Poor atitude on Agriville

[farmaholic]

Jazz, that's why I think it would make good landscape fabric, the type that construction has to permanently put down to prevent erosion but doesn't matter if it rots away in ten years...and it's kinda "organic"...environmentally friendly.

[jazz]

30% dark kernels will still probably crush for Industrial oil.

Why can't the flax straw be "milled" into biodegradable landscape fabric. Instead of what ever they're making it from now. Can you imagine if there was real value passed on to producers for flax straw, instead of practically giving it away otherwise. Would a plant like that be a viable thing? Would there be enough feedstock for it?....there would if we got paid enough to entice more acres and it added to the grower's bottom line. But seems those ventures can't exist unless they get the feedstock nearly free.

They were making smoking papers out of it for a while because that doesn't need much processing and its burnt anyway. Some guy tried to make newspaper out of it but couldn't perfect the chemistry. I know of someone why was using it as cover over golf course greens. Some guy in MB was using it to make biogas. Some guy in NB using it to heat a greenhouse. Lots of stuff tried but by the time you collect it, store it and move it, the profits are gone. It has high energy content but also high ash content so its a hassle all the way.


The enbridge guys wouldn't even use it on their new ROW construction.

[farmaholic]

Had to reread that one. Thought for a minute you were talking about oil refineries, flour mills, bakeries, and Canola crush plants...

Now now 101!

[burnt]

Was there much #1 Flax harvested this year? Many samples we receive have like 30% black kernels.

Why the nerve of some people - trying to slip some marketing discussion into a gripe thread...

[farming101]

But seems those ventures can't exist unless they get the feedstock nearly free.

Had to reread that one. Thought for a minute you were talking about oil refineries, flour mills, bakeries, and Canola crush plants...

[farmaholic]

Was there much #1 Flax harvested this year? Many samples we receive have like 30% black kernels.

30% dark kernels will still probably crush for Industrial oil.

Why can't the flax straw be "milled" into biodegradable landscape fabric. Instead of what ever they're making it from now. Can you imagine if there was real value passed on to producers for flax straw, instead of practically giving it away otherwise. Would a plant like that be a viable thing? Would there be enough feedstock for it?....there would if we got paid enough to entice more acres and it added to the grower's bottom line. But seems those ventures can't exist unless they get the feedstock nearly free.

[sumdumguy]

Was there much #1 Flax harvested this year? Many samples we receive have like 30% black kernels.

[jazz]

It can't be all doom and gloom

Partners, the image of wile e coyote running in mid air after a cliff comes to mind. Some people keep forging ahead no matter what is happening just like Vancouver RE.


There is no doubt there is something ominous in the air. You can just feel it.

You know there are headwinds, they will eventually bite. Carbon tax, other countries breaking land, trade wars, regulations etc.

[jazz]

Its simple economics even for the BTOs....

BTOs want to harvest and leave. They hate having to go back to deal with straw. That's why its been a great crop for us little guys who have a little more time and patience. Hope they don't come in and fk it all up now.

[Partners]

It can't be all doom and gloom.
Local big farms are still going full speed ahead..wheather it's paid for or not is their business.
The flipper farms are still flipping.
Land sold for 350 thousand a quarter just a few weeks ago..
Each to there own..fun to watch ..