319-Corn_ Beans-139 in 2006

[TOM4CWB]

Blackjack;

"what will you do when no one around the world wants your product for what you feel its worth"

Develop personal relationships that can ride through hard times... and be honest and fair with folks who buy the grains we grow! On one hand, most times the CWB prevents the first; and insults, deceives, and extorts blackmail payments from my grain customers on the other hand... (or they say one thing while doing the exact opposite!)

If we don't have faith, hope, and love for humanity... who need food and our grains... why would we ever be in this business of producing grain in the first place!

I hadn't heard of anyone loading a s-bee of #1 15.5CWRS and taking it to heaven with them yet... have you?

All the best for 2007... I hope we can respect one another long enough, to start our way out of this rats nest we have allowed to box in our minds, with respect to marketing!

Proverbs(11:15)He who puts up security for another will surely suffer,
But whoever refuses to strike hands in pledge is safe.

(11:26) People curse the man who hoards grain,
but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

(11:27) He who seeks good finds goodwill,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.

(11:28) Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

(13:11) Dishonest money dwindles away,
but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

(14:14) The faithless will be repaid for there ways,
and the good man rewarded for his.

(14:23) Hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.

(15:16) Better a little with the fear of the LORD,
than great wealth with turmoil.

God Bless Canada!

[SASKFARMER3]

Tom I judge every year throughout the year.
In may see moisture market etc.
As move into June if its flooding drought or etc. to judge can top dress etc. disease etc. then July the critical point if looks like 50 plus wheat and need protein can top dress etc. then august pray no frost.
finally there.

This is farming and if one thinks throwing every thing at the wall is the answer go for it but if one wants to survive stay and decide as the year goes on.
FROST IN CANADA IS A KNOWN entity
JUST ASK THE GUYS SOUTH OF REGINA IT NEVER HAPPENS TO ME ATTITUDE.

[TOM4CWB]

Saskfarmer3;

The sad part about frost is in many cases it need not downgrade wheat to feed use... as many of us know!

If we were allowed to innovate and search out markets for our wheat... we could salvage a better return there is little doubt!

250lb on N up here is obviously a silly idea... but what about 100 if early seeding is possible?

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes thats why I shipped it to Manitoba mixed with their fusarium wheat and got a #2 dockage was around 8% but moved it for a higher price. But got no CASIP because I sold #2 wheat and neighbors sold feed. Great system.

[SASKFARMER3]

100lb is our normal rate of N. But when the guys went over and did all to get the highest crop those were the guys who failed and failed miserably. Its great if their is a insurance that actually covers our basic costs. Hell Ill pay extra just to be covered but SASK Crop doesnt do that its BASIC 70% or 70% so 50.00 an acre.

[TOM4CWB]

Saskfarmer3,

I hear the new grain values have been decided and this will lift insurance coverages somewhat this year. Up 20% perhaps?

[SASKFARMER3]

Thats Great but the NDP in Sask will lift the premium by 30% so every farmer will loose.