Well.......this fella right here delivered this box right here......from Spain......more to follow.......so, the box has a label on it from MODRID, Spain...from a person named Ole' Mole'......It has a packing list that says "Mr Anderson, I come in peace. Many of my brothers have fallen to your steel jaws of death. If I do not return safely an army of my brothers will invade your yard"......I open the box....all I can see is styrofoam peanuts.....then all of a sudden...something moves......about that time one brave soul in the office reached in to see what it was...sure enough...a live mole!!! And the first mole of the season goes to Ole' Mole'!!!! We weighed him up and away we go!!!! The 2010 Mole Trappin' Contest is on!!!!!

The March 2010 USDA Crop Report was out this am. It lowered corn production 20 mil bushel but also lowered exports 100 mil bu, leaving a net gain in carryover of 80 mil. bu....it was in the middle of trade expectations. Bean production came in near unchanged from the Feb report, but with higher usage they lowered carryover by 20 mil bu.....also as expected by the trade......

For all of you HEADLINE users that missed the first payment deadline: There is still a $75 rebate for all Headline purchased and invoiced thru May 15....not as good as the Feb rebate...but it ain't bad!!!!!  Seriously this is still a good thing. If you haven't tried Headline fungicide yet...you should...it works...

Attention!!!*** For anybody thinking they could use more LP gas storage for their corn dryer or home...have we got a deal for you!!! AGF is selling ten 1000 gallon nH3 tanks and running gears ofr $900 each...you can take your pick. Better hurry we've sold 3 already!!!!

Something NEW has been added!!!!!! If you would like to receive twice daily text messages or emails that would tell you what the grain futures markets are doing and what our AGF cash markets are....you can sign up below. Under the futures markets below, there is an area for registering on the website. You can put your Name and phone # and your e-mail address in that area and let me know and I will get you lined up.

****Fact or Crap......02/25/10    
   TWA Airlines once made flight attendant uniforms from paper......fact or crap??????
  If anyone has any information about any of the subjects that are under discussion on this or any other website or any newspaper or TV show or conversations between you and AGF employees or customers or anyone else that you might have talked to about anything, like moles, you can e-mail me at agfinc@nbsmail.net  .....thank you.  

 
  (About half of the comments made on these headlines have about a 50-50 chance of being true and usually don't reflect the opinionated opinions of Atkinson Grain or most of its employees!



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                             The Mole Report 
                                      2009 Edition

                      Leaders in the Molehouse:    

Biggest Mole : 
                       
1 Dean (Mole Tracker) Verbeck  216.2 grams!! Dec 30 New Leader!
2 Jim (Mole Stomper)Medema     213.3 grams!
3 Devin (Mole Dog) Drehman       188.7 grams! 
4 Jim (Mole Stomper)Medema     184.5 grams!!


Most Moles :   
1 Jim Medema                                63  Moles !!!! Unbelievable!!
2 Curt Lewis and Girls                   52 Moles!!! Unbelievable too!!
3 Ron VandeGenachte                   40  Moles !!!! also unbelievable!
4 Dick Ghys                                      23 Moles !!!!
5 Wes Roselieb                                 16 Moles !!!!
6 Kent Blackert                                  12 Moles!!!!
7 Willie Minnaert                                 8 Moles!!!
7 Rich Vanwynsberg                           8  Moles !
7 Brent Svitak  Go Marines!               8 Moles!!
10 Jim Heller                                        7 Moles!!!
10 Deric Olson                                     7 Moles !!!
10 Jerry DeSmith                                  7 Moles!!
13 Tim Anderson                                  7 Moles!!    
14 Randy Rahn                                     5  Moles!!!               
14 Jim Geuns                                        5 Moles !!
14 Dean Verbeck                                  5 Moles !!
17 Keith Carton                                    4 Moles !         
17 Devin Drehman                                4 Moles !
3 tied at                                               2 Moles
13 tied at                                                 1....

