Well, we had a shortage of hay last year due to the drought, so hay prices went through the roof, but last summer we had a record crop of hay, no shortage at all this year, but for some reason the prices didn't go down....go figure. Same with corn, right now a 50# bag of whole corn is $10. the farmer gets 4.50/hundred pounds. Then try to sell a horse why don't you. Since there is no more horses slaughtered in the US, they have to be shipped to Canada or Mexico. Along with that all of the dog food industry has moved North. I used to be able to get $900. for a lame or old horse, Now I have to pay a vet $200 to put them down, and then pay another $200 to have the carcas hauled off to be ground up into fertilizer. Beginning price for a poor horse was over $1000, now you can't give them away. I spent $6000 getting a horse trained last year. She's a world champion quality mare who could go out and win the world as an all around horse. 20 years ago she would have brought $25,000. Now I don't think I'll even get my taining fees back. Here's a link to her being worked after 4 months of training, she ended up getting 7 months of training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
We need to get more farmers involved in government. Maybe the stupidity might stop, not sure, as Gallager used to say, the opposite of pro is con, so is the opposite of progress congress????
