Valentine's Day Video by Farmer Derek Klingenberg - Reminds Us What Is Important.

[bucket]

And there it is in a nutshell.

Basically it is what was supposed to have happened on August 1, 2012.

But it appears our little friends got a little greedy.

Stormin is on the right track. Just like every other idea that farmers have sold out for pennies on the dollar.

[Braveheart]

What I like the most about this idea is that you're brain Stormin that is always a useful exercise. Never stop dreaming of ways to make more from what we have. We are indeed fortunate and opportunity is limitless. I agree wholeheartedly with the beginning of your post.

At this time I'm going to say I'm out. We are building a brand for our farm/ranch. We need to maintain our individual identity going forward.

The best of luck with this venture though.

[parsley]

Organic groups often do this.

One we are Involved in:
A legal company.
A group of like-minded growers
Hire Several cleaning plants (remote.)
Hire Bagging and shipping centre (remote)
Hire Marketing company (remote)
Pars.

[dalek]

Hensall District Co-op do basically the same thing with their IP/edible beans export business.

Oops I said the "C" word

[malleefarmer]

Not quite what you mean, an aussie version of cottons thoughts.
Its a different concept and is used widely basically ebay for grain third party holds money no buyer default.
Its evolving



https://www.cleargrain.com.au

[MBgrower]

No more farmer run companies for me... cant and wont work if farmers in control of the business. Your best bet is buy stock of ag related companies.

[tweety]

Cotton, that's just what i heard anyways.

Perhaps you could share why it didn't work.

[westernvicki]

Hensall is very successful. Google them.

[foragefarmer]

Grain farmers working together forming co-ops in Western Canada . Our forefathers had the very same idea many years ago.

Maybe we should have pay attention to what they started and created. It's all gone now.

Here we go again reinventing the wheel.

Good luck Stormin

[cottonpicken]

I suck at lots of things,just like every other human being.

The idea was to turn the cwb into a brokerage house.