saskpulse looking for appointed directors

[farmaholic]

Is it me or this guy all about fleecing farmers for his own gain.

Sounds like a bit of a chameleon to me!!!!!!!

[MBgrower]

It would be the latter....and his gain is probably a 6 digit salary to keep promoting the seed tax....

You have organizations that have goals like 25mmt by 2025....

No way to move it or process it....or a good return to producers but keep pouring inputs into it to grow a crop....

The more tonnes we produce, the more check offs for the canola council to spend on palm springs vacations. Really, that is all that matters to them.

[tweety]

I suppose you could get rid of all the farm orgs, then hope the government, the railroads, other countries, SM5, grain handlers etc have our best interest in mind with no one from the farming sector pushing back at all. Brilliant.

Hard to believe you're still having this ridiculous conversation.

[MBgrower]

I suppose you could get rid of all the farm orgs, then hope the government, the railroads, other countries, SM5, grain handlers etc have our best interest in mind with no one from the farming sector pushing back at all. Brilliant.

Hard to believe you're still having this ridiculous conversation.

Sounds good to me.

[farmaholic]

I was replying to Walter's question. Do you not find it a bit ironic where he came from and his "adgenda" and that the CCGA took him on? Is he going to be singing from a different song sheet now?

Are some of the Orgs actually Farmer Advocates or Industry Agvocates?

I don't think anyone is promoting getting rid of all commodity groups but there was definitely a call for consolidation.

Also, in the link to the podcast that I posted Carey even talks of the need for a "united voice" amongst the CSTA(Canadian Seed Traders Association) members before the can get the NSA(National Seed Assiciation) off the ground.

Damn right we should be having this conversation!

[Guest]

I suppose you could get rid of all the farm orgs, then hope the government, the railroads, other countries, SM5, grain handlers etc have our best interest in mind with no one from the farming sector pushing back at all. Brilliant.

Hard to believe you're still having this ridiculous conversation.

but ,... wtf would would be wrong with getting rid of all of them , and having one that REALLY WORKS for farmers
we carried alfalfa seed over from 18 to try and get enough to break even , found out the alfalfa ass. doubled its check off to 1 cent and quarter, because times are tough, no shit ?
so we stored it for a year , trying to break even , and they just skim nearly 2% off the top
so i called and asked what work was being done on two very serious problems facing the industry, had to leave my questions on an answering machine
no one even called back

[Oliver88]

Please listen to the 18 minute podcast, and this guy is to be on the Canadian Canola Growers Association

https://germination.ca/dave-carey-sticks-to-his-strategy/ https://germination.ca/dave-carey-sticks-to-his-strategy/

So this guy is from Toronto, has an ARTS degree and is the VP of CCGA?......WTF

[bucket]

I suppose you could get rid of all the farm orgs, then hope the government, the railroads, other countries, SM5, grain handlers etc have our best interest in mind with no one from the farming sector pushing back at all. Brilliant.

Hard to believe you're still having this ridiculous conversation.

Just list a number of things that these producer organizations have done to increase primary producers bottom line to keep pace with every input to grow a crop....

If you can't understand that pricing crops from subsidized world markets is stealing your equity...well I won't explain it to you....

[MBgrower]

Just list a number of things that these producer organizations have done to increase primary producers bottom line to keep pace with every input to grow a crop....

If you can't understand that pricing crops from subsidized world markets is stealing your equity...well I won't explain it to you....

cant list much except endless studies on row spacing, seed depth, seed density, blah, blah blah.

[bucket]

cant list much except endless studies on row spacing, seed depth, seed density, blah, blah blah.

And the latest revelation is 8 year rotations..