WESTERN CANADIAN WHEAT GROWERS!

[wedino]

Adam, Are you captive to KAP or can you get the checkoff refunded?

[NeilS]

The KAP checkoff works on a reverse onus basis. That is, farmers get the checkoff deducted at point of sale of product unless they provide in writing a statement to KAP that they do not want to be a member of their organization. This action must be taken every two years.

I believe KAP provides a list of all opt-out farmers to grain buyers. Membership costs $130 per year.

[AdamSmith]

Yes, what Neil said.

They still have my membership.

Back when it was institued I did write a letter to UGG and requested them take me off the KAP list. But dummy me I didn't do this at MB Pool(I didn't sell them any grain) but when they merged they obviously used the MB Pool system and thus I was back on.

I've reluctantly kept my membership since then. But I think now is the time for me to write the letter and withdraw my membership.

[Braveheart]

AdamSmith, I agree. I belong to KAP because I feel their ALUS program was a good policy idea. But their approach to the CWB has always bothered me, and it's time to pull my membership back.

[katoe]

According to public accounts the WCWGA and the western barley growers were heavily supported by the AB GOV'T in the 80's and early 90,s.

[wilagro]

YES...the Alberta government has been INTERFERING using MY tax dollars for years already.

In the last year alone they have blown over a million of OUR tax dollars in an effort to KILL the CWB.

[charliep]

How much has the CWB spent in counteracting the Alberta Market Choice campaign? There are likely those who would say this is money not well spent (that came directly out of farmers pockets and not the tax payer). If the Alberta and others had not put the preasure on the CWB, would farmers have the number of producer pricing options they have today? They have their flaws (I notice you do not participate in these discussions) but they are a vast improvement from the lack of any choice in the past (notice an Alberta government guy used choice in reference to a CWB pricing tool).

[wd9]

Sure Charlie, swim downstream.

[TOM4CWB]

Wilagro;

The AB Gov. is directly responsible for safety nets in Alberta.

If proper risk management and pricing tools don't allow growers to price at profitable levels... the AB Taxpayer pays the bill through safety net programs.

THE money on "market choice" spent by AB AG is small pickings compared to what we have lost in the grain sector over the past 10 years from CWB mismanagement. Plus... AB grain growers paid many millions to have the CWB praise it's ego... with no productive result.

It is about time the CWB EARNED our grain... not just took it!