New NFU President

[Guest]

this thread should be moved to rural issues , NFU has nothing to do with grain farming or commodity marketing ????

[blackpowder]

Fair enough.
But they're having a direct say in both.

[WiltonRanch]

this thread should be moved to rural issues , NFU has nothing to do with grain farming or commodity marketing ????

Yeah Chuck needs his voice on this matter. 😉

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Yeah Chuck needs his voice on this matter. 😉

It is really cruel to keep discussing this matter here, while he is banished to the daycare. Especially at Christmas.

But here is the really scary part. Within the ranks of the current NFU, our own troll has become a fringe minority on the radical right.

[tweety]

Below is the committee’s membership list:

Canadian Organic Growers
Egg Farmers of Canada
Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
Farmers for Climate Solutions
Canadian Canola Growers Association
Fertilizer Canada
Canadian Cattle Association
Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada
Canadian Pork Council
Grain Growers of Canada
Canadian Wildlife Federation
National Farmers Union
Canola Council of Canada
Nature United
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Pulse Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Union de producteurs agricoles
Ducks Unlimited
Soy Canada

Thing is - damage is done, the committee is formed. And once you do - legislation is inevitable.

[blackpowder]

Have to admit up front I'm not going to be on any boards.
But I ask, what do you suggest?
I withdraw my check offs.
I state my reasons.
I support orgs that are asking the hard questions for us. I vote.
We've been seeing this coming for quite a while.
I recognize our history is weak and ineffective.
I don't see an end to this pattern.
Until perhaps a handful of powerful people are doing the farming.

And yes this post needs to be on the adult page. It is a real matter that the adults need to recognize in an adult manner as it will truly affect us all.