Devin Moon

Wheat Farmer in the driest place ever👨🏻‍🌾🌾 Custom Applicator 🚜 Horse Heaven Hills. Double M Farms.

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@ElliottHenders7 @JRcowfarmer @steffensenry25 @Crockett4848 @CBKimbrell I did think you might be drinking and posting but it’s a bit early for that….even for Saturday

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@CBKimbrell @Crockett4848 @steffensenry25 @JerodMcDaniel @ElliottHenders7 Seems like a decrease in land and equipment prices is exactly the opportunity needed for a young guy to thrive.

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@dustfrmer That is a beast, gotta be a specific use tool. That size and that short makes me think an adjustment type of tool perhaps

[C3 @C_3C_3]

Time in Federal Government…

Alexander Hamilton: 5 years
George Washington: 8 years
Thomas Jefferson: 10 years
John Adams: 12 years

Bernie Sanders: 35 years
Nancy Pelosi: 39 years
Mitch McConnell: 41 years
Chuck Schumer: 45 years

It explains everything.

Founders vs Grifters

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@KStateAgron @harkness_sean I would expect a university to publish accurate information. Gramoxone is discontinued. There will still be lots of other brands of paraquat.

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@WheatLife Mushka’s response makes sense, my mind goes to the less canopy that comes with later seeded wheat that allows for better airflow and less moist conditions. Rust always seems worse the more dense the canopy is. It’s infected everywhere here from lawns to CRP grass.

[Nick shirley @nickshirleyy]

California is trying to pass a bill that would criminalize investigative journalism with misdemeanors, $10,000 fines, imprisonment, and content takedown.

The proposed bill is titled AB 2624 and was made after I exposed mass fraud by immigrant groups in America.

Under AB 2624, government-funded entities like the Somali “Learing” Daycare centers would be protected from being exposed if they operated inside California.

The enemy truly is within. When our politicians would rather protect fraudsters and illegal migrants, it’s time for us to stand up or face mass oppression from the traitors who “rule” over us.

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@GoddessofGrain 💯 Private equity and investment funds have jumped into any industry that’s got great margins and is easily copied/pasted. Vets, car dealers, travel trailers and motor homes. It’s not what’s best for society, like our big ag problems. Just squeeze every last $ from customer

[Gavin Spoor @gavin_spoor]

Our local FFA chapter had their FFA week breakfast this morning for the community. Spent some time looking through the old chapter scrapbooks.

In the early 1970’s a large majority of the members had legit livestock operations. Not just a couple show animals for the county fair, but real and profitable herds bred for meat production. A way to learn animal husbandry, business acumen, and work ethic.

Now our entire county is fencerow to fencerow two crops - corn and soybeans. All the hogs are in concrete buildings owned by 3 or 4 different corporations, and the towns have shriveled up.

I can’t help but think we’ve lost the plot.

In the quest for maximum efficiency, we’ve extracted all the value from our own communities. Truck in fertilizer and chemicals by the semi load, haul off the animals hundreds of miles away for processing. The mom and pop tractor dealership who took care of their employees and customers is now part of a 30 store corporate chain.

All for maximal efficiency. Extract extract extract.

[Jason Mauck @jasonmauck1]

“Being a good dad is exercising the right amount of negligence”

Tony Reed

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@cfarms76 I’ve watched all 16 seasons of gold rush so pretty sure you want me on your team

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@steveconaway1 @BradyD78 I think better stated would be you pay the interest and depreciation. With equipment today the depreciation annually is more than the interest

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Indeed, Idiocracy is happening much faster than expected

[Mike and Jeff show @AgrisAcademy @AgrisAcademy]

My Venezuela experience as head of trading in the region for Cargill.

Cargill was/is the leading producer of critical staple ingredients such as flour, pasta, vegetable oil, and rice in VZ. I am not saying I agree with grabbing the dictator, but I did have a front row seat to the damage a kleptocracy did to innocent people.
1. The government took over our "minute rice" facility at gunpoint because we were "gouging" the nation's poor. The government was never able to run the plant. It never ran again. It was returned years later with no equipment inside
2. There are 1000's of generals in the army. They are each given a slice of the economy to loot. The large number of generals made it difficult to organize a coup against the regime.
3. The government opened grocery stores and sold staples below the cost we sold them to the government. In theory they used petro oil money to lower grocery prices. Our regular grocery outlets were forced out of business. When the government demanded we sell them products below cost we simply had to shut down. The populous became ever more dependent on the government handouts. (PS this is the mayor of New York City's proposal.
4. Dollars- We needed dollars to go buy raw materials like wheat from places like the US and Canada. The government would periodically allocate us some dollars that could only be spent for raw materials and freight. Eventually only the local companies that can and would pay bribes got dollar allocations. We had several facilities closed for lack of raw material
5. My employees liked working for Cargill. The office was an armed compound with access to a gym, high speed internet, global communications, and a weekly box of basic staples. Cargill provided a safe and secure environment if only for the working hours.
6. Employees became very close to others inside the apartment building. Going out on the street with a desperate population was not advisable.
7. I needed wood pallets for feed. We tried to export wood pallets to swap for grain. We refused to pay the bribes it would take to export the pallets
8. I once tried to set up a closed loop wheat planting to flour mill supply chain. A. They came and stole all the seed wheat for food. When we tried to ship in seed wheat in containers via US donors there was no way to get it out of the port without it being stolen
9. Livestock- Our feed business completely collapsed. Even if you could raise a pig, you couldn't defend it from being stolen. People with guns were hungry.
10. Employees- In the end my highly skilled team alone with other highly educated people chose to leave. Cargill often found jobs for them in other Latin countries. The regime was more than happy to see the well-educated leave the country. Setting these employees up with high quality stable jobs after fleeing remains one of the best things I ever did in my career. No one remembers millions in trading earnings.

This is a short list. In my opinion the first money spent needs to happen now and it needs to be food. The US is already on the clock. The current regime does not care if it starves the population. The orgy of theft will actually accelerate if they believe their days are numbered. VZ should be an outstanding customer of US grown ag products. Rice, bread wheat, veg oil ect. Feed the people first.

Jeff Kazin
Former head trading Cargill

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@ElliottHenders7 @DamianPMason @PetersenFarms I would definitely tune in for this

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@kperlik In my experience people you know or people who know people you know are a way better place to start. A vouch goes a long way. Just know it’s a journey of finding those good people and learning the different skill set of hiring and managing people.

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

I’ve wanted to do this for years, haven’t seen a sprayer done up. Parked it on the local highway, hope it makes some memories for the little ones. #merrychristmas #farm #sprayer #johndeere

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

Can your 4 year old back up a gooseneck? #farmkids

[Devin Moon @mooncustomag]

@FarmerFrost I’ve got a sister seed truck, won’t go anywhere fast but reliable and can’t beat that price!