So what happens?

[grassfarmer]

So what happens to dummy organisations like the Western Barley Growers if the CWB is gone? Will the Federal and Provincial Governments keeping pumping funds to them now or is there no longer a need to feed their puppets?

[Kodiak]

Hey grassfarmer, get involved and join the organizations and two things might happen. One, you'll get a whole new perspective on the world and two, you will be able to help chart the future of not only the organizations, but the industry as a whole.
You'll find it an empowering and enlightening experience!

[bduke]

Kodiak... I agree. Begs the question ... why are wheat
and barley different than canola,flax, canaryseed,
forages, cattle or any farm commodity which has an
organization?

What am I missing?

Cheers... Bill

[wilagro]

grassfarmer: Good question...I was wondering about the same thing. For years the AB government fought against the CWB and wasted millions of dollars by pumping funds to the various organizations to further their joint cause.

[Burbert]

It's now every Comedian man/woman framer
fer himself. Dog eat dog, law of the
jungle, now applies. Comedian framing
organizations are a thing of the past.
Who needs ta be told how ta fram? Can't
wait to get rid of the phoney Comedian
Grain Commission, and get us soma those
us and oz varities. It now the wild,
wild west soooo lets letter rip! That
is until the pending Court challenges
are heard. Who needs laws anyway? We
got the home PC and brokers ta help us
Comedians go broke. Trade is now in the
fast lane. What did we get fer givin up
the single desk = 0, nothin, nada,
bupkiss. Then amerikins must be laughin
their heads off taday..........

[mcfarms]

You guys wanna sell your land before the disaster hits? I might know some buyers?

[FarmRanger]

Getting something in exchange for the single
desk?
It's like somebody paying me for the privilege of
assuming the mortgage liability on my farm. I
would have gladly bought my way out of that
worthless liability to my farm, let alone expect
someone to buy it fr me.

[silverback]

What happens to Dummy organizations like the NFU now that their sacred cow has been "steamrolled" and heading for then rendering plant?

You better donate some more time and money to keep the fight on. Maybe ABP and CCA are looking for new directors?

[TOM4CWB]

Burbert,

Our Dignity is worth a million times any benefit the CWB could give.

The very fact we are personally responisble for our own future... now means we can get past the retoric and work in a positive environment.

IF we so CHOOSE...

[Hopperbin]

Sell our land before the disaster hits.
Thanks for the laugh that is a good one.

[grassfarmer]

No problem with the NFU silverback, they will coninue to fight many battles on behalf of their members from all sectors of agriculture. Their funding is entirely from member subscriptions and donations.

My question was what happens to groups like the Western Barley Growers who are supported to the tune of thousands of dollars per member with Government funding now that they are no longer needed as a front in the anti-cwb campaign.
I must say I find it ironic that these "free market/free enterprise/no Government intervention" groups are the biggest subsidy pimps around.

[buzz]

I think there will be alot of change the next couple of years...most of it should be positive.