Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire feds trying to drive another nail in the coffin of family farms

Once the FMCSA proposes a rule they have pretty much made up their minds.It is not often they back down. It is another one of the agencies that can make laws wit no input from Congress. There is a requirement for public input but nothing says they have to listen.

Surrounded by a bunch of pissed off farmers and ranchers? Man, I'd pay to see that!

I don't drive the back road all that much but don't recall seeing the (SD) DOT guys out except on major paved farm to market highways. Lots of obviously overweight grain trucks on county and township roads speeding to get that last load to the elevator before it closes though. DOT does nail a few, shows up in the court report in the paper, but a small fraction of what they could.

think the govt. types don't check around sale barns ?

I know of 2 guys that got nailed at the Watertown barn for having dyed fuel in their diesel pickups....not only you got DOT watching you got both federal and state revenue agents dipping fuel tanks .


another fella I know was pulled over by Feds and had his tank dipped after he left the barn .

That I can see, cheating on state fuel tax. The rest of us pick up the slack in property tax. I don't spend time at the Sisseton barn so I can't say who's there. Supposed to be a decent cafe there, but unless you're comfortable with "the smell of money" it's strong enough to knock your socks off!

Rumor has it that the grain elevators will not accept your grain/products if your documents are not in order. This may also extend to Cattlemen and other livestock producers hauling animals to market.

I can see it now. Five cowboys on their horses driving a herd beef cows to the auction yard getting stopped to a DOT horse inspection. They want to see a CRL (commercial riders license), Log book, and the cowboys health card from the nearest STD clinic. Then the will inspect the horse shoes for tread depth, the cinches for tightness and strength but when they lift the tails of those horses to dip their tanks I am guessing things will go down hill real fast!

Maybe this is why I've been noticing more family-owned storage facilities popping up.. A brand-new bunch of large grain bins were erected on SD-45, about 15+ miles south of Hy 212.. Looks to be owned by couple large wheat farmers.. That way they can bypass a normal elevator operation and just ship direct to the end-user..

Fer the love of Mike, don't be givin' this gov't any more bright ideas.. Knowing the morons in this administration now - you can bet this idea just got sent to 'em and they're workin' on the bill - even as I type this..