Bigger isn’t Better

[hobbyfrmr]

Rook, exactly exactly my thoughts. Smug to watch the corporate Ag crash and burn, but... yet....it also means there is not enough physical profit to pay the farmers a decent return at the end of the season. That is the problem.
The Cargills and Dreyfus' and the Bungees know where the money is. It is not in the primary production side of commodities. Once you start to touch/handle/haul/grinds/crack/spilt/spin the commodities then you make profit WITHOUT APOLOGY TO SOCIETY.

[furrowtickler]

I just read the WP - it's laughable what Pike is saying
Gary - you need to grow good, high quality crops to be successful - I can't believe anyone followed the advice of this guy.
As many on here have said , it's not about how much you farm , it's about how much you farm properly -

[farmaholic]

BINGO.... I said primary ag doesn't fit the "corporate" model. Too many sponges on a limited pool of funds. d

[furrowtickler]

This may work in areas of the world where quality crop production is not so limited to such a short growing season and the time constraints that go with it . ie - Brazil - Austrailia
With that in mind very large family run farms are successful in many areas in western Canada - but almost everyone involved has skin in the game . Or Hutterites with a huge pool of skilled free labor

[hobbyfrmr]

He is "smarter than the room!" for sure.
He will slither away with more cash and assets than he deserves but hopefully people will remember this action so they don get burned again.

[furrowtickler]

At least one guy - Allen Blain - spoke the truth - Pike just points fingers instead of looking in the mirror .

[farmaholic]

For some people money trumps morality. What goes around comes around and on this planet he will reap what he has sewn. d

[Crazyharrows]

Pike is a snake in the grass he will never admit that he failed this guy is all about control and don't care who he burns to feed is ego.blame goverment over not able to use pension plans to invest wtf . Invest in a company that never made a dime since they started really are people that stupid to listen to this con artist!!

[freewheat]

Vvalk, that was not dollars, that was acres, man! lol

[hobbyfrmr]

Farmanolic, that is a good analogy .