Alberta Agriculture Meetings - "Capturing Wheat and Barley Market Opportunities"

[charliep]

Just a post to let everyone know that Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development will be running farmer meetings to help managers prepare for the new wheat and barley marketing world starting August 1.

The objectives of the meetings.

1) Help farmers understand the changes that will occur and answer any questions you may have on the new marketing system based on the best information available.

2) Start farmers thinking about the implications for their businesses and the changes they will need to make to their marketing plans.

3) Listen to farmer questions and ideas with the objective of working with industry to develop extension materials to support farmers information needs.

Link for the meetings dates and locations is below.

[URL="http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/All/webdoc13785"]Capturing Wheat and Barley Market Opportunities[/URL]

[bucket]

Any reason why the cwb doesn't spend money on this?

It impacts every farmer whether you are for/against the cwb. It is the new marketing reality that they are to be part of.

They have spent a shitload of money on boats, legal fees etc., and farmer meetings. And now when it is actually time to prove their expertise they do nothing.

And it might actually gain them some customers.

Good on Alberta for taking the lead.

[charliep]

Similar activities will be occurring in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Stay tuned