the ag community is going after the farm bill all wrong. all they need to do is have deere tell its customers what to grow and what acres to set aside and you would see a dramatic difference in the crop prices. ha!!! i cant see why deere customers are so blind and loyal. they have a cult following with most of there customers. if you take a look at the truck market deerelover all semi's are going for 50 cents on the dollar. trucks that have cat engines in them are bringing anywhere from 5000 to 8000 dollars more because of the engines and the technology in them. why do you think 3 of the biggest trucking companies in the u.s. run cat engines in the majority of their trucks, according to your thought process it must be becaus they want to lose money. they run them because of reliabililty, fuel economy, longevity, and resale value. mr. werner and co. may know a few things about trucks that you dont deerelover. why do you think deere is out buying business in the tractor and combine market. they are scared to death of the threat cat poses to them. cat hasnt taken over because of two things 1) deere giving away machines and buying business for ridiculous prices and 2) cat has a business plan for small incremental growth, you have to walk before you can run. had a deere salesman tell me the cat dealer would not sell another cat in his county and he had the corparate checkbook behind him to make sure this happened. if deere wasnt scared why do they make such promises, they have to sell cheap equipment instead of the valuable equipment. deere does make a lot of nice equipment and has done a lot for the agriculture. most everyone can agree on that, but please dont spout all the b.s. about everything else being fecal matter. cat is the leader in engine technology and probably will be for quite some time to come.