Call your farmer friends. They'll know who's leg it is. Probably even make an introduction.
network, network, network! ________________________________ From: Af <[email protected]> on behalf of Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact Or this - build a wooden horse, leave it at the grain leg, and hide inside. We all know farmers can't resist free stuff, so next time he's at the leg, he will take the horse home. Now you can jump out and ... wait, that will definitely get you shot. From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact Lol I thought you were gonna say go at harvest time and talk to the farmer, that's a good way to get shot On Jan 12, 2017 6:15 PM, "Ken Hohhof" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Go there at harvest time, see what name is on the grain trucks? From: Af [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 4:42 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact Obviously you didn't read his e-mail. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions<http://www.ics-il.com/> [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/googleicon.png]<https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/linkedinicon.png]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/twittericon.png]<https://twitter.com/ICSIL> Midwest Internet Exchange<http://www.midwest-ix.com/> [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/linkedinicon.png]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/twittericon.png]<https://twitter.com/mdwestix> The Brothers WISP<http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> [http://www.ics-il.com/images/fbicon.png]<https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp>[http://www.ics-il.com/images/youtubeicon.png] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> ________________________________ From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 1:32:30 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact Are you just looking to talk to who runs the grain elevator? Grab the address, go to the county auditor (website), get their name and you can usually find their home number that way. If you need their cell I'd do what Chuck said, talk to the neighbors. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340<tel:(937)%20552-2340> Direct: 937-552-2343<tel:(937)%20552-2343> 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 2:23 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Go talk to the person in the nearest house. Used to be that the power company would give you contact info based on the meter number. Probably not any more, but maybe with a little social engineering. Tax assessor, county recorder, sheriff. Elevators normally toss some pesticides in with the grain. The local pesticide dealer may hook you up. Fertilizer dealers know everyone. Farm equipment dealers know everyone. From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:19 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [AFMUG] site acquisition initial contact We are going to be doing some acquisition this year to solidify our footprint prior to an expansion. We prefer when possible to go on privately owned grain legs, with a secondary preference to grain elevators and little interest in tower access. When I go out to the target areas to get visual affirmation of viable locations, in my perfect world, the farmers will be there and sign our exploratory contract, basically setting rough terms and authorizing access for full site inspections. The issue is that 9 times out of ten there wont be anybody home or there wont be a residence on the property, so making contact will be problematic. Plat maps will get us the property owner, but the contact will be an issue, postal contact will just get tossed in the trash. Around here an unexpected telephone contact will set a negative tone for the relationship. I was thinking about a door hanger with a business card, or something of that sort. The goal being a format high in probability for return contact and low in probability for being perceived as a nuisance. Any sage advice? -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
