deere,
deep word of caution on bin run beans.
there are things to do to tell the big boys how much you disagree with there business practices, bin run beans is an ugly way to go.
let me preface these comments with a couple stories....(i like stories)
1. a guy that works our account used to be a seed piracy enforcer for mother M. his stories are ridiculous. hiring Private eyes to ride around in beaters taking pictures. following the seed cleaner. having the paperwork trail all tied down on beans bought (even from competitors) and chemical usage (even generics). taking satelite imagery of the offender dumping beans in the planter, etc....
2. had a guy not so far away, owned 2500+ acres and had a chain of deere equipment dealerships. not a poor ole boy. anyway, one of the first to get caught bin running. they took it ALL. he spent 5 years in the big house.... they intend to make the punishment steep enough to discourage, and if they catch ya, they intend to take you to rug. mainly to keep the neighbors from getting ideas. if you step back and look at there business, it is all patents. those are the keys to city.
3. if you have any neighbors. (mainly the ones who are paying full price). that you have ever pissed off, ran over their dog, rented a piece of ground out of, fooled around with the daughter of, bid against at an auction, is a bean dealer, or think they could pick up your acres by taking you down. be real careful. lots of good people out there, but theres lots of bad too.....most everyone has at least one chrony in the area they dont see eye to eye with....
bin run beans = thin ice