Most Attractive trapper :
Abby G Frank (A.G.F.)                 Contender
Beth Haverback                            Contender
The Lewis Girls                             Contender
Bev Nelson                                    Contender
Rich VanWynsberghe               Not a Contender
Aunt Kelly Callison                       Contender
                    

Rest of the Riff Raff :

Ron VandeGenachte                         174.9 grams
Kent Blackert                                   174.2 grams
Steve VanDike                                 173.8 grams
Jim Medema                                     172.8 grams
Jim Medema                                     172.6 grams
Rich VanWynsberg                           170.0 grams
Jim Medema                                     169.6 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         169.5 grams
Rich VanWynsberg                           167.9 grams
Jim Medema                                     166.2 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         166.0 grams
Jim Medema                                     163.7 grams
Jim Medema                                     162.8 grams
Kent Blackert                                   161.4  grams
Jim Medema                                     161.3 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         160.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         160.0  grams
Randy Rahn                                      158.7 grams
Jerry DeSmith                                   157.7 grams
Jim Medema                                     157.7 grams
Jim Geuns                                         156.5 grams
Bill Waterman                                   155.0 grams*
Rich VanWynsberghe                        154.5 grams
Deric Olson                                      154.2 grams
Willie Minnaert                                  154.0 grams
Randy Rahn                                      153.6 grams
Keith Carton (last years winner)        153.5 grams
Jim Medema                                     153.4 grams
Randy Rahn                                      153.1 grams
Ken DeSmith                                    152.8 grams
Randy Rahn                                      152.7 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls                         152.4 grams
Jim Heller                                         152.4 grams
Jim Geuns                                        151.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                        151.0 grams
Dick Ghys                                        150.7 grams
Jerry DeSmith                                  150.3 grams
Rich VanWynsbergh                         149.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         149.8 grams
Jim Medema                                     149.6 grams
Kent Blackert                                   148.8 grams
RonVandeGenachte                          148.6 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         148.5 grams
Jim Heller                                          148.4 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         147.5 grams
Jim Medema                                     147.3 grams
Jim Medema                                     146.7 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         146.5 grams
Jim Medema     3 moles average =  146.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                        146.0 grams
Rich VanWynsberg                          145.2 grams
Wes Roselieb                                   145.0  grams
Curt Lewis and Girls                        144.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                        144.8  grams
Randy Rahn                                     144.6 grams
Ken DeSmith                                   144.4 grams
Jim Medema                                    143.8 grams
Jim Medema                                    143.2 grams
Jerry DeSmith                                  143.0 grams
Willie Minnaert                                141.9 grams
Tim Anderson                                  141.4 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                        140.6 grams
Jim Medema                                    140.4 grams
Devin Drehman                                140.2 grams
Jim Medema                                    139.0 grams
Dick Ghys                                       138.9 grams
Willie Minnaert                               138.5 grams
Jim Medema                                    137.8 grams
Dean Verbeck    5 moles average= 137.5 grams
Kent Blackert                                  137.0 grams
Jim Medema                                    136.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                        136.4 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                        136.4 grams
Jim Medema                                    136.0 grams
Dick Ghys                                       135.9 grams
Jim Medema                                    135.8 grams
Jim Medema                                    135.3 grams
Jim Medema                                    135.2 grams
Jerry DeSmith                                  134.1 grams
Kent Blackert                                  133.1 grams
Jim Heller                                        133.0 grams
Dan Callison                                    132.2 grams
Jim Medema                                    132.1 grams
Ron VandeGenachte  3 moles ave =131.9 grams***
Jim Medema                                    131.8 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls                        130.9 grams
Jim Medema                                    130.4 grams
Jim Medema      13 moles - ave =   129.3 grams****
Ron VandeGenachte                        129.2 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls                       129.1 grams
Deric Olson                                     128.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                        128.1 grams
Bev Nelson                                     128.1 grams
Kent Blackert                                  127.8  grams
Jim Medema                                    127.8 grams
Kent Blackert    4 moles average      127.1 grams
Jim Medema                                     127.1 grams
