Wrong barley collected

[EddieB]

On Monday I had a text from a haulier asking to come for two loads of Flagon winter barley seed on behalf of the plant breeder. The drivers also had paperwork to this effect.
On Monday afternoon I had a call from the seed plant wanting to know why I had loaded Flagon as they were expecting Tennyson spring barley.
The strange thing is that those are the only two varieties of barley that I have on farm. Coincidence or did the plant breeder cock up ?

 

[ollie989898]

On Monday I had a text from a haulier asking to come for two loads of Flagon winter barley seed on behalf of the plant breeder. The drivers also had paperwork to this effect.
On Monday afternoon I had a call from the seed plant wanting to know why I had loaded Flagon as they were expecting Tennyson spring barley.
The strange thing is that those are the only two varieties of barley that I have on farm. Coincidence or did the plant breeder cock up ?

Not your cock up. Don't worry about it.

 

[EddieB]

No, but a waste of time loading two lorries, and then cleaning out a bay for the returned loads to tip into (wouldn’t have been able to tip an attic in the bay we had loaded from). At least the error was spotted before it had been through the seed plant.

 

[bobk]

Will you get paid for re loading and emptying ?

 

[EddieB]

I wish! Probably half a day man and loader all told with waiting, cleaning up etc. If the boot was on the other foot I’d probably be billed a few hundred.

 

[ollie989898]

Complain and get some money out of them. Their fudge up, not yours.

 

[davidroberts30]

Bill them 500quid

 

[EddieB]

I’m trying to find out who was at fault. The seed plant is blaming the haulier, but I find it strange that the haulier would randomly ask for flagon out of all the varieties to choose from.

 

[Suppin Diesel]

Bought spring barley seed and got a phone call from the merchant in July to tell me the variety I thought I had sown was a different variety.
Was planning to keep it for home saved but won't now.
But got a sorry from the merchant, Thanks

 

[kiwi pom]

I'm always a bit surprised at what people seem to do with very little information on here.
I understand it's the way in the UK but if a haulier texted me saying they wanted to pick up xyz, I would at the very least contact the company actually buying to make sure of the details.

So much time and money spent on a crop but the sale and transport of said crop seems very vague.
Not having a go at anyone, perhaps it's just me, I just know how easily details get confused especially when multiple parties are involved.

 

[EddieB]

I'm always a bit surprised at what people seem to do with very little information on here.
I understand it's the way in the UK but if a haulier texted me saying they wanted to pick up xyz, I would at the very least contact the company actually buying to make sure of the details.

So much time and money spent on a crop but the sale and transport of said crop seems very vague.
Not having a go at anyone, perhaps it's just me, I just know how easily details get confused especially when multiple parties are involved.

I only loaded without question as they had the variety and the account which it was for and they matched. That’s why I’m struggling to believe the haulier was at fault and not the seed company.

 

[Andrew]

I’m trying to find out who was at fault. The seed plant is blaming the haulier, but I find it strange that the haulier would randomly ask for flagon out of all the varieties to choose from.

You say the text and the drivers paperwork asked for Flagon so evidence points to the breeder.

On that basis, send the breeder a bill for time spent messing about. £50/hr for loader and driver is the going rate. Let them sort it out with the haulier.

 

[glasshouse]

I only loaded without question as they had the variety and the account which it was for and they matched. That’s why I’m struggling to believe the haulier was at fault and not the seed company.

Why would they collect winter barley seed in november?

 

[som farmer]

Why would they collect winter barley seed in november?

don't think you want to know the answer to that.
drilled some grass seed once, found a ticket in a bag, with certification date, 4 yrs earlier, caused some red faces, after strongly denying it, never paid for the seed though, and it grew fine.

 

[EddieB]

Why would they collect winter barley seed in november?

Over yearing seed isn’t uncommon, I grow for another outfit who do it regularly. Although they would put into store, not through the seed plant.

 

[lloyd]

Over yearing seed isn’t uncommon, I grow for another outfit who do it regularly. Although they would put into store, not through the seed plant.

Does that other outfit rhyme with May?

 

[lloyd]

I'm always a bit surprised at what people seem to do with very little information on here.
I understand it's the way in the UK but if a haulier texted me saying they wanted to pick up xyz, I would at the very least contact the company actually buying to make sure of the details.

So much time and money spent on a crop but the sale and transport of said crop seems very vague.
Not having a go at anyone, perhaps it's just me, I just know how easily details get confused especially when multiple parties are involved.

How are you getting on planting those 1 billion trees ?
We can rest assured they will all survive under your strict
quality control.

 

[7610 super q]

I'm always a bit surprised at what people seem to do with very little information on here.
I understand it's the way in the UK but if a haulier texted me saying they wanted to pick up xyz, I would at the very least contact the company actually buying to make sure of the details.

So much time and money spent on a crop but the sale and transport of said crop seems very vague.
Not having a go at anyone, perhaps it's just me, I just know how easily details get confused especially when multiple parties are involved.

Really ? So we have to baby sit everyone, and double check everyone's work ? Check that everything we buy meets current standards, check shed builders have the correct H&S policies whilst building your shed, checking those ordering produce are actually ordering what they say they are ordering....?
Bizarre. But yes, it is the modern way I suppose.

 

[som farmer]

Really ? So we have to baby sit everyone, and double check everyone's work ? Check that everything we buy meets current standards, check shed builders have the correct H&S policies whilst building your shed, checking those ordering produce are actually ordering what they say they are ordering....?
Bizarre. But yes, it is the modern way I suppose.

simply put yes
as farmers, a lot of business is done, based on trust
outside of farming, it's a very different world, unfortuantly, that different ethos, is creeping into ag.

 

[EddieB]

Does that other outfit rhyme with May?

No