Rumor or just a nightmare?

[ivbinconned]

Kato...western Canadian grain fed beef versus of shore...Jack and Olivia Chow and the people they represent don't know the difference!

Years ago when my Toroto relatives came to visit and we fed them our home grown grain fed beef...their reraction was "what is this"?

Some care maybe but not the majority...cheap is what matters.

[wilagro]

ivbiconned is right...we have excellent beef. The best beef that I ever ate came from our own animals.

The worst had to be from some scraggly Mexican critter down in Acapulco.

[kato]

My husband's niece worked as a nurse in Corpus Christie Texas, and Tuscon Arizona for a few years. Prime cattle country, right? Not according to them. They said they had to come home to get a good steak.

We should be taking a very proactive approach to educate consumers about what is going on with their food supply. If they don't know the difference between our beef and some old grasser from South America, then it's up to us to show them.

I really do think that High River is the next big worry. If things are as bad as they are now, what are they going to be like if we are down to essentially one buyer? Nasty, that's what.

I can see one scenario that would be fairly acceptable. That would be for Nillsons to buy Cargill's facilities, on the condition that they sell theirs at Moose Jaw and Brooks to some other entity, preferably one with some producer direction. And better than that, to TWO entities. It's either that, or we're all in deep trouble.

[grassfarmer]

Too many cows to kill Sean? I was talking to an auction mart owner yesterday who was remarking how well the cow price was holding up - he reckoned they must be pretty current with inventory. They can't be short of kill capacity though or Moose Jaw wouldn't remain closed.

Yes Per just imagine what change this might bring about - would producers finally get mad enough to blockade High River like they did in Quebec? Keep it up until the plant was turned over to a group like Sawbones is involved with?

[per]

Mon français est un peu faible mais je suis disposé à parler un peu pour ce genre de producteur ferver.

[shaney]

I haven't heard this rumour but if I hear anything I will
try to pass it along.

[coppertop]

cow prices were sad here at the local
auction yesterday. lots of good cows
selling for .28 cents, one good pen of what
appeared to be Blonde cross cows brought 32
cents, while bulls were going for around
38. Not much wonder someone is buying up
all the cows at that price.

[greybeard]

Can anyone on here list some of the auction market Nilsson bros own outright or have a share in?
I think they own Heartland, SLS,Assiniboia,Weyburn,Kelvington,and closed Blacklocks in Saskatoon.
What about Alberta and Manitoba?

[grassfarmer]

Here is the list of defininites - there are probably other arrangements where Nilsson interests are concealed.

Heartland Livestock Services Virden, HLS Lloydminster, HLS Moose Jaw, HLS North Battleford, HLS Prince Albert, HLS Regina, HLS Swift Current, HLS Yorkton, Saskatoon Livestock Sales, Assiniboia Livestock Auction, Weyburn Livestock Exchange, Burnt Lake Auction, Grande Prairie Livestock, Nilsson Brothers Clyde, Nilsson Brothers Vermillion, and Provost Livestock.

[InAHurry]

Don't quote me - but interests (sole or partial) in a large trucking outfit and also the computer program used at auction rings.