Hey admin Nicole

[jazz]

As far as personal attacks well our livelihoods are personal and rhe things that affect all of us are personal. The odd jab back and forth hopefully thrown in with a bit of humour sarcasm again makes things interesting, if you come in here and call someone a derogatory word each day and contribute nothing much more then yes give a warning or outright ban that person. But otherwise the thing that keeps people here in the commodity thread is that it’s real not just facts it’s personal. Jmo

You have it right wheel, most of this banter is in good jest, sometimes it veers off the rails but thats rare.

I am with you about the conversations though. Any farmer I talk to spends about 5 minutes on the crops, the next 5 on the weather and then the rest goes off into politics or pseudo politics. Which it should because politics of the day is a far more serious threat to our business than low wheat weights.

Most people have their agronomy pretty much down. There isnt much new under the sun there. A few are trying the odd snake oil, some chasing varieties but most know what works and dont veer too far. large experiments can be costly. Mostly tinkering at the edges now.

Most commodities are range bound and have been for yrs but the economics stuff is always interesting because it gives you some forewarning whats coming down the line.

I disagree with klauses song that we are all in the same boat. There is a group of people in this country (not on this forum) that are actively paddling the other way and some trying to tip the boat right over.

[TSIPP]

I’m confused, when a certain someone keeps calling agriville sillyville, is that a personal attack, an attack on the whole agriville community or I’ll bet it just a a bad case of Tourette syndrome....

[agstar77]

You have it right wheel, most of this banter is in good jest, sometimes it veers off the rails but thats rare.

I am with you about the conversations though. Any farmer I talk to spends about 5 minutes on the crops, the next 5 on the weather and then the rest goes off into politics or pseudo politics. Which it should because politics of the day is a far more serious threat to our business than low wheat weights.

Most people have their agronomy pretty much down. There isnt much new under the sun there. A few are trying the odd snake oil, some chasing varieties but most know what works and dont veer too far. large experiments can be costly. Mostly tinkering at the edges now.

Most commodities are range bound and have been for yrs but the economics stuff is always interesting because it gives you some forewarning whats coming down the line.

I disagree with klauses song that we are all in the same boat. There is a group of people in this country (not on this forum) that are actively paddling the other way and some trying to tip the boat right over.

I mostly agree with your post. Nothing has really changed. Farmers are swimming against the current. The cheap food policy is in effect and every year there are fewer of us. This site provides a bit of diversion from everyday crap.

[farmaholic]

I’m confused, when a certain someone keeps calling agriville sillyville, is that a personal attack, an attack on the whole agriville community or I’ll bet it just a a bad case of Tourette syndrome....

If people don't like it, why do they keep coming back?

Some left(non political word) not to return.

Some stuff gets real old....

[Sheepwheat]

If we make changes to agriville, one problem I see is that few visit the other forums. I have had machinery questions before, but I don’t ask them here because if I throw a question in the machinery forum, it probably won’t be seen for seventeen years.

If mallee and I never talked sheep in the commodity forum, those conversations would never happen, because no one frequents the sheep forum.

I dunno. I get the point. I’m good with the way it is. I am slow to change. I still steer my machinery after all, don’t know what DEF is, and push my augers around by hand. lol

[furrowtickler]

I would have never met probably any of the real farmers here if not for Agriville .
Cool to chat with a real farmer from Australia in Mallee 👍. Awesome to see Blathin here , she is definitely a breath of fresh air as is Parsley .
And many other real life farmers. We may all have different opinions at times but at the end of the day we are all generally on the same path.
It’s sad to see people pose as farmers then get called out but continue to try to create negativity here . It has nearly ruined this site at times and they are hard to ignore .
Keeping it real is what keeps me coming back. Real everyday stuff from all areas . Gives a different perspective on how diverse Ag really is on each farm . What works for guys like Case / Sumdumb in the NE is vastly different than those in the SW . What happens in S/F area can be vastly different than in Farmaholic’s area.
Hearing Blathins story of both being in the grain trade and an independent cattle farm is just as interesting as sheepwheats farm business.
Woodland brings a whole different perspective from his area most of us can’t fathom as far as climate .
There are many , many others but what sticks out negativity is a handful of posters that are here simply to be “disturbers” some even posing as farmers but are simply trolls . It happens on the Combine forum as well . It is unfortunate but part of the social media platforms I guess .
Just need to weed them out or try to ignore when possible .
For those not done harvest , good luck and keep being real 👍👍.

[helmsdale]

Here's the way I see it... For what little it matters.

Everything these days it seems is poititical, for better or worse. You can avoid it if you wish, but honestly it requires you to live a pretty sheltered life. That said, it sure would be nice if we could at keep the political discussions at least loosely related to agriculture or rural life. If I want to go see people shit post all day long at one another I can go to reddit or if I'm really feeling like getting my sensibilities battered, 4chan's /pol. I feel like some of the people here would be better served frequenting their time there. You might find out that what makes for a grade A agriville shitposter wouldn't even put you in the middle of the pack on those forums. Consider it an opportunity to step up your game and get fervent reassurance that your opinion, right/left, is more than just an asshole(everyone has one).

