Hello jeff nielsen

[Jeff Nielsen]

hey guys it's 5:55 am and I'm at Calgary airport on my way out of the country, if I don't get to respond to this today I will try when I can if I have internet service.
great questions
Jeff

[Jeff Nielsen]

Bucket
I'm not going to answer those questions as there is no answer, (well unless we fire a bunch of people) that will make you happy.
We, as a board try to hold the CEO's feet to the fire as to the corporate plan set out yearly for objectives and sales.
It is then his responsibility to ensure management follow through. Our role is to monitor that at every board meeting.
Once again this March are the farmer forum meetings, it is there where you might have the CEO or management there to ask just the questions you have.
Jeff

[silverback]

Yes the farmer forum meetings are great, if you love the wheat board.

What could be better? Free coffee, free lunch, some lovely powerpoint presentations to lull you down to sleep, and board employees never admitting to crappy performance or the benefit of freedom. Throw in some senior citizen producers who don't want to make any decisions and oodles of board loving hutterites getting a day off the colony (and a free lunch) - it doesn't get any grander than that.

(Wondering what the Wildrose party thinks about getting Alberta out from under this boot? Apparently Fast Eddy doesn't keep it on the radar)

[bucket]

Farmer forum meetings are a joke.

Old people who don't farm show up for a free meal or lunch.

I asked for the report that was prepared by ex cwb employees about the trading practices of the cwb. You see Jeff, some of my money went into that report and since the cwb is farmer controlled I believe I deserve a copy. Cammy Goff didn't think that the farmers should have a copy.

Actually now that I think of any of the questions I asked were never answered by that director. I guess its just not that important. Something like solving the durum problem over the last two board meetings. Just not that important.

I will remember these suggestions when the durum problem is not solved. The interesting thing is that solutions/ ideas that have been put forward to directors hill and nielsen and during these threads, if the cwb operations and/or directors fail to act on them then some of the problem falls directly on your shoulders.

[bucket]

Fair enough Jeff for the board to monitor the ceo performance at every meeting. But to what standard do hold him? I wouldn't call 09/10 a stellar year for benchmarking. And if you know that farmers asking for changes to the durum marketing strategy, don't you think you (and I mean you) should ask for something prior to the 10/11 year.

As I see it, you are in a unique position. You don't have alot of knowledge on durum so you bring a different perspective to the table and more outside of the box solutions.

Don't let them wear you down.