So Alberta is Going to Save the Day! Ha HA.

[furrowtickler]

Rosco you may be right, areas around us that had pounding 3-5in rains have alot of blasting in the canola. Canola will not ave over 35 in western sask/eastern alberta. I will stick with 27 west-can ave at best on 13.5 harvested acres.

[wd9]

It's a tough year to call. Peas do really suck every where over the last month.

No Tom, being on the board i believe isn't the solution. Its not even about grain or agriculture. Its pure politics and litigation.

[oneoff]

There were collaborators during the second world war; and there are some amidst farmers today. They are dangerous people; with very cold and mean attitudes and demeanors.

[SASKFARMER3]

Some of you brand me as a very negative person, funny in real world I am one of the most optimistic people out their. But that being said what I am trying to point out is some very basic facts.
1. Stats Canada acreage doesn't add up. Phone Sask crop insurance ask them how bad the flooded acreage payments will cost the province, most would shit at the dollar amount. So that acreage is out of production.
2. Crops are nice to excellent to awesome in West Sask in general. But one note is its end of August and being green at this time of year isn't a good thing.
3. Canola seeded end of June and is still flowering is included in Stats Canada numbers, realistically if its still yellow your in trouble.
4. Flax that's still blooming or still very green hm flax growers know what will be their.
5. Where is all the oats they talk about. Oh neighbors seeded on June 30Th looks awesome should head any day.
6. Peas and Lentils if they got to much water not good at all. Some awesome yields in our area to total right offs. Red Army's look good and are yielding OK, fields are landscaped to valley it could rain every day and no water standing. Pulse buyers are hoping on usual fall sell off so don't have to store attitude.
7. Alberta has nice crops but has problem areas to.
8. Why seed dealers have warehouses full of returned seed yet we supposedly seeded record acreage. Hm Brown bagging or BS report.
9. If one has a 60 bushel HRS crop on 160 Acres and 40% floods out during the year, Mapping shows flooded areas very well. Is it really a 36 Bushel crop. Hm.
10. If one was over wet in 2009 and its back in 2010 and doesn't quit this winter will 2011 be a toast year.
Realistically it could that's the gist of most of my posts farming isn't seed spray harvest, financial reward. It's blood sweat and a huge amount of luck with mother nature.

[TOM4CWB]

SF3;

Farming isn't about a formula to print money. Work for a bank if that is your desire! We have done better than many working 9-5... with bald spots to show.

Oneoff;

"There were collaborators during the second world war; and there are some amidst farmers today. They are dangerous people; with very cold and mean attitudes and demeanors."

Who was that meant for?

[oneoff]

Whomever it fits; but I personally don't believe it fits you.

[wd9]

Obviously he means me, but oneoff, i thought you said you were out of here and weren't going to post anymore?

WWII was about protecting rights and freedoms. The fight to end the monopoly, not the CWB, is the same. The loss of rights and freedom that needs to be liberated. You can keep your socialist, government knows best, bail me out cuz i'm not smart enough, oppressive business model. I don't want it and will fight hard to get my freedom.

[mcfarms]

Sorry WD I was being whimsical and some people don't understand I don't really think wd's a deep undercover sleeper agent for 301 main.




For those that don't get it I think WD and I sat and visited a great many moons ago and to WD's credit the explanation of Wd's feelings on the board above is almost dead on what it was then.

[checking]

WD9 McCormick Deering - antique - the workhorse of agriculture that fed the world. Restoration - difficult, due to lack of parts, particularly the engine.

Now I know why you no longer work the board rooms of agriculture.

Your friends need to do more than a tune up tinker on your humility part. A good friend would have pointed this flaw out long ago.

It's "whoever". Whomever is sometimes substituted because of the mistaken notion that it is required by the preceding preposition.

Now, would a friend have been able to tell you either of these points! (lol)

[wd9]

Nothing a little duct tape wouldn't fix.

