Contagion?

[TOM4CWB]

Financial contagion refers to "the spread of market disturbances – mostly on the downside – from one country to the other, a process observed through co-movements in exchange rates, stock prices, sovereign spreads, and capital flows". Wikipedia

Shortage of Natural Gas,
Shortage of Phosphate,
Shortage of energy,
Shortage of grain,
Shortage of rain,
Shortage of brains,
Shortage of currency,

Fear,

Mistrust in Civil structures,

Failure of the 'rule of law',

Failure of Social Media,

Failure of Media,

Failure of Health Care, vaccines, abuse of opioids, drugs, alcohol,

Failure of Courage, honesty, and charity.

We do live in interesting times!

Cheers

[TOM4CWB]

Speaking of interesting times....

2Timothy3:

"3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. ... They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone."

There is hope!
God have mercy and bless Canada... and all of humanity!!

Next 2 days of Court hearings scheduled for my dear Lucy and I...

2 years into defending legal case against us...[our farm] " no good deeds goes unpunished"!

What a crazy world!!!

The whole grain contracting system... farming itself... is becoming like walking through a minefield!!!

Cheers. God please give us all wisdom.

[foragefarmer]

Another court battle, how does a man of faith such as yourself bring them upon you so often?

[TOM4CWB]

Another court battle, how does a man of faith such as yourself bring them upon you so often?

When dealing with folks we thought we could trust... we are at times surprised by the results!

Like: President Biden, Prime Minister JT, President Putin...

10 years of friendship and goodwill... apparently isn't enough today...

Like, WSJ report...

SolarWinds Hackers Continue to Hit Technology Companies, Says Microsoft
Russia-linked group has stepped up attacks, cybersecurity experts say

The Russia-linked hackers behind last year’s compromise of a wide swath of the U.S. government and scores of private companies, including SolarWinds Corp. , have stepped up their attacks in recent months, breaking into technology companies in an effort to steal sensitive information, cybersecurity experts said.

In a campaign that dates back to May of this year, the hackers have targeted more than 140 technology companies including those that manage or resell cloud-computing services, according to new research from Microsoft Corp. The attack, which was successful with as many as 14 of these technology companies, involved unsophisticated techniques like phishing or simply guessing user passwords in hopes of gaining access to systems, Microsoft said.

Who can be trusted today?

Part of the mounting chaos and Contagion we see?

[foragefarmer]

Trust is hard to find nowadays!

Just wondering why only left leaning policitans on your list of not being able to trust?

Kenney Best Summer Ever Alberta 2021 is ok?

[sumdumguy]

There are cruel and ugly people out in the business world, many good people too.

[TOM4CWB]

There are cruel and ugly people out in the business world, many good people too.

Kind of not a 'Left or Right issue' CC... more like if they choose actions with integrity and are true to their word... and are unselfishly working for a better tomorrow for their neighbours!

Many good folks yet...

Keep our eyes on them and hope for the best!

God created a wonderful perfect planet... sad that so many of us work so hard to mess it up!!!

Cheers

[Happytrails]

Many good folks yet...

Keep our eyes on them and hope for the best!

God created a wonderful perfect planet... sad that so many of us work so hard to mess it up!!!

Cheers[/QUOTE]

Hard times make tough people. Easy times make weak people. Or something like that. The universe 25 experiments proved that making life too easy will destroy a population of rats. Ominous for our present world ...

[TOM4CWB]

Many good folks yet...

Keep our eyes on them and hope for the best!

God created a wonderful perfect planet... sad that so many of us work so hard to mess it up!!!

Cheers

Hard times make tough people. Easy times make weak people. Or something like that. The universe 25 experiments proved that making life too easy will destroy a population of rats. Ominous for our present world ...[/QUOTE]

Reminder of saying:
If it doesn’t kill us it will make us stronger!!!

Thx Happy Trails!

[Retired]

There is always GOD to put faith in when you cant cope with reality.

[sumdumguy]

Good lawyers make quick work of jerks. Crappy lawyers make for years of misery.

[TOM4CWB]

Good lawyers make quick work of jerks. Crappy lawyers make for years of misery.

Great that the two year Court Contagion was settled today!!! Thank you King Jesus..." Humble ways are better than feasting and parties with strife and pride!"

Blew an injector on the 3406e Thursday on the S-Bee hauling Canola... hope the big smoke cloud it caused was just that... sure looked like that poor kitty cat had a Diesel Contagion!!!

P.S. ... Our favorite elevator found that 'lost' S-Bee load of Canola...!!!

