WBGA Meeting in Yorkton

[Burbert]

Charliep, grepet, Listen guys, you mind your business, I'll mind mine. We all know the gov't boys are always happy optemistic and generally are gov't boosters, in that their pay cheque comes from the AB Gov't. They've been to uni, so are very enlightened in the ways of the world, heck they even make money spreading the words on sites like Angriville.
Now gre, I have to take your word because you are on the board of a grain company, wow!!! In our area, only stooges work for/with grain companies. They have political aspirations and jump up and down when gov't spews forth BS to make the peons happy. Is it true that grain companies are our friends and won't cheat us, given the chance? The CWB is organized crime, and are responsible for everything bad in ag that has occurred around the WORLD now. A time of enlightenment has occurred since the barley plebisite, the world is a better place, cause now we have control of barley? How stupid, do you think farmers are?????????????????? Bye the bye, do you guys think, I was born under a toad stool and spent all my life growing alfalfa?

[charliep]

Can't comment on whether the world will be a better place (too big a topic for me) but the barley market will be better on August 1. If you support the CWB, I encourage you to grow the grains they sell on your behalf and use their programs. I assume you will do this because it meets your business needs. Other farmers have different businesses and take a different approach to partners up and down the supply chain. They don't need either one of us to tell them what to do.

[parsley]

Burbert, most Agri-villers would assume that your thinking most certainly had to develop under a toadstool because the nourishment in the ground needed to sustain the toadstool obviously provided the food for your thoughts as well, which is noticably reflected in the bulk of your contributions.


Parsley

[Burbert]

parsley, You are an organic guy, you use and spread a lot around to get your crops to grow. I use chemical fertilizers/sprays and am not caught up in the spreading of natural cr-- whether by mouth or by the shovelful. I would suggest you go to another meeting and learn more about ag. Here's a thought, farming hasn't changed over the years, man is just using a crooked stick and planting seed. The shape of the stick has changed, but it is still farmiing. Dwell on that thought for a while!!!

[gregpet]

Burbert, maybe you should listen to yourself and take your own advice.

"Charliep, grepet, Listen guys, you mind your business, I'll mind mine." First thing you have said that has any merit in a while.

[sumdumguy]

I am glad that Burbert has an avenue to market his product where he feels afe and secure. Some guys like the CWB contract...and some don't. I want him to have the same freedom as I will enjoy
soon.

[parsley]

John DePape began his portion of Risk Management at the Yorkton meeting by commenting on the Federal Grain Monitor's calculations of costs from the farm to export position. These costs are called netback.

$71.00/tonne durum
$58.00/tonne HRS
$40.97/tonne Canola
$60/tonne two-row barley

Take particular note of the low cost of canola.

Parsley

[parsley]

Al Morris was also extremely knowledgeable and he and DePape flowed with information, first one, and then the other throughout the entire afternoon.

Some of Morris' tidbits:

10M tonnes barley in 2006 Best Quality!
65% of barley varieties is malting
20-30% of harvest is malt quality
20-30% of malt is exported to USA
Canada 40% of world production from 2001-2006
Shortage of malt right now.
Concern from brewaries.
Australia has had a 6 year drought (it's raining now!)

Parsley