Alberta Barley Commission Leadership Change

[shaney]

I have no insight into what happened but I am sure that Mike will do well in whatever his next step is. I've always respected Mike's insight and contribution to the industry.

[ry0972]

As for canary seed this year I have not seen a field yet or talked to anyone who thinks theirs will make over 20 bpa this year. Small heads and few tillers, aphids and leaf disease (that almost nobody said they were gonna bother spraying for!).
The price just slowly keeps edging up as summer goes on so I think the .30 cents in Jan/Feb cleaned out alot more carryover than most realized and very few acres got planted this year and yields are looking to be average on 1/2 of them at best? and below to unharvested on rest.
Seen/heard of LOTS of damage from both Puma and Avenge this year?? Fields that had no wild oat spray look to yield 50% better and a week or two more advanced??
Proccesors/brokers are continually calling/posting .30FOB and better for sept/dec delivery??

[wilagro]

I was wondering if it might have anything to do with the fact that the AB Barley Commission has this link on its website...probably not.

http://albertabarley.com/documents/ABLandStewardshipAct.pdf

The AB government has been pumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into this Commission over the years.

[TOM4CWB]

Wilagro,

The Commission (ABC) has been pumping millions of dollars into our grain research and develpment projects both provincial and federal. ABC is funded by a refundable checkoff that allows freedom of choice if you object to the projects that we fund.

Dr. Jim Helm is a very good example of the NIR development for barley and feed grains... Barley varieties growers grow and need on Alberta grain farms... and future research to better take care of our environment through effective plant breeding.

Perhaps it didn't reflect what you meant... but ABC has been funding the Alberta Government on our Barley R&D!

[groundspeed]

Most commodities are gonna take off as soon as reality hits of how much is out there. Stats can has no clue .Hang on to carryover if you can.

[joedales]

Hi Guys,

I hate to be involved in this debate but I had some complaints about some offensive personal attacks.

I removed the posts that were nasty.

Please don't say things that you would not say face to face or in front of your mother or daughter.
If you want to discuss further, call or email me.

Joe Dales
joe.dales@farms.com
877 438-5729 x5013

[Burbert]

The All Mighty Alberta Barley
Commission, is the best thing that ever
happened to Alberta. This phoney
organization has taken money from
producers, via checkoffs, a dubious
scheme to say the least. The money
collected, has promoted the Albertie
agenda (ie, trash the cwb, raise feed
barley fer Albertie cowguy/gals, promote
Albertie PC values, privatize, and give
away everthing good for farmers, promote
pigeons, emus & ostriches, even grass
carp as the next best greatest thing in
the farming pipeline) Yup all and all a
real value added Albertie born and
raised phoney baloney organization!!!!

By the way thanks fer the censorship,
another Albertie good idea!!!!!!!!

[mcfarms]

ABC checkoff is fully refundable on request . Unlike the ABP commission one that wasn't but now kinda halfway is.

[wilagro]

Since the ABC from the start worked against the CWB, I requested and received every bit of the COMPULSORY checkoff money that was deducted. If they had stuck to promotion and research, I would have supported them all the way.

[charliep]

I might highlight the ABC has partnered with the CWB on a good many projects over the past few years. Look for the CWB in research project partner list.

[URL="http://www.albertabarley.com/research/projects/projects.html"]ABC projects[/URL]

I suspect that what ever policy position the ABC elected board of directors might have would be driven by chart 21 of the 2011 CWB Annual Survey.

<a href=" http://www.cwb.ca/public/en/farmers/surveys/producer/pdf/survey_062911.pdf">chart 21</a>