Operating Lines

[Richard5]

Bucket, your comments raise an eyebrow

If ones business is so tight on cash flow that you run into troubles if the railway isn't perfect then I think the business decisions need to change.

Like in the other post, how many operations could sit idle (or grow limited crop) for one year and survive?

Now personally I think that would be too extreme of an example but if some thought about this I wonder how many would be done?

[bucket]

SPE equals self proclaimed experts.

Not really sure if SPE understand agriculture at all.

Info to governments should come from the grassroots, like klause, that understand the challenges of the ups and downs.

We are all doomed if new blood like him don't show up and stay.

[Klause]

Oh no I don't want the award. No way.


What I'm saying is not the type here to get it anyway.

Pretty easy to farm when you inherit all your land, buildings, machinery, and a full crop, and have at it...

Really tiring hearing guys like that complain about how hard they have it. Um no, you don't have it hard.... or then go off about how wonderful things are all the time.

Ag is a business there's good times and bad, just have to figure out how to muddle through the bad to get into the good again at some point.

I agree with most of your points bucket... but Gov't much rather likes to hear people say how good things are, and thus listen to guys like Tom and Gerry. (hey I just realized that's kinda a joke. LOL).

[bucket]

Richard5

Not sure why the railways would not want to grow their business in unison with the production growth of agriculture and other industries.

For the railways it's guaranteed revenue as they grow. Why find ways to do less and create or build animosity with your business partners/customers.

The railways were forced to move a million tonnes a week. They are now at half capacity and crickets.

[farmaholic]

I hope I never come across as begrudging or belittling anyone for where they were on the starting line; ahead, behind or on it... It's your race, run it like you want. Set a goal, pick a pace and go. Don't pay attention to others for fear of losing sight of your own goal.

[bucket]

Richard5


To expand. One railcar with a lifespan of 40 years should make 550 turns at 40 bucks one way or 2.2 million revenue for a purchase price of 108000 cdn.

Imagine if they could ship grain out and fertilizer back in.

[Richard5]

Very good points Bucket, didn't think it through in detail before my first response

[Grahamp]

I have about $200 per acre available. I don't need that much of course but it is really nice to have lines available from different retailers. When I first started I had to often buy someplace because that was where I had credit and it drove me crazy. In a perfect world I would have a full input package at every retailer I deal with then it is simply a matter of price and service shopping.

Not to offer unsolicited advice Klause but I wouldn't be afraid to ask for more/increases. Especially from different retailers. If you have Patterson/Richardson close by they are separate from FCC and it is nice to have some outside of them.

[bucket]

Farmaholic

You have to pay attention to those that speak on your behalf if their record ****s up the goals you set.

Gerry ritz decimated agristabilty into a worthless program for the average farmer.
And reinvented Nisa as agrinvest with half the benefit.

Others helped promote an open market without putting the simplest of checks and balances in place.

These are some things that need some attention.

And why is it that railways have no obligation to move to a minimum of a million tonnes a week?

[Klause]

Thanks Graham...

Our input side we are OK... but it would be nice to have more available for fuel, rent, parts... you know all the "little" things that add up.