Wd9,
I don't know you personally. I am not calling a
loser. Where did I call you a loser? I was
generalizing. I have been actively farming for 23
years. pubs, coffee shop, producer meetings,
local elevators, inland terminals. there is one
obvious underlying theme. The majority of
Farmers are lazy marketers. Watch how farmers
try to get every little perk out of suppliers, and
how they get people to run around for them and
do the most important parts of marketing, grading
and sampling for them. It's all because they don't
want to spend a thousand bucks to know what
they have . It is really sad. The truth hurts. Lies
don't hurt. I had to learn that myself.
GM or John Deere doesn't have the farmer pay
for Nebraksa Tractor testing before he buys the
tractor. They have that documentation on hand to
show and promote to the buyer.
Buying or selling grain with unsigned contracts is
a shining example of lazy business ethics. There
is the perfect recipe for getting screwed or having
to go into collections. Who does this in the
business world? Farmers. Who allows it to
happen? Buyers. Why? Open ended contract, let
the games begin.
If you (not you specifically WD9 , generally
speaking to forum) want to participate in the
insurance program Tom is describing, you will
have to present documents to insurer. Signed
contract (both parties names on it), volume, price
grade, FOB.
This confirms the agreement, so if necessary, the
a/r insurance company can goto collect from
defaulted buyer. Meanwhile you have 90% of your
money. Not perfect, but its better than 0% and
going to hire a lawyer.
Verbal accounts/deals mean nothing in the
business world. Only a contract signed by both
parties is valid in a court of law.
I don't know you personally. I am not calling a
loser. Where did I call you a loser? I was
generalizing. I have been actively farming for 23
years. pubs, coffee shop, producer meetings,
local elevators, inland terminals. there is one
obvious underlying theme. The majority of
Farmers are lazy marketers. Watch how farmers
try to get every little perk out of suppliers, and
how they get people to run around for them and
do the most important parts of marketing, grading
and sampling for them. It's all because they don't
want to spend a thousand bucks to know what
they have . It is really sad. The truth hurts. Lies
don't hurt. I had to learn that myself.
GM or John Deere doesn't have the farmer pay
for Nebraksa Tractor testing before he buys the
tractor. They have that documentation on hand to
show and promote to the buyer.
Buying or selling grain with unsigned contracts is
a shining example of lazy business ethics. There
is the perfect recipe for getting screwed or having
to go into collections. Who does this in the
business world? Farmers. Who allows it to
happen? Buyers. Why? Open ended contract, let
the games begin.
If you (not you specifically WD9 , generally
speaking to forum) want to participate in the
insurance program Tom is describing, you will
have to present documents to insurer. Signed
contract (both parties names on it), volume, price
grade, FOB.
This confirms the agreement, so if necessary, the
a/r insurance company can goto collect from
defaulted buyer. Meanwhile you have 90% of your
money. Not perfect, but its better than 0% and
going to hire a lawyer.
Verbal accounts/deals mean nothing in the
business world. Only a contract signed by both
parties is valid in a court of law.
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