Who would sign a farmers Union for selling grain

[oneoff]

What about stating no deductions or aditional charges unless specifically mentioned in the contract and agreed to. That would prevent suprises from "handling tariffs", and other creative unannounced deductions.

[oneoff]

Here's an additional important point.

Since payment is based on weight; the certification status of those scales used for legal trade should be provided; and if any split axle weighing is used; then the seller should be notified and agree to those weights being used.
Farmers don't realize it; but air bag pressure and a visual guess of load size is easily plus or minus a $500 bill. Those interested in an honest fair weight for both the seller and buyer need to be a lot more diligent concerning weights. I again suggest having a network of certified scale stations that would provide a service for weighing and possibly independent 3rd party sampling.
Cheap insurance and fair for everyone in my books.

[grassfarmer]

Why set up another Farmers Union? you've already got
one.

[ianben]

A couple of UK contracts /advise you might find
interesting
/http://publications.hgca.com/publications/documen
ts/Cereal_Sellers_checklist.pdf
http://www.gleadell.co.uk/uploaded/documents/Grai
n%20Contract%201-11.pdf

[malleefarmer]

all parties i deal with you sign a brief
contract which says it abides by gta rules
and regulations and both buyer and seller
sign it done deal

[Hopperbin]

I was thinking more on the lines of protecting the grower against non payment. I think it is better to let our sellers grain companies to determine the price and grade deductions and or additions. The idea is to let them do their jobs so that we still have markets. We want a guarantee of payment. Why destroy our whole market? Why should a broker or feed mill use us farmers as a bank. If we don't stand together we will continue to be used for funding.

[Hopperbin]

As it stands the large grain companies do give next day payment when requested. So the addition of a grower contract attatched on top of say a Viterra contract would be no big deal. I think that next day payments taking power over top the grain companies contract, with on time delivery otherwise penalties paid to grower. Of course if grower fails to deliver when requested then he could lose penalty paid to him. If grain company does not take on time delivery a penalty should be paid to grower. If payment is not paid day after delivery then we are allowed to post it onto a special website with.

[Hopperbin]

I would think that a grower contract could be attatched to any grain company contract with the grower contract taking president over the grain company contract where stated.