Any rights for farmers?

[15444]

Bombay,

If you really wanted to, and had the money for the lawyers, I am sure you could fight your way out of income tax. Last I looked it was a war tax.

You must be in Alberta regarding the age-verification deal. In most provinces, it's still voluntary. If I was really upset, like you, with the whole deal, I would just sell cattle to an on-farm buyer (with a 2 cent discount/incentive) and get him to slap his own tags in them at his place. Put whatever birthdate he wants on them.

[sagewood]

I tried doing the Google search with my name and BSE and all I got was a bunch of gobbledegook about India and professors etc., but nothing about BSE or anything relating to the AB. government...does anyone have the link?

[bombay_43]

If all else fails, type in BSE program recipients. It shows up under many different searches! Here is the link:

http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/fin8687/$FILE/bse_final.pdf

[per]

Sagewood you have to type in you Real name not your Internet handle. lol

[sagewood]

Ha, good one Per. I did use my real name, must mean I am related to some Indian guru oracle-type person. I was able to find the site and read with interest how many operations received in excess of $1 M. With that kind of input, it would be relatively easy to carry on in the cattle business without any worries.

[kato]

BSE also stands for Bombay Stock Exchange, so all kinds of things India related pop up.

[dfarms11]

these guys that got over $1 million, how the hell could they have recieved that much? what kind of farmers are they? Or were they feedlots stealing cows at the auction for $50, and getting them put down?

[smcgrath76]

This is an interesting list (although I am
not on it). I believe the funding is the
"set-Aside" program that was launched in
2003. Remember the pink CCIA tags? Many
producers tagged their replacement heifers
on the program. It was designed to delay
the flow of cattle to harvest. I believe
it paid around $80 per head.

[15444]

They paid $200 in Ontario. It was a good year for backgrounders that year.

[bombay_43]

This comes right off the web site, from a 5 page document. It is not just from one program.

It is from 6 different BSE programs, the average program payment was $18,000.

I find it interesting as well. A real eye opener.