Survey question?

[freewheat]

I don't do it often, but one of the wonders I have, is when you fill out a survey for whatever to do with farming, Why do they ALWAYS ask for acres?

Why is the acres farmed, relevant to say the herbicides you use, or the fertility you put down?

When they ask farm acreage, what are they driving at? Am I missing something? My answer that I give instead of a number, is: "irrelevant".

Now in light of the mega farms failing everywhere, I see it as even less relevant.

My name is Gary Pike, and I farm 70 000 acres! Ok, now what is the relevance? Is it so the office workers can ooh and ahhh? Or is there an in office pool over who gets the guys with the most acres farmed crossing their desk?

If I farm 7 acres, and use Express Pro, why should it matter?

Idle thoughts on a nice December day!

[freewheat]

Forgot. Same for livestock numbers. If I have 26 cows, and the next guy has 350, do they discount my whole survey?

Is it undercover info gathering or what?

[bucket]

After making up acres to a lesser amount I find I don't qualify. Whatever that means.

[grower99]

With the new law that the federal govt is passing which gives them complete access to all social media posts without due cause, I will not be doing any polls or surveys...Why should I possibly jeopardize my financial or physical well being or that of my family because certain people may deem me an undesirable in their eyes.I believe this will impact a lot of dialogue."Did you read what he posted? Did you know his son works in the oil patch for--? No, I didn't but I know the owner of that company. Hmmm

[blackpowder]

One of my favorite peeves are surveys. Highly inaccurate and invasive. Free marketing info when they already have your cop and income. All public knowledge.
We need to all stop answering them!!

[foragefarmer]

Freewheat

The more acres you farm, the more product of their's your going to use. Don't over analysis it. Focus on the big picture and don't sweat the small things.

Their not judging your farming operation, and if they are who cares.

[BTO_farmalll]

Scary isn't It!!!!!! And Worst Part is Yall Voted These Snakes into Power!!!!!!!! Reap What Yall Sow!!!!!!! The Only Thing I Trust is These Pistols and These Slugs, Magazine Full, and Two fer The Stars!!!!!!!!!!

[freewheat]

I am not sweating it. I could care less.

[bluefargo]

I have a policy. I absolutely refuse to answer surveys. It doesn't matter who they are, if they pay or whatever. I won't do them.
This policy has saved me hours and hours of time over the years. I don't discriminate. I don't do any of them.
The only exception is Stats Canada. I tried not doing it but they are just too persistent. It's easier to answer than to fight.

[Braveheart]

I do surveys online, for money. $25 for 15 minutes beats reading internet arguments over farm organizations.

[hobbyfrmr]

Free wheat, the rebuttal, to the statement on the first sentence of your 5th paragraph.

No you don't ......A ha ha ha ha !

I wonder if FCC could survey themselves and gather valuable operational insight as to whom shit the bed with their darling Broadacre?

I wonder if any FCC employees/reps/agents think about this mess. IMO, 46 million dollars is a whole bunch of money when you are trying to earn it. i.e. If I was a highly skilled /valued employee and I made one million dollars per year after taxes, it would still take me 46 years of work to earn that much.
But when you get real big its nothing more than numbers on paper.

[bucket]

Broadacre will be fine. Too many fcc jobs at risk.

[hobbyfrmr]

How many jobs would be at risk? Just find the signatures of the fcc employees who approved the debt takeover from Scotia bank and let them fall on their own sword!

[sumdumguy]

And managers right to the top. Send them packing! But just watch, no one will pay the price , but guess who?

[sumdumguy]

Maybe the government should survey us on this issue? IMO, farmers are tired of the bureaucratic bumbles. The so-called "experts" are hand-chosen puppets who can't think on their own. How do they rationalize these deals? How much more money have they lent out on these overblown dreamers with totally unsustainable prices, new paint and land rents?