Mustard?

[Angus Cattle Shower]

For those of you that may or may not know, I am graduating next year. I am selling what is left of my cattle and am hoping to get into grain farming. I have a job at the local feedmill, and will still be working 6-7 hour days during school. Here's the scenario.

I have an opportunity to rent some good land around our place starting next spring. we already have the equipment as we have 5000+ acres already. Assuming that I would have the $1800 rent, what would my input be? Now, I have been looking into planting mustard. From what I have heard the input costs are low and the market is typically high. Approx. what would my input cost be, would it pay off, and what would I have to do differently then with another crop.

The last four years it has been oats, flax, peas, and now wheat. Would there be enough nitrogen left in the soil from the peas or would I have to use liquid nitrogen? Any fertilizer that I should or should not use? Our air drill is set up for liquid and Anhydrous, btw.

If you could give me any input or share past experiences, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[jigs]

plant trees and weeds, encourage the deer to live there, and rent it out as a hunting refuge....that seems to be the only thing guys here are doing

junk land brings more than good tillable soil!

 

[Kato]

Get a soil test. We've found that we get better advice if we get the results from someone who is not in the business of selling fertilizer too. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Spend the winter doing research. Is anyone else in the area growing mustard? I would think weeds might be an issue, especially if your area grows the same strong healthy wild mustard that ours does. :shock:

Do a bunch of budgets for different crops. They all take different inputs, and some may be more profitable than others just because they don't take as much investment. Go by historical yields that your family farm has had, and always put in a worst case scenario and see if you can still live with it.

Don't borrow a lot of money, and get crop insurance.

That's all I got.

 

[per]

Sounds like you could get good advice across the kitchen table.

 

[Angus Cattle Shower]

Thanks Kato, I'll try your suggestions. And per, I haven't talked to Dad in the last week, he's been haying and ive been working all day. Our schedules haven't mixed well enough to talk about it much. He told me to ask around and get ideas from other people too, as what one person thinks isn't always right,and no one knows everything there is to know about anything.

We sued to grow mustard in the 90's so I'll probabally have a fair bit of help from the family.

Thanks again

 

[Kato]

Best of luck!!! 8)

 

[Haytrucker]

I have held my tounge and my thoughts repeatedly; but my question now has to come to the forefront: Who p**sed in Stockville's city water supply? And why is your only cousin from Rushville? You girls must have hit it off as teenagers...
36 seconds from the clutch in to baling again... yeah I checked sometimes it only takes 34 seconds,

 

[Angus Cattle Shower]

What do you make money with on the 5000 acres? Plant that, why try to reinvent the wheel?

Well, considering that the farm has been struggling for the last few years, a few changes needed to be made, and I just thought that I'd start small trying something a little different.

 

[burnt]

What do you make money with on the 5000 acres? Plant that, why try to reinvent the wheel?

Well, considering that the farm has been struggling for the last few years, a few changes needed to be made, and I just thought that I'd start small trying something a little different.

And that approach is the proper beginning of progress. I wish you all the best in your endeavor.