glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
Could have been weevil in lorry
Taking on a grain merchant (the AIC cartel)
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dave6470
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- Location
- Coleraine Co.Londonderry NI
Add abattoirs aswell
cousin sent 4 cattle in the other week
3 off them killed out the wights he expected
1 was massively lighter
when he challenged them on the wight they said it was right
It was only when he showed them a photos of each of the cattle on weybridge before they left farm that they came back to say some in the office put the wrong wight in
cousin sent 4 cattle in the other week
3 off them killed out the wights he expected
1 was massively lighter
when he challenged them on the wight they said it was right
It was only when he showed them a photos of each of the cattle on weybridge before they left farm that they came back to say some in the office put the wrong wight in
- Location
- Yorks
Seems like was in spec for germination during the months you sold it for.
Germination will only ever reduce as time goes on.
So of the picked it up after the contract period, then it's their fault.
Germination will only ever reduce as time goes on.
So of the picked it up after the contract period, then it's their fault.
I agree with the sentiment but isn't it the case that germination can come back in the spring?
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Doesn't really in my experience. Kept malting barley 12 months a few times now and still 98-99% germination.
You have to move it to wake it up/break dormancy. We ran it through mobile drier but went in okay.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I know people that work in commercial stores and they move it for same reason.
- Location
- Yorks
Ah right, OK, I'll listen to your experience. Don't grow malting barley, so guess I should have kept quiet, and not guessed!!
never knew that
Just curious if you took any action and had success? We are currently having issues with a produce of area contract, merchant is dictating how many tonnes we should have. Dealt with the merchant for years but the first time we have questioned something they have turned very nasty and want to take us to arbitration. Wonder if possibly the same merchant as one of their specialist areas is malting barley!!!!
They are saying we don't have enough tonnage for the area. We were hit with a lot of heavy rain May/June time and they went flat. My contract was produce of area. This they threatening arbitration as we don't have the tonnage in the shed that they say we should have. I can't see anything on their terms about a minimum tonnage requirement for oats (there is however one on their malting barley contracts for produce of area so beware!)
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I'd have thought produce of area should have tonnages confirmed after harvest?
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Might be able to get some aerial evidence?
Wouldn't like to have to buy back tonnage as oats were trading on a
near high.
Wouldn't like to have to buy back tonnage as oats were trading on a
near high.
Have tried this route but unfortunately I can't see anything taken which shows the field in question.
lloyd
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- Location
- Herefordshire
lloyd
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
Why sign contracts for oats at all?
The contract price nearly always looks poor for a food grade product.
The contract price nearly always looks poor for a food grade product.