Durum Saga

[farmaholic]

Regarding cleaning.....you take the most obvious severly infected kernels out, then they just count/pick the less obvious....which likely requires fewer kernels in the sample because with only screens and gravity the same density kernels as the sound ones will pass through the process. No matter what, it will be picked down to something of much less value.

[Klause]

Knowing grading procedures primary grade determinant tables, and grading factors saved us $26,000 so far on wheat peas and lentils.


Knowing how to grade your grain and knowing what you have makes you money.


Just sayin'

[wmoebis]

Knowing grading procedures primary grade determinant tables, and grading factors saved us $26,000 so far on wheat peas and lentils.


Knowing how to grade your grain and knowing what you have makes you money.


Just sayin'

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[farmaholic]

....who says the rules are right?

"Grain Grading GUIDE"..... Buyers and end users can move curves and do(Malt barley for example). Relaxed tolerances can be accepted when certain quality parameters CANNOT be met because of conditions beyond our control. But why should they if the existing marketing conditions are equivalent to winning the record high Power Ball lottery for them?

[biglentil]

Unless you have grown durum in 2016 and are trying to market it you will not have a clue. Its disturbing how corrupt the durum system is up here. Wiseguy is right shes all going into the states.

[Klause]

You honestly cannot comment unless you have grown durum in 2016 and are trying to market it. Its disturbing how corrupt the durum system is up here. Wiseguy is right shes all going into the states.

Subject to inspectors grade and dockage.


If you know what you have and are confident it forces their hand.



Then remember section 60 of the grain act.


Hrs is the same way and has been for a lot longer than durum.

[biglentil]

Subject to inspectors grade and dockage.


If you know what you have and are confident it forces their hand.



Then remember section 60 of the grain act.


Hrs is the same way and has been for a lot longer than durum.

Never had any issues with HRS marketing.

60 Subject to section 58 and any order made under section 118, the operator of every licensed primary elevator shall, at all reasonable hours on each day on which the elevator is open, without discrimination and in the order in which grain arrives and is lawfully offered at the elevator, receive into the elevator all grain so lawfully offered for which there is, in the elevator, available storage accommodation of the type required by the person by whom the grain is offered.

R.S., 1985, c. G-10, s. 60; 1998, c. 22, s. 25(F).

Never been refused to dump at the pit, infact Im sure they would love if I dumped through the pit at $3.75 a bushel when I can get $9 across the border.

[wmoebis]

If nothing else, familiarize yourself with proper procedures and equipment so you can observe and bring attention human errors.

Amazes me that farmers can set seeders to kernals/lbs per sqft or acre, sprayers to oz per acre and combines with great precision but lots don't know what pans are considered dockage or what screens are in a dockage machine. Or pay attention to see that grading scales are read and documented accurately for human error and match your grain checks.

[farmaholic]

Bingo Biglentil..... this isn't a delivery issue as much as a grading issue!

Even that part of the act is questionable under today's(modern and evolved) storage, delivery(incoming) and loading(outgoing) system needs. I know our local terminal has to manage the space available based on, in house stocks, trains coming and outstanding delivery contracts. I hate to make excuses for them but that is definitely true to a degree.

[farmaholic]

There are two types of marketers..... the hawks and the chickens. I would consider myself a hawk. Do I know everything about grading etc. No, but the "GUIDE" is there for "reference". I guess one of my points is every once in a while------even the rule book needs updating and changing!

[wmoebis]

There are two types of marketers..... the hawks and the chickens. I would consider myself a hawk. Do I know everything about grading etc. No, but the "GUIDE" is there for "reference". I guess one of my points is every once in a while------even the rule book needs updating and changing!

The equipment needs to be updated. Why in this day and age are elev employees writing weights and results on a piece of paper ten handing to someone else to try decipher what they wrote and manually enter into computer system? Scales and protein machines should all be electronically hooked to system. The programs are available just no one has mandated use. Why has no one mandated universal/certified grading training so every elevator is assessing grain the same or within reason?

[bucket]

The rulebook and the policeman is the CGC.....if you have a complaint they should investigate not use the standby sell subject to grade.....

Government agencies like the CGC should police the industry.

If the graders at local elevators are not following the rulebook.....then somebody should enforce it...