CWB

[haveapulse]

bucket in a free market you get to decide if you want to sell all at a price or keep some for next years market. That is why they call it a free market.

Gotta love the CWB for providing equal opportunity.


Storeage, well you see, only elevators get to charge the CWB (aka YOU) storeage.

[Hopperbin]

Tom I see you point. I have not marketed anything through the board this year. So I was not aware that they changed it in the middle of the year after farmers had already signed contracts. But I stand my ground that changing pooling years is CWB bullshit along with changing rules in the middle of the year.

[TOM4CWB]

Hopper,

I myself have not used this provision for years... but we do have some pool stocks that may be available.

One of the principals that is objectionable is this... for FPC pricing... when we were allowed to flip crop years.... it actually gave us the opportunity to 'cash price' stocks we had in inventory... over a period when we could often 'maximise' our returns.

Kind of strange... the CWB now clearly treats 'our' farms wheat & barley... as if it were theirs. This clearly goes against the bylaws and code of conduct that the CWB itself put in place:

"Code of Ethics
I. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE
A. The purpose of this document is to establish standards of conduct expected and required of all Directors of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). The objective is to enable the CWB to effectively achieve its mission by maintaining a reputation for the highest standard of public trust and confidence in serving western Canadian wheat and barley farmers and other producers as appropriate, its customers' and the public's interests"

Code of Ethics
I. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE
A. The purpose of this document is to establish standards of conduct expected and required of all Directors of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). The objective is to enable the CWB to effectively achieve its mission by maintaining a reputation for the highest standard of public trust and confidence in serving western Canadian wheat and barley farmers and other producers as appropriate, its customers' and the public's interests...
C. The mission of the CWB is to maximize returns to Western Canadian wheat and barley farmers....

III. DUTIES
Duties for corporate directors emanate from common law obligations and the provisions of the statute or instrument under which the company is incorporated. "

Hopperbin;

I simply present the fact that CWB management clearly has failed to understand why the CWB exists.

I asked my District 1 Director about this problem... and the answer was more in line with why my better half demands the CWB be dismantled... this is just one decision of many that have been taken... that are not respectful of our property rights.[my liberal paraphrase]

"The CWB 'single desk' is supposed to serve 'designated area' grain growers... not 'designated area' grain growers be servants of the 'single desk'." [Tom Jackson]

This very principal allowed the CWB to create an after season FPC system... that respected my property rights in the early 2000's... to switch classes if in the same category... and even class switches should be allowed if futures spreads are respected...

Management at the CWB has totally lost it... they should have their butts dropped off in Greenland... to practice 'respectful' for a few years... on the seals and gulls... instead of the farm families in the 'designated area'.

Sorry I forgot... we are not actually people... the code obviously applies to everyone except 'designated area' commercial grain growers.

~~~^^^~~~ I know... if I wasn't an idiot... I would hit 'reset' and dump this entry. Sorry DEAR.

I am truly a fool. [break into song...]'Wasted days and wasted nights'

[TOM4CWB]

Dear President Ian White;

I understand I may not be the only 'frustrated' person on the planet... and that you yourself may be frustrated.

BUT

My frustration is magnified by the fact that you have no ethical professional integrity... otherwise you would have resigned before you allowed this pool policy to be created and applied.

These are the very issues why CWB Commissioner Ken Beswick resigned... and why I was allowed to end my hunger strike in 1996... and the COde was not even written word at that time.

I cannot see how...

Selling you Birthright...,

CWB President White...,

For a bowl of 'single desk' stew...

Could be...

'ethical professional integrity'.