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[mbratrud]

Well Tom I'm not going to argue with you on storage, or on carrying out stocks from 08 that was poor management. I blame that more on the pooling system than the single desk. No accounatablity with a pooling system.

I just finished hauling my second cash plus contract for Malt Barley. ( I try not to grow feed) first cash plus was at $5.25 and this one was at $4.00. If I hauled feed I would be looking at $2.15. Why would you haul feed wheat to the CWB?

[mbratrud]

Raven, I think you should read my posts a little closer. Make sure and take your riddlen first.

[LWeber]

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[Raven]

mbratrud, thanks, I have re-read your posts and this is what I gleaned:

"I have long been an advocate of eliminating pooling but maintaining a single desk."

"Lentils would benefit from a single desk as well."

"Ultimately the ideal end result of all these programs would be a pricing system similar to the open Market where you have to sign up for the pool."

Conclusion: you went in a monopoly supporter and came out a monopoly supporter - hence the Stockholm Syndrome should not apply to you - Sorry.

The CWB is willing to give up anything but the single desk. I can understand their reason - CWB jobs.
But if you are a farmer, I don't understand why you would want the CWB as a middleman between you and your open market. The CWB will certainly want you back.

[mbratrud]

Thanks for the spelling lesson LWeber

Raven, I went to this thing with an open mind and left with an open mind.

Change doesn’t happen overnight (if that’s not obvious in this case). But we need put forward positive ideas and maybe just maybe we will see some progress. I have been to the CWB many times; there was something different this time. There is a window of opportunity here to see progress.

I hope they do want me back so I can grill them some more.

[mbratrud]

Raven Said: But if you are a farmer, I don't understand why you would want the CWB as a middleman between you and your open market?

My answer. I am a farmer, and last year about 15% of my farm was seeded to CWB Grains. 2/3rds of that was cash plus Malt Barley, I think that speaks volumes.

[Raven]

But I think you said you support the single desk. And want it for lentils. What about canola, flax, oats, mustard, etc? I think your postings speak volumes. Larry Hill will also tell us all that he has an open mind.

[mbratrud]

I support the IDEA of a single desk. If run properly the single desk SHOULD be the best way to sell small market crops that we are large players in like Durum and Lentils. Where are you from Raven?

[silverback]

Mb - So 85% of your farm production doesn't need the single desk CWB but you will vote to keep enslaving those of us who either have no other choice due to our climate, or want our freedom.

Thanks for being so neighborly and open minded.

[blackpowder]

I must have mixed up my meds' this morning. I can't find where mbratrud says he would 'vote' for the Board.
I have a neighbour who grows %35 Board grains and he screams Glory Hallelujah! every time you mention the darn board. I'm beginning to see the similarities between him & some of the members here.

[silverback]

The only people I have ever met that support the board always claim that things are improving and that in some mythical year we will achieve returns equal to the rest of the world.

They also always manage to throw in a frightened reference to big business coming in to swallow us whole and not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

I'm pretty old, and this board baby is all grown up, married to the liberal party, retired, and ready for the scrap heap. If it ever achieved anything of value, I have never seen it. It is like an old 80 year old neighbor of ours who to this day does not let his mid 50's kid make any choices and cannot let go.

It is time.

[bucket]

silver

You are right.

Anyone who thinks the board is changing has their head up their ass.

Even Jeff has started to defend the board positions. I think he is even becoming a board supporter.

Look, its simple. After the disasters the cwb has had marketing durum for the last two years and the fact they have nothing new to offer farmers for the 2010 season to fix the problem, indicates they are not changing or listening.

The cwb should come up with a system to lower durum stocks by setting the acceptance level in february instead of october so farmers can make the right planting decisions.

The cwb will come out with a durum pro that has nothing to do with the market and come september they will have a list of things as to why they can't market durum.