Greed--Not Kindness

[cowman]

grassfarmer: I agree that both Cargill and Tyson got a sweetheart deal that wasn't offered to the domestic packers! In part it forced Canada Packers and Burns to fold! Again the government picking winners and losers?
I am actually glad that the government didn't put a lot of money into "producer owned" plants? For one reason...they wouldn't have worked. I truly don't think anyone can compete with the Cargills of this world...and why throw good money after bad?
The fact is Cargill is very good at what they do and without a different set of rules would run out a rooky competitor with no problem? It really is a tough and dirty business and "producer plants" have a poor track record? The Fletchers hog plant would be a good example?

[coppertop]

I am certainly not claiming to be an expert on producer owned packing plants but with so many producer owned plant iniatives being proposed it would have been difficult to cherry pick which ones the government should have supported.

I have heard a rumor that the government is considering some kid of proposal regarding biofuel, and it will be interesting to see if there are government dollars proposed for that sort of initiative.

[rkaiser]

Cowman asks ---Randy: You lay out in your fields? You tie ribbons on your cows? Do the neighbors consider you a wee bit eccentric? LOL

Actually cowman - rkaiser is my alter ego --- I even found a picture of some cowboy and his wife and put it up on my fake website.

I am really a clone who can't get out of my position as a Cagill backing, chemical spraying, fertilizing fool who is too scared to change. Thus the alter ego rkaiser thing to make me sleep at night.

[whiteface]

I've always loved words, Randy as you know. I liked your use of "clone" just now which we all know you are not (thank God!) Isn't that an ~SH~ word? How are you two boys been getting along lately. He smarten up any yet? Or getting all of you as "smart" as him? Have a good day all!