Clipboard Grain Company Goes Bellyup

[Burbert]

Another hiccup in the open marketing of Comedian grain. Mitchell Grain Co. plain baloney, Albertie. Agents all over Albertie takin orders, recommending Mitchell Grain Co., sell your feed grains there, it's a great company. Now though lots and lots of farmers have been left on the hook. Another truly great example of the private sector f--kup system that some propose to be better than the CWB. Less regulation, no regulation, truly a free market will take care of Comedian farmers. Methinks that is truly a load of bull............

[bucket]

So receiving nothing for durum and no interims on the 09/10 crop year isn't ****ed up.

Sounds like someone didn't do their due diligence and now wants the rest of us to pay up.

If your name is at the bottom of contract ......

[Fransisco]

Yes in the private trade when you don't do a good job you can go out of business. Thats a pretty darn good incentive in my books.

Unlike the CWB where no matter how bad or how big the screwup everybody whose at fault gets a big raise and the farmers have no choice but to keep on paying.

As someone once said, a free market without failure is like religion without sin.

[TOM4CWB]

Burbert,

Are you suggesting the CWB be in charge of domestic feed grains... so the single desk could extract 'premiums' for our feed wheat and barley from livestock producers?

[JDGreen]

Actually what he is implying is that "he isn't smart enough to do due dilligence with regards to his business", therefore he feels its necessary to spout off a bunch of bullshit again. I feel sorry for no one unpaid. Manage your business, deal with reputable people, do credit checks, ask for payment on delivery, know your contracts etc. I can't believe the amount of farmers that give credit without even checking into who they are dealing with.

[bucket]

It used to be that a farmer could charge things to a local dealer. No more. Why should farmers deliver without payment immediately.

I get charged for parts before they even arrive because the dealer can't afford to stock parts.

But farmers are supposed to deliver grain and wait for payment. It is outrageous, to say the least.

Off topic, but if farmers really thought about it, western canadian farmers are financing the world. Why?

If the durum we delivered in August of 2009 still isn't paid for, where is my return on investment?

[Burbert]

Most farmers always wait for payment. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU'S TRY TO CASH THE CHEQUE. Do they bounce er are they any good? Fun and find the clipboard guy if'n the cheque, starts bouncing! Oh wait, oh no, I'm just an agent er broker, who's trying to make you more broke, than you already are, hee, hee, hee!

[riders2010]

Wait a minute, didn t someone on here get hosed by THE hog barn??????

[furrowtickler]

sure glad we are guarenteeed that $1.40 initial for HRSW - life saver there or how about that $.40/bus initial for feed barley - sooo glad that's iron clad.

[JDGreen]

Giving credit to a hog barn is once again starting to look like a choice for desperate people. They are definately on my list of cash or certified check at delivery.