Had to laugh at a Cargil FMR

[ado089]

What do you mean? Grain companies aren't trying to help me get the best price for my grain?

[Burbert]

Apparently lying and cheating are the norm in Comedian farming! Wait a minute, I've heard that before, somewhere. Oh yeah it was me that said it, time and time again. Its like a loop running around in my head. Now others are findin it out to, so it must be the truth. Grain companies and railroads are the scum of the earth! The other day at Cargill, they called me "Sir" and said "Thank You" fer yor business. Suckin up to Comedian farmers somethin is up boys/girls, the Comedian crop is in trouble and they knows it...........

[furrowtickler]

You are partly right, but still mostly wrong burbot. We still have a choice, to walk away if we don't like doing business with them. There is someone else always down the road - competion. With the CWB - no choice.

[norton17]

Cargill FMR guy called about 15 times in the past 3 days looking for canola.

[furrowtickler]

Also they have no plan or intention at this time to deal with tough IMC.

[ajl]

If the FMR called 15 times you would think that they had something to offer.

[sjc]

The local "independent" stopped by the yard this morning trying to get me to book canola seed already. We havent even thought of trying to combine the stuff in the field and already with next year. I hate that.

Anyway, I find out that the braintrust that is Monsanto decided to boost the TUA up by 4% in the bag. But I was not too worry - it will still cost me the same to plant and spray the RR crop next year, you see the price of Weathermax is down roughly the same amount as the TUA is up. Lucky me!

Everyone wants there slice. I am getting really tired of this crap. In the end it seems no matter what we do, someone is out to screw us.

[countryguy]

Monsanto has also scrapped their "risk sharing" for next year.

[boarderbloke]

Does anyone know whether there are large supplies of conventional canola around??? I've had it to the point where I'm ready to start working some fields again and laying down Edge or Bonnaza or something, so as I can reuse my own seed, just to reduce the input risk.

[sjc]

Or maybe brown bag an open pollenated RR. Whats the worst thing that could happen, they catch me and I pay the TUA anyway? If I got away with it for a couple years I would be ahead anyway.

The independent didnt mention anything about Risk Share - so charge more and if things go bad and I dont use the technology I still pay for it because I could have used it. Probably cost them a bunch in the flooded areas this year - what a crock.

He did mention that Dekalb was planning to phase out OP varieties. I wonder how many guys just brown bagged 3465 this spring. Probably lots - it would be harder for them to monitor with the system now.

Its a nice system - fields are clean but I hate getting bent over every year. Did we pay less for a TUA when canola was $5 a bushel? Bayer is like $10 a pound now so they are just as bad so really there is no option anymore. Cheat the system or pay whatever they demand. Dam I wish these showers would quit so I could get out there and take some frustrations out on those 2 sections of barley staring at me every day.