Gustgd

[agstar77]

I see no benefit to new regs unless they are mandated to improve existing disease and quality characteristics. The oversite of this should be in farmers hands not government and certainly not industry. The current group would not give us that, boot them and get promises from newbies.

[gustgd]

Sawfly

In cereals public has always done the breeding. Farmers have put in about 20% of the money needed depending how accounting is done.

If you want a farmer run program start writing cheques as the public isn't in that business when these lines are done.
Let's say $20million a year to maintain status quo.
(I made up the number, but I'll bet its close)

As a farmer I could go for that if there was a business case. For there to be a business case we need property rights and a value capture model.

All the while there will be businesses competing for your business. If farmers don't support the farmer model or if they produce inferior varieties they will fail.
In either case we will need strong programs working to gain your business, so that we can stay competitive internationally.

I live in Saskatchewan we had unions writing govt policy for most of the last 100 years. Just recently we threw off the yolk and are slowly gaining prosperity.

[bucket]

I always thought Government was there for making the rules and enforcing them.

Not to be rewritten by suggestions by industry and allow these guys to self regulate.

Off topic but self regulating industry is a recipe for disaster and those have happened. Like in Quebec. Like the flax issue. Like Syngenta corn etc.

[wmoebis]

Gustgd I agree with you on supporting the type of breeding you want. However I think it should be both ways if one wants to support private they write a check to them. If another wants public they write a check.

But like, I think it was you, said before if we all asked for our voluntary check offs back, so we can all support who we want, this gov't would just make it a mandatory check off so they could support who they want.

[grassfarmer]

Gustgd, I wasn't looking for information from you I was looking for an explanation of the nonsensical quote you made that I started this thread with.

[bucket]

Grassfarmer

Why make a cheerleader think?

[oneoff]

Maybe not just a cheerleader....could be a puppet with voice of a cheerleader.

[farmaholic]

Hohohohoho, belly laugh.....

**** that was funny, but give everyone the right ro their opinion.

[farmaholic]

Hohohohoho, belly laugh.....

**** that was funny, but give everyone the right ro their opinion.

[charliep]

Grasshopper

I assume to be competitive, Canada has to go invest in plant breeding. Can you help me understand how Europe does this?