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    #21
    And the USA is

    $13.4 TRILLION

    in debt. Good business plan? Pars

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      #22
      Pars
      Bottom line for me is that if competitors are promoting their products and we don't it will affect my farm income. One thing that comes to mind for me was several years ago I was looking to sell peas that would'nt make edible specs to a local feed mill. The guy that was figuring the rations wasnt really interested to including peas for protein. What I could see was that alot of the ration information was provided to him by on of the US soybean groups. Of course it would show soy in the best light compared to other feed stocks. I know things have changed since then because money has been spent to promote feed peas. The same can be said for Canola meal.
      I know it would be great to have a true laissez-faire system with no intervention but to me its just not probable.

      Who is John Galt?

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        #23
        hey Jag
        just curious how you week was? I took it years ago as well. I feel it is a good educational tool that,the CWB uses, to invite farmers to attend. I feel there is time when the farmers tour the CWB offices to meet with some of the management team and if the CIGI course runs during a CWB director board meeting, we as directors are there to mingle with the participants between our meetings.
        What was your feeling on the course?
        thanks
        Jeff Nielsen
        District 2 Director

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          #24
          jamesb,
          Then you'll particularly enjoy CWB Event Seminars. A session for EventBaldness with a hairy gene in the flour; an AntiCeliac Event day et al . Thousands of them to "promote" Kind of like the Board does for pasta companies and flour millers. Helps them put on the advertising budgets.

          And Jeff, glad you reused Vader's old propoganda CD, it saves money right?

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            #25
            have to send me a copy Pars, you got my address! as for turning a new leaf, you know me too well Pars to do that.
            as to the course it is a good one for producers, put aside the day at the CWB office where, yes you will get the feeling it is self promotion. Other than that going through the Grain Commission and CIGI is excellent.

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              #26
              My feelings of the C to C course.

              I am very happy that I attended this course. It is
              hard to put into a few words what we took in over
              the 5 days.

              It was very interesting what is all done at CIGI; I had
              no idea what was all involved. They have this same
              program for customers that buy the ag
              commodities that are produced on Canadian farms.
              The information changes from program to program
              because of the input they get back from the
              farmers and customers that attend the course.
              They run the C to C program 6 times a year for
              farmers. They are looking for different uses for
              commodities we grow. They test out the new
              varieties and see what type of qualities they have
              for baking, pasta making, etc. and determine if our
              customers will like these new varieties. They are
              looking for new uses for Durum, lentils chickpeas,
              canary seed, etc. We got to try some snack
              products made from different pulse crops and saw
              some different types of pasta with health benefits
              that could be coming into the market in the near
              future. They all tasted very good. The micro
              brewery was pretty good and we got to sample
              fresh beer right out of the brewery which was also
              very good.

              When we toured the CGC a lot of questions the
              participants had before they got here were
              answered; questions like: How do the grading
              standards change from year to year? etc. Another
              question as a farmer I had and have heard from
              other farmers: How does a bit of frost or some
              other down-grading factor effect the grain if it all
              gets ground into flour and made into bread, or
              semolina and made into pasta anyway? We got to
              see how different grades even different varieties
              effect the the end results such as bread, pasta, etc.
              It was all very interesting. If I was to read this on a
              website I would not believe it like I did seeing it
              with my own eyes. We sat in for 5 days and this
              only scratched the surface of all the different
              testings that are done with each type of variety &
              grade, the bottom line is that there is a significant
              effect from down-grading factors and different
              varieties. I couldn't even begin to tell all there is to
              it, but seeing is believing.

              In regards to the CWB. They want our input as
              farmers and they use our input to make their
              decisions. There was a lot of opportunity for us as
              farmers to give our input and ask questions. If the
              person you wanted to ask a question of was not
              there, you could ask for them. They were tracked
              down and available to speak to you one on one. We
              had a workshop for Producer Payment options and
              a session on the WTO both were very interesting. It
              felt like the CWB really listened to what we had to
              say and they are making changes from the input
              that is given to them by farmers. There was a
              reverse question and answer session where we as
              farmers could give input on all their different
              programs such as grain flow and farmer pricing
              options. The CWB is also making some changes to
              their website. They were very open to the things
              we would like to see changed and will use our input
              to make those changes. At any time we could ask
              questions or give our opinion. Not everyone that
              attended was for the CWB and everyone had
              opportunity to ask questions and give their
              opinions; needless to say, a lot of opinions were
              given. There is a lot going on at the CWB that I had
              no idea of before I went there. From what I see the
              CWB has changed more in the last 7 years than it
              has in the previous 30 years before that. That
              change is all positive change for the benefit of the
              farmer. If you are a farmer and want the CWB to
              listen to what you have to say or if you want to see
              some changes made, I recommend that you talk to
              your CWB rep and tell them you are interested in
              attending one of the C to C programs.

              The best part of the program was getting to meet a
              great group of people including the other farmers
              in the group and the people who put the course
              together and just everyone involved. If you are as
              passionate about agriculture as I am I say it is an
              opportunity of a lifetime. I made a bunch of new
              friends and learned a lot and had a heck of a good
              time.

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