Cwrs protein

[ShawnM]

I'm done with wheat.
In the past 8-10 years the graincos have used the following excuses to buy my wheat cheap:

Low protein, it's garbage worth $4
'Frost' damage, garbage worth $4
Fusarium, garbage worth $4
Ergot, gotta clean it, oops missed one, garbage worth $4
'Heat' damage from hot air drying from too high a moisture content. There isn't even a grading factor for this but it's garbage, worth $4

And now this year it's falling number!

That's it for me, I'm out. Someone else can take that beating

[farmaholic]

Shawn,

The CGC grain grading guide provides the ammunition, a whole arsenal of It, to be used as grading demerits.

It's really unbelievable.

Down graded grain isn't "worthless" but is "worth less".

Know what you have! There are independent grading services out there. If you use them you may not be subject to "buyer bias". Remember the paradigm shift I mentioned.

[farmaholic]

Interestingly enough I can't find the falling number test or the range used to determine if it falls into any specific grade category in the CGC grain grading guide. The only thing they are using in the grain grading guide that I can see is an objective count of sprouted and severely sprouted kernels in a certain size sample.

The good thing about the falling number test is it takes the objectivity out of the grading, anything borderline....wouldn't you rather rely on the subjectivity of a methodically approved test? If it's close, maybe something can be negotiated.

[mcfarms]

Because it isn't.
Falling number isn't a grading factor in Canada. Haven't been privy to the discussions at the standards committee for about 15 years but they wouldn't bring it in then because of the inability to test quickly and repeatedly on the driveway so the proposal was scrapped back then, however the rest of the world buys on falling number so it's a mess.
The graincos will have minimum FN specs on export sales.

[farmaholic]

Because it isn't.
Falling number isn't a grading factor in Canada. Haven't been privy to the discussions at the standards committee for about 15 years but they wouldn't bring it in then because of the inability to test quickly and repeatedly on the driveway so the proposal was scrapped back then, however the rest of the world buys on falling number so it's a mess.
The graincos will have minimum FN specs on export sales.

Is there a standard or can it vary depending on end use?

[farmaholic]

Farma kiss some ass at the local terminal you'll get # 1 high pro !

or at least drop off a sack of potatoes like the hutts do !

Never tasted shit yet and don't plan to start now.
I think the bribe would have to be better than a sack of spuds.

[helmsdale]

Farma kiss some ass at the local terminal you'll get # 1 high pro !

or at least drop off a sack of potatoes like the hutts do !

I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees!

[helmsdale]

Until they package out the management at the local elevator, I'll continue to see that place as nothing but a waste of good gopher habitat...

[farmaholic]

Falling number isn't a grading factor in Canada. Haven't been privy to the discussions at the standards committee for about 15 years but they wouldn't bring it in then because of the inability to test quickly and repeatedly on the driveway.......

Anyone ever time how long it takes a grader to pick through a 50-100 gram sample with a magnifying glass and a tweezer?

[sumdumguy]

I'll continue to see that place as nothing but a waste of good gopher habitat...[/QUOTE]


Trying to figure out what is, “ good gopher habitat”.