I wish I could think faster and process what I heard yesterday (dec 4) and go to the meeting in Edmonton....
I am not necessarily against the fact that royalties would provide better varieties....but when I take the blinders off and look at the big picture ...growing more or better quality doesn't guarantee me a better net to my farm....
As long as as all options are presented and their downstream effects ....
As an example if you are a government person qualifying the term "high performing varieties" as yield and quality.....then you had better take a hard look at the implications of such a statement....the physical infrastructure in Canada isn't prepared for higher volumes ....and no one is buying high quality....
The government officials want the farmers in canada to be leaders.....well guess what the Russian government is building infrastructure to move ag commodities....Canada isn't keeping pace and if they are its government funded so why not fund ag research as well....
Secondly, like one guy mentioned, if a multinational seed developer builds a variety in Canada for Canada using our wheat commission checkoff funding ....then if they take the variety halfway around the world ...I don't really like my checkoff dollars competing against me in a country that the government supports ag producers better with no royalty or checkoffs..
Short story is Canada doesn't value Agriculture or investment in it....
If Bombardier can extract billions for high tech jobs that end up moving out with AIRBUS....maybe the government should discuss the fact the land in Canada isn't moving away and its a better investment....
I am not necessarily against the fact that royalties would provide better varieties....but when I take the blinders off and look at the big picture ...growing more or better quality doesn't guarantee me a better net to my farm....
As long as as all options are presented and their downstream effects ....
As an example if you are a government person qualifying the term "high performing varieties" as yield and quality.....then you had better take a hard look at the implications of such a statement....the physical infrastructure in Canada isn't prepared for higher volumes ....and no one is buying high quality....
The government officials want the farmers in canada to be leaders.....well guess what the Russian government is building infrastructure to move ag commodities....Canada isn't keeping pace and if they are its government funded so why not fund ag research as well....
Secondly, like one guy mentioned, if a multinational seed developer builds a variety in Canada for Canada using our wheat commission checkoff funding ....then if they take the variety halfway around the world ...I don't really like my checkoff dollars competing against me in a country that the government supports ag producers better with no royalty or checkoffs..
Short story is Canada doesn't value Agriculture or investment in it....
If Bombardier can extract billions for high tech jobs that end up moving out with AIRBUS....maybe the government should discuss the fact the land in Canada isn't moving away and its a better investment....
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