Durum Saga

[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...

[wmoebis]

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...

That is what the Office of the Ass't commissioners could do for you if chairs would have been filled. Or if the last gov't had listened to their own review and implemented a Grain Farmers Advocacy Office.

[sofa.king]

It's all bullshit. A few years ago I had been hauling for a few days and one day a neighbor was in the elevator bitchING about his grade so I jokingly said have the grading guy look at it with his good eye and everyone laughed well almost everyone laughed because when my load was checked the guy found one bug in it and it cost me 60 bucks to have it treated or take it home.I hauled many loads after that with no wise remarks and suprisingly no more bugs
Funny how that works lesson learned.