Farm safety net payment cap?

[Hopperbin]

Just read the article in the producer about the feds wanting to do away with the payment cap. So large farmers can recieve a larger share of agristability payments. I really do not think that is a good idea or thing to do, may get flack of course. But what is the cap any way and why do we need it that high in the first place. Canandians are not starving.

[Wheatking]

They are doing everything in there power too not get me too vote for them
again. Between christian zealot idiots like Trost and Vellacotte wanting too
take us back to the stone ages in regards to social policy, Bev Oda treating
the public purse likes it her own personal bank account, the F35 debacle, and
now this. I will keep voting for them until the board is truly and forever
out of my life, but they are making it difficult.

[fjlip]

For One Earth, Broadacre and the like perhaps?
USA has a cap on payments.

[Hopperbin]

Its like asking someone to come to Canada or Burberts Comedia and buy us out and of course we will give you the money to do it.

[fjlip]

For One Earth, Broadacre and the like perhaps?
USA has a cap on payments.

[Hopperbin]

Its like asking someone to come to Canada or Burberts Comedia and buy us out and of course we will give you the money to do it.

[Hopperbin]

Flip in that article if true they talk about doing away with the cap so that the sky is the limit. I see no point in it unless there is one hell of a huge payment to the election campain.
I am not voting conservative untill this is resolved.

[farmaholic]

Hopperbin. My 2011 COB (Calculation of Benefits) for Agristability has been processed and I have it. On the front page it states, "program benefits cannot exceed 70% of the margin decline or $3,000,000.

At a maximum of 3 million, these are fairly large operations and should spark some debate if these guys deserve this kind of protection. I don't know any farms that farmed the programs and were successful long term.
It is a losing battle with declining margins or lower average yeilds(crop insurance). Most programs are designed to barely keep you in the game, not to make money.

[SASKFARMER3]

Ok as a strong Conservative if they do
this I am tearing up my membership, and
not giving anything their way or doing
any work for them in election. This is
plain BS.
BroadAcre is a Joke and So is One Earth.
Take a drive and look at their farming
abilities my god what a joke.
Yet these supper farms because they cant
make it will get huge payouts under
these programs if the cap is lifted.
Thus giving the Retarded investors a
return on their investment.
80 plus a acre at Indian Head. Yea like
their is profit in that.
AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[burnt]

Reminds me of a story about a chap propositioning a woman:

He says: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds?

She says: Well, I suppose… we would have to discuss terms, of course…

He says: Would you sleep with me for five pounds?

She says: Sir, what kind of woman do you think I am?!

He says: Madam, we’ve already established that. Now we are haggling about the price.

If there are any producers out there that need $3,000,000 of support to stay in business then they are better off on the road and collecting a normal sized welfare cheque anyway.