of pinning down costs and developing a lower cost system which suits his farm.

I always say it’s what you are not doing which is important.

Changes don’t have to be expensive.

 

[robs1]

This has been an easy year to save costs, a wet April may and june next year wont be.