my wifes grandmother rents the farm (130-150ish acres) to a pretty big operator in the area.
his crops normally look pretty good and he's been farming if for a few years now
we were out there the other day and i noticed there were quite a few places where the would pull up to a road or fence or woods and stop and not plant all the way nor did they go back and plant across the ends like most folks do. I estimated that with his really large equipment he's probably loosing 1/4 acre per corner he has left unplanted. I'm sure farming 10000 acres and fighting Ohio weather its always hurry up and get it planted or harvested.
a 1/4 acre doesn't seem like much but start adding it up around small fields (one of which is only 4-5 acres) it ends up being quite a bit of land. Seems like a wast of rent or $ if you're buying it.
his crops normally look pretty good and he's been farming if for a few years now
we were out there the other day and i noticed there were quite a few places where the would pull up to a road or fence or woods and stop and not plant all the way nor did they go back and plant across the ends like most folks do. I estimated that with his really large equipment he's probably loosing 1/4 acre per corner he has left unplanted. I'm sure farming 10000 acres and fighting Ohio weather its always hurry up and get it planted or harvested.
a 1/4 acre doesn't seem like much but start adding it up around small fields (one of which is only 4-5 acres) it ends up being quite a bit of land. Seems like a wast of rent or $ if you're buying it.