Apparently 2 more loads showed up when they found ours... Another Contagion in the systems... 'must have been Russian hackers... with covid complications'... my guess!

Cheers! Will sleep better tonight!

[TOM4CWB]

Dear me;

Re:Blew an injector on the 3406e Thursday on the S-Bee hauling Canola... hope the big smoke cloud it caused was just that... sure looked like that poor kitty

…

Not an injector…

Cam;
10 cam followers;
Some Piston rings… we guess…

Contagion for that 3406e…

The joy of 2021…
And being a farmer!!

We never know what Contagion is around the next corner, or is waiting for us tomorrow!!!

God have Mercy… Thanks for keeping our family and workers safe and healthy! Engines and trucks can be fixed… Blessings to all this fall!

A year to remember!

Cheers

[helmsdale]

Dear me;

Re:Blew an injector on the 3406e Thursday on the S-Bee hauling Canola... hope the big smoke cloud it caused was just that... sure looked like that poor kitty

…

Not an injector…

Cam;
10 cam followers;
Some Piston rings… we guess…

Contagion for that 3406e…
Cheers

Reman on that thing will shock you... depending how deep you go 30K in parts is small potatoes nowadays. That's if you can get the parts.

If you're going to fix piece meal, I'd recommend going to someone like "western diesel", and replacing just the rollers, provided your core is still in decent shape. Make sure the oil holes line up and you can press them in and out for about $20 per, rather than getting reman followers from cat for $300.

Pistons and rings I go with nothing but OEM.

That said, once you're into replacing rings, you may as well go with full packs, and then next thing you know you're doing mains, and top end. Before you know it the christmas gift budget is thoroughly drained!

[parsley]

A bit of a different kind of contagion ... the last paragraph.?


“Governments investing $3M to protect Ontario’s pork sector
October 20, 2021 by Food in Canada staff


Processing
Meat &Poultry
African swine fever
Ontario
pork

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing nearly $3 million in three new initiatives as part of a co-ordinated effort to enhance biosecurity and support the provincial pork sector’s African swine fever (ASF) prevention and emergency preparedness efforts.

African swine fever is a viral disease affecting pigs, and could potentially disrupt Ontario’s supply chain. Many large-scale pork producers have strict biosecurity measures already in place, and this investment will provide additional support throughout the pork value chain to proactively enhance the sector’s biosecurity and preparedness. This co-ordinated effort aims to minimize the risk of introduction of ASF in the province and in Canada and mitigate the risks it poses to the industry.

Starting November 5, 2021, a new targeted intake under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership) will provide funding to Ontario pork producers, processors and other agri-businesses to support their training, education and planning, as well as for supply and infrastructure investments and modifications needed to strengthen swine-related operations, support industry businesses and protect the herds and livelihoods of Ontario pork producers.

“We know how hard Ontario pork producers work to keep such high standards for safety,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of agriculture and agri-food. “In the wake of growing concerns since African swine fever has been detected in the Caribbean, this funding will support new measures that protect the prosperity and resiliency of the entire sector.”

“Our role in government is not just to react to what happens in Ontario but to also be proactive to help mitigate risks to our agri-food sector and our food supply,” said Lisa Thompson, agriculture, food and rural affairs minister. “The recent detection of African swine fever in the Caribbean and the devastating impacts it has had in Europe and Asia is a good reminder to tighten protections all along the pork industry value chain to try to prevent the introduction of the disease, which would lead to significant market and trade disruptions.”

The intake for Ontario’s pork industry and related businesses will provide cost-share funding for eligible expenses that will support biosecurity improvements and emergency preparedness planning for the sector. This intake provides higher cost share at 50 per cent than other intakes under the Partnership because of the critical and urgent nature of this work.

Additionally, funding will be allocated under the Partnership for an education outreach and awareness campaign for “small holder” farms, or farms that market fewer than 1,000 hogs or 50 sows per year. The campaign will focus on increasing small hog producers’ awareness of the risks of ASF and the need for strong biosecurity and emergency preparedness measures.

Targeted financial support will also be provided to help the province’s producers of Eurasian wild boar (EWB) transition out of the production of these animals. Farm escapes of Eurasian wild boar amplify the population of wild pigs, which have already caused widespread problems in Canada’s prairie provinces and many American states – these wild pigs can damage crops and the natural environment and could transmit ASF to pork operations in Ontario.

To assist EWB farmers and encourage faster transition, producers who agree to stop raising them within six months will be eligible for funding to shift to other forms of production such as heritage breeds of swine, other livestock or crop production”