Who speaks for Sask. pulse growers

[grower99]

Read Robert Arnason's article in the WP
on page 4. According to the article many
Manitoba farmers are considering a
lawsuit because they have not been paid
for their grain that was delivered. The
company entered creditor protection
after the grain was delivered.According
to Barry Wilson's article on page 14
there will be tens of millions of
dollars in increased farmer user fees.He
also states that the current bonding
system to protect farmer deliveries if
companies go bankrupt would be changed
to an insurance system. I think all
farmers should know how this will affect
us when we make deliveries. Is there a
cost to farmers for this insurance
system?I'm sure these Manitoba farmers
are very concerned.Many farmers that
I've talked to would like to know what
Gord Bacon,Humphrey Banack and Richard
White had to say regarding these
significant changes as Barry Wilson
describes them.

[TOM4CWB]

Grower99,

As a grower who has been very involved in producer security for decades... as I stated above... we may end up with the best of all worlds; from the changes being brought in by this new CGAct legislation. Here is hoping the CGC Commissioners head in that direction.

Is it true... that Robert just sold his land?

[haveapulse]

http://www.lanerealtycorp.com/feature_sheets/wc_elbow_2848.jpg

Sold.

[Hopperbin]

You may be on wrong topic but sold to who and for what price?

[haveapulse]

Actually it is the listing to answer the question of Tom.

[haveapulse]

The real questions are: % of bankabiltiy what leve of risk will be covered: 70%/80%/90%/100%; and how will premiums be calculated.

With changing global conditions risk management efficiencies make change necessary, and desirable for all players. To their credit the CGC and the G of C read the writing on the wall and responded accordingly. This was not a take it or leave it option, and to the credit of Gordon Bacon the concern he raises is one which would recognize the need to enable a competitive insurance model for companies of all sizes. Enabling competition I am going to assume is a producer friendly concept.

[haveapulse]

Rareearth: I could not agree with you more!

[haveapulse]

Oh gee better be politically correct even if it appears out of style these days, so I qualify my statement: RAREARTH you bring a lot of points worthy of discussion.

[haveapulse]

Oh gee better be politically correct even if it appears out of style these days, so I qualify my statement: RAREARTH you bring a lot of points worthy of discussion.

[grower99]

I hope that we are moving in the direction
that will benefit the industry in general.
However my question remains:what were the
statements made by these three gentlemen
and were these statements supported by
their stakeholders? If they were not I am
suggesting there may be a disconnect
between them and their boards/grass roots.
The speaking notes please.