Poor atitude on Agriville

[farming101]

But seems those ventures can't exist unless they get the feedstock nearly free.

Had to reread that one. Thought for a minute you were talking about oil refineries, flour mills, bakeries, and Canola crush plants...

[burnt]

Was there much #1 Flax harvested this year? Many samples we receive have like 30% black kernels.

Why the nerve of some people - trying to slip some marketing discussion into a gripe thread...

[farmaholic]

Had to reread that one. Thought for a minute you were talking about oil refineries, flour mills, bakeries, and Canola crush plants...

Now now 101!

[jazz]

30% dark kernels will still probably crush for Industrial oil.

Why can't the flax straw be "milled" into biodegradable landscape fabric. Instead of what ever they're making it from now. Can you imagine if there was real value passed on to producers for flax straw, instead of practically giving it away otherwise. Would a plant like that be a viable thing? Would there be enough feedstock for it?....there would if we got paid enough to entice more acres and it added to the grower's bottom line. But seems those ventures can't exist unless they get the feedstock nearly free.

They were making smoking papers out of it for a while because that doesn't need much processing and its burnt anyway. Some guy tried to make newspaper out of it but couldn't perfect the chemistry. I know of someone why was using it as cover over golf course greens. Some guy in MB was using it to make biogas. Some guy in NB using it to heat a greenhouse. Lots of stuff tried but by the time you collect it, store it and move it, the profits are gone. It has high energy content but also high ash content so its a hassle all the way.


The enbridge guys wouldn't even use it on their new ROW construction.

[farmaholic]

Jazz, that's why I think it would make good landscape fabric, the type that construction has to permanently put down to prevent erosion but doesn't matter if it rots away in ten years...and it's kinda "organic"...environmentally friendly.

[checking]

I get you, hobby.
It's self preservation.
Just think if all the conventional farmers switched to organic status, and what that would do for organic prices. Unlike Austa Can Damn Us, you get it, so keep spreading those negative waves.

[hobbyfrmr]

I get you, hobby.
It's self preservation.
Just think if all the conventional farmers switched to organic status, and what that would do for organic prices. Unlike Austa Can Damn Us, you get it, so keep spreading those negative waves.

There is nothing I am describing that cannot be visually confirmed.
You have seen the neighbors organic fields. You have seen the the obvious contrast from a plugged fertilizer run and you have seen the weed population when you miss with the sprayer. I am not lying. You see it for yourself on your very own farmland.
I watched the global news clip on the 40,000 acre guy. Look at the background when they are filming the combines. There is a bunch of green plants standing in that gold stubble. Look at that wheat sample. Minimum 10% lime green immature kernels if you can sit there and see it watching TV. That is organic for sure. I am not lying All you have to do is use your eyes and look.

[hobbyfrmr]

There is nothing I am describing that cannot be visually confirmed.
You have seen the neighbors organic fields. You have seen the the obvious contrast from a plugged fertilizer run and you have seen the weed population when you miss with the sprayer. I am not lying. You see it for yourself on your very own farmland.
I watched the global news clip on the 40,000 acre guy. Look at the background when they are filming the combines. There is a bunch of green plants standing in that gold stubble. Look at that wheat sample. Minimum 10% lime green immature kernels if you can sit there and see it watching TV. That is organic for sure. I am not lying All you have to do is use your eyes and look.

I watched it again. Even the camera man knows how this is going to progress. Middle of the clip and at the very end, the camera focuses on an established wild oat patch romantically waving in the wind.
If I listen properly, it sounds like he built a 40,000 acre farm from scratch, doesnt care for the thin margins and is in hot pursuit of the organic farming unicorn. It makes a good tv news story, he is happy and motivated to succeed. Its a free country and he has the courage to do it. There is nothing wrong in aiming for success

[helmsdale]

I'll just leave this here. Ha

[SASKFARMER3]

Every thing is connected to marketing.

Trudeau shits dark this morning and it effects the Canadian dollar. That’s marketing. It costs me more to be American.