Jim Heller                                         127.0 grams
Jerry DeSmith                                   126.7 grams
Brian Wombeke    11 moles - ave = 125.9 grams***
Dick Ghys                                        125.5 grams
Jim Medema                                     125.4 grams
Jim Medema                                     125.3 grams
Ron VanDeGenachte                        124.5 grams
Devin Drehman                                 123.1 grams
Jim Medema                                     123.0  grams
Randy Noord                                   122.4 grams
Dick Ghys              5 moles average 122.3 grams
Dick Ghys              5 moles average 122.0 grams
Kent Blackert                                   122.0 grams                    
Jim Heller                                         121.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         121.9 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls                         121.7 grams
Jim Medema                                     121.7 grams
Curt Lewis Girls  19 moles - ave =  121.5 grams****
Deric Olson    5 moles average wt   121.4 grams
Devin Drehman                                 121.1 grams
Aunt Kelly Callison                          121.0 grams
Stan Storm                                        120.9 grams
Jim Medema                                     120.4 grams
Willie Minnaert                                 118.3 grams
Jim Geuns                                         118.3 grams
Abby G Frank   (A.G.F.)                  117.8 grams
Dick Ghys                                        117.6 grams
Tim Anderson                                   117.0 grams
Jim Medema                                     116.7 grams 
Ron VandeGenachte                         116.6 grams
Willie Minnaert                                 116.1 grams
Mark Boelens                                  116.0 grams
Brent Svitak                                     113.3 grams
Dick Ghys                                        112.9 grams
Jim Medema                                     112.2 grams
Jim Medema                                     111.9 grams
Tim Anderson                                   111.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         111.1 grams
Jim Medema                                     110.8 grams
Jerry DeSmith                                   110.8 grams
Brent Svitak ( Rikku the Lab)            110.7 grams
Wes Roselieb                                   110.6 grams   14 moles average wt.
Jim Medema                                     110.1 grams
Tim Anderson                                   110.0 grams
Jim Geuns                                         110.0 grams
Jim Geuns                                         110.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         110.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         109.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         109.2 grams
Willie Minnaert                                 109.0 grams
Rich VanWynsberg                           109.0 grams
Curt Lewis and Girls                         109.0 grams (average for 28 moles too many
Dennis Verbeck                                108.6 grams                              to list )
Jim Medema                                    108.4 grams                        
Kent Blackert                                  108.4 grams
Bev Nelson                                      108.1 grams
Jim Medema                                    108.0 grams
Dick Ghys                                        107.9 grams
Jim Medema                                     107.9 grams
Jim Medema                                     107.5 grams
Jim Heller                                          106.1 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         106.0 grams
Willie Minnaert                                  105.9 grams
Dick Ghys                                        105.7 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         105.6 grams
Jerry DeSmith                                   105.4 grams
Gracie Foerder                                 104.8 grams(Live Weight)
Jim Medema                                     104.4 grams
Willie Minnaert                                  103.7 grams
Keith Carton                                     103.2 grams
Tim Anderson's cats                          103.0 grams
Keith Carton                                     102.8 grams
Brent Svitak                                      102.4 grams
Tim Anderson                                   102.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         101.3 grams
Brent Svitak ( Rikku the Lab )           100.9 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                         100.7 grams
Rich Vanwynsberg                            100.5 grams
Jim Medema                                      99.7 grams
Brent Svitak                                       99.5 grams
Dick Ghys                                          99.5 grams
Rich VanWynsberg                            99.1 grams
Jim Heller                                           99.0 grams
Dick Ghys                                          98.8 grams
Mike Kerscheiter??                            98.5 grams
Jim Medema                                      97.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                           97.2 grams
Tim Anderson                                    95.0 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                           94.0 grams
Brent Svitak  ( Rikku the Lab )           93.8 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                           93.5 grams
Wes Roselieb                                     93.0 grams*
Brent Svitak                                        91.7 grams
Al Landwehr                                       91.5 grams
Ron VandeGenachte                           89.0 grams
Keith Carton                                       87.3 grams
Brent Svitak                                        87.3 grams 
Brian Wombeke  **odorious mole      84.4 grams ** (94.4 - 10 gram penalty,
                                                                               and double secret probation)

                                                                            * - just added



 



 
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