Crop Production Show

[farmaholic]

Yes they attend. Its plain to see. They are the ones carrying those Input Capital pails.

Ahh yes, the infamous iconic "Bail Pail"....for when you're in over your head!

[hobbyfrmr]

Thing that pisses me off at these shows is the reps are more concerned about how many acres you farm then your name, where your from or what you grow. They only care about the BTOs.
They usually pass out passes to all the retailers, not one my way got any. Guess all these mergers are costing more than they figured.
I met a couple cousins last year we had a great visit about our farms, I didn’t care to discuss how big or small they are, was just nice to meet some new people. Yes, after a couple hrs the topic did come up, but all parties didn’t feel it was the “important” thing to discuss.
Hope to see them again this year.

Those initial questions are a method of qualifying a potential customer. Those companies have spent good money to have a display and they intend to gather strong leads and/or sales for a return on that investment.
Another strategy is “put your name in to our draw for a prize”. Ultimately the company chooses their winner. This allows them to follow up with the attendee which, through conversation was strongest, most qualified/interested visitor to their display.
I have witnessed the opposite extreme where an attendee has pre printed contact information on sticky label sheets for efficient applying into every single draw offered at the show in case they can “get” / win something for free. They are so preoccupied with submitting to the draw, they dont even make eye contact with the representatives.
End of day, that ticket goes into the garbage.

[Hopalong]

Always wondered about those carrying input capital pails.
Are they proud of being associated with it or are the the only ones willing to carry the pails?

[farmaholic]

Maybe try going to the agronomy updates instead. After all, how many times do you have to look at the same combine or see the same 919 grain tester from 1974. There is Farmtech, Crop Sphere, and Crop Connect as well.

Agreed WD9. IHARF puts on a good field day and mid winter meeting to present their research findings. SaskPulse for updates(maybe not every year). Sask Ag and Food puts on some good seminars. SaskWheat has some good stuff.

One trade show a year is usually enough for me.

[hobbyfrmr]

Always wondered about those carrying input capital pails.
Are they proud of being associated with it or are the the only ones willing to carry the pails?

It is excellent marketing, brand recognition.
After all, which Saskatchewan farmer can say no to a free pail?
Even the most wealthy and successful farmers know the value of a good pail.
Visually, the company brand gets recognized and becomes more familiar. Skepticism erodes and then VOILA!!! A new progressive farmer customer signs a streaming contract.

[RedLentil]

Always wondered about those carrying input capital pails.
Are they proud of being associated with it or are the the only ones willing to carry the pails?

We make a game out of it, usually go with wife, parents and brother basically a truck load. See how many pails and sample scoops we can come home with. Record is 25 pails and 6 scoops. Pail record was set a couple years ago. I challenge everyone on agriville to a pail contest. Combined number of pails per vehicle.

[RedLentil]

We make a game out of it, usually go with wife, parents and brother basically a truck load. See how many pails and sample scoops we can come home with. Record is 25 pails and 6 scoops. Pail record was set a couple years ago. I challenge everyone on agriville to a pail contest. Combined number of pails per vehicle.

The real challenge is getting a lid for the pail. Extra points for lids.

[bigzee]

Good luck the boys in black will set all records. By the end of Black Tuesday you will be lucky to find a pen.

[sumdumguy]

We will look forward to the Sask Pulse “Whine and Cheese” Social evening. This year the socializing will be heavy on the “whine” for good reason but we will go to find a few familiar faces all beit some are getting pretty long in the tooth. Memories of shows past never fade of the good old days when real “news” from Al Slinkard and Robin Morrow brought hope and encouragement to young farmers. New varieties of lentils were introduced and contracts were usually first seen at the show, maybe still are.

[GDR]

The real challenge is getting a lid for the pail. Extra points for lids.

Too funny! I ask for lids too! Farmers are a bunch of cheap asses, myself included. Prize of the day is a $2 pail you gotta carry all day long and waste 10min talking to some sales guy you are never gonna do business with.

[SASKFARMER3]

It's a pail guys. Hell for a guy who hates that company so much I like a free pail.

But its easy for me they owe me money for harvesting some of my crops one year by mistake so I take as many pails as I want and tell them when they pay me back ill quit taking them.

Farm you can ride shotgun if you want I am going tomorrow and back.

[farmaholic]

SF3, Tomorrow is my annual physical...going to get my prostate tickled!....YUK!