Winter of our Discontent

I heard a Meadowlark yesterday, can spring be far behind? I hope not. I am tired of winter and so is everybody else that I talk to.
I am trying to think of ways to make this little farm pay. My accountant has asked me in the past, "Is your objective to make money?" I guess she is required by law to ask that since I have never turned a profit here on the ranching operation.
My answer is, "I'd love to, I just can't figure out how." I have a 60 acre unirrigated hay meadow that needs to be torn up and replanted. With hay at an all-time high of around $150 a ton, and no end in sight, I am considering this option. Of course, if the drought is over, then hay will become more abundant and prices should come back down a little. I really wish now I had not sold all my machinery at auction for bargain-basement prices when I knew I was getting transferred out on my job.
Another option is to plant some sort of oil seed for biodiesel, or oats or sunflowers. I heard a program on the radio yesterday saying sunflower seeds are in such high demand, they are not feasible to use for bird feeding anymore. Sunflowers will grow anywhere, I believe, in any kind of soil. The soil up on the hay meadow is pretty much clay, like the rest of the soil in the area, but does tend to be a bit more sandy than in some places. I was told a former owner, my old friend, Sturdy, to be exact, planted an oat crop there many years ago and reaped a bumper crop.
So, if anyone out there has any farming advice for me, I would welcome it. I am considering processing my own biodiesel here at the ranch if I go that route. I have a few old farm fuel tanks that aren't being used, and I think it possible.