00:01We have to harvest. We have to run the machines. We have to use the diesel. So bottom line is
00:07it
00:07cuts into our bottom line. Things are already tight with input prices on the front end when
00:13we plant and everything is going way up. Chemical, fertilizer. But now you add the fuel in, it hurts
00:21during the harvest. The machine behind me uses 200 gallons a day. So we'll harvest for about 30 days.
00:27So every day. Every day. So there's 6,000 gallons.
00:35Those prices hurt in that it's not just the harvesting, it's the hauling of everything.
00:40Moving the grain or the silage from the field to the farm and then from the farm to wherever
00:45they're selling it, someone's going to pay those hauling costs. And so those are all going to
00:49increase the diesel prices. They don't fill the tractor up each day by driving into town when
00:54they need more fuel. They buy large tanks, they store it on the farm. It's pretty common
00:58to store, you know, a thousand gallon tank on your farm or something like that. And then just pay for
01:02someone to fill it regularly. And so they watch the diesel prices and try to buy when the prices are
01:10low. And there was a dip earlier this summer. Maybe some bought then, maybe some didn't. The farmers who
01:16have bought it at the high prices are the ones most affected in terms of cash flow. They've got to
01:21come
01:21up with, you know, $6 a gallon or whatever it is.
01:26I try not to worry about it too much. We cut corners where we can and other places we just,
01:33you can't do it. So it's kind of like the weather. You can't control it and it's above your pay
01:38grade.
01:39You can vote like you say, but other than that, it's pretty much out of your control. That's one good
01:46thing about farming. Tomorrow will be different. The next day and the next day. So that's one thing I
01:51really enjoy about it.
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