What I have come here for is discussion related to Ag. This site is quite unique particularly in its Canadian, and in particular western canadian bias. Even with the overwhelming majority of its members being based in western canada, it is great to hear from you guys out in Ontario, and Australia!

I'm generally fine with keeping the commodity forum as a catch all. It would be nice to hear commentators link their political opinions back to how they feel they impact agriculture in a reasonably respectful manner. You want to talk about the most recent article you read on a news site somewhere on the web? Great. At least make a half assed attempt to do some thinking about how its going to impact the ag community, or the rural way of life in general. You want to shitpost generally about Trump, or for that matter Trudeau? go hit up any number of other forums.

I suspect if we set up a separate "politics" forum on here, it'll be as dead as most of the others. I know I surely will not be frequenting it.

[Guest]

its just to bad they have to hijack the actual farm threads to their leftist propaganda horseshit that 99% of posters here don't give a shit about

[Blaithin]

its just to bad they have to hijack the actual farm threads to their leftist propaganda horseshit that 99% of posters here don't give a shit about

I find it irksome that it’s hard to find a thread that doesn’t include someone tossing in a Trudope or Sock boy comment, even if politics have never been mentioned up to that point. It’s hardly just left wing posters that have trouble keeping politics out of the convo.

Probably easier to remember the things that annoy you than the things you agree with. Leftist talk annoys a large amount of people here so they remember that and don’t realize how excessive the right wing posts are.

Challenge for the week - How many people can make it the entire week without using words like lefties, leftards, Sock Boy, Trudope or any other similar meaning variant.

I’ll make it easy, just refrain from using those words in threads that have had no political subject matter brought up. If it’s about politics that leftbash away.

[chuckChuck]

Malle, We can set up a Politics forum to keep those discussion separate. But users will have to use it and keep the politic threads out of commodity forum.

Also, the personal attacks have to stop. These threads go sideways quick.
There's a user block feature or users can choose not to reply to someone.

- Nicole

If you want to set up a political thread that’s fine with me. If posters can keep personal attacks and politics out of the commodity thread that would be great! But everyone has to follow the rules and be disciplined in their posts otherwise it won’t work.

[chuckChuck]

I find it irksome that it’s hard to find a thread that doesn’t include someone tossing in a Trudope or Sock boy comment, even if politics have never been mentioned up to that point. It’s hardly just left wing posters that have trouble keeping politics out of the convo.

Probably easier to remember the things that annoy you than the things you agree with. Leftist talk annoys a large amount of people here so they remember that and don’t realize how excessive the right wing posts are.

Challenge for the week - How many people can make it the entire week without using words like lefties, leftards, Sock Boy, Trudope or any other similar meaning variant.

I’ll make it easy, just refrain from using those words in threads that have had no political subject matter brought up. If it’s about politics that leftbash away.

Great post Blaithin. You set a good example for others to follow.

[jazz]

Challenge for the week - How many people can make it the entire week without using words like lefties, leftards, Sock Boy, Trudope or any other similar meaning variant.

blaithin to use Trudeaus own words, maybe some of us experienced it differently. many of us can remember when the first trudeau tore through the west. I see very little different this time.

Our area was getting lots of drilling, seismic and related oil field construction when the NEP came through. That was great side revenue for lots of farmers struggling with drought. Poof just like that gone with the stroke of a pen. Had an uncle in calgary that lost his entire net worth in the 80s because of that.

I think you better have a little closer look at Trudeau before you defend him.

[furrowtickler]

I find it irksome that it’s hard to find a thread that doesn’t include someone tossing in a Trudope or Sock boy comment, even if politics have never been mentioned up to that point. It’s hardly just left wing posters that have trouble keeping politics out of the convo.

Probably easier to remember the things that annoy you than the things you agree with. Leftist talk annoys a large amount of people here so they remember that and don’t realize how excessive the right wing posts are.

Challenge for the week - How many people can make it the entire week without using words like lefties, leftards, Sock Boy, Trudope or any other similar meaning variant.

I’ll make it easy, just refrain from using those words in threads that have had no political subject matter brought up. If it’s about politics that leftbash away.

Agree , but both ways ... it’s not a one way street on here

[Blaithin]

blaithin to use Trudeaus own words, maybe some of us experienced it differently. many of us can remember when the first trudeau tore through the west. I see very little different this time.

Our area was getting lots of drilling, seismic and related oil field construction when the NEP came through. That was great side revenue for lots of farmers struggling with drought. Poof just like that gone with the stroke of a pen. Had an uncle in calgary that lost his entire net worth in the 80s because of that.

I think you better have a little closer look at Trudeau before you defend him.

Who was defending him?

Just because I’m sick of seeing him brought up everywhere here doesn’t mean I’m defending him.

Just stating that, after hammering Chuck with a thread of “please stop posting so much left stuff”, it’s fair turnabout to see if others can stop posting right stuff constantly. Not up to the challenge Jazz? Feel that righteous indignation and past experiences gives you a right to constantly bring up the nefarious left? Bet Chuck feels the exact same, in reverse.

As Furrowtickler says, it’s a two way street.

If both sides continue with the “well they do it!” theme then it’s not going to change.

[jazz]

If Trudeau joined the Conservative party tomorrow my opinion of him wouldn't change. These are not right left issues anymore.