[oneoff]

"WWII was about protecting rights and freedoms. The fight to end the monopoly, not the CWB, is the same. The loss of rights and freedom that needs to be liberated. You can keep your socialist, government knows best, bail me out cuz i'm not smart enough, oppressive business model. I don't want it and will fight hard to get my freedom"
Nah; I think democracy is about protecting rights and freedoms. Democracy is about nurturing a society so that "Democracy may prevail forever". That comes right of a brass plaque celebrating 75 years of local municipal government. And that statement doesn't seem to mean much nowadays.
As for being a socialist and looking to government to fix all the ails of the world; I would say that no work or deed or policy or plan that can not stand the test of time will be successful for the long term ; unless it can stand solely on its own merits. And government band aid programs; that are implemented solely due to special interest pressure certainly aren't in that category.
And no; I don't rely on government bailouts; and in fact mainly refuse to participate in practically every last one of them.
You have zero chance of getting your freedom on your own. That will require support from the majority of the rest of the members of our democracy that no one (including you) solely control.
After spending your life fighting for what is important to yourself; we all still face more problems and more serious problems than before anyone like you ever came on the scene.
As for collaborators; it is a matter of allegiences; and cooperating and assisting enemy forces. You have already strongly defended Monsanto in this forum; and I have no doubt that you either agree with their agenda; or a part of it. Monsanto's agenda is at odds with farmers best interests; but I doubt that you can see that fact.
With whatever influence you have in the "agricultural industry" its too bad there wasn't a lot more support for a farmers agenda that would have; and should have sustained more than a meager number of township sized farmers.
As for being smart or not so smart; its best to let everyone else pass jugement on that issue if they must. Both those same people; and history accounts will do the same for you as well.
Its all about the basic concepts that your mother should have taught offspring such as yourself. Once missed; those lessons are seldom learned in later life.I don't give standing ovations for jobs poorly done.

[oneoff]

Here's a thought


Democracy is not at all about searching for the perfect dictator.

[wd9]

Democracy means having the choice. Dictatorship means being given the choice.
Jeannine Luczak

Those wanting to improve democracy in their countries should not wait for permission.
Bulent Ecevit

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.
Clement Atlee

The more developed a nation is, the more complete is the independence of the individual, and the safer the individual from encroachments by another.
Dmitry Pisarev

The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy; the best weapon of a democracy is openness.
Edvard Teller

He who allows oppression, shares the crime.
Erasmus Darwin, grandfather of Charles Darwin

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.
Eugene V. Debs

The greatest task of democracy, its ritual and feast - is choice.
H.G. Wells

That government is best which governs least.
Henry David Thoreau

Democracy does not guarantee equality of conditions - it only guarantees equality of opportunity.
Irving Kristol

Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.
John V. Lindsay

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.
Saul Bellow

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
William F. Buckley

I want the freedom to sell my own production however i wish. Rather then saying what my mom did or did not teach me, please tell me why this is such a bad thing in your opinion.

The monopoly is in only part of Canada. How can that possibly be democratic by not allowing equal rights and freedoms to Canadian farmers within that area when those outside that area do?

[oneoff]

You should be deeply frustrated about how your one man show can't get your desired results in your little world. Sure sounds like you must feel that democracy isn't working for you today. Perhaps you can glean something from all your cryptic quotes to ease your pain and frustration.
Or maybe its that there are many other ways to look at life other than the WD view of looking after #1; looking after #1 and looking after #1.

[Choice2U]

It wasn't a farmer vote that gave us the mandatory CWB and it shouldn't be a farmer vote to get rid of it. Oneoff...please explain why your freedom to surpress my right trumps my freedom to sell my own grain. The thing that is legislated is the forcing of farmers to pool their grain. I would hazard to guess that even if your version of "democracy" ended up where more farmers voted for a voluntary board (oh, wait...they did), that government is not forced to make the change. Also, legal battles by "friends of the board" funded with CWB money would tie up/delay the settlement of this issue for years following a voted decision to end this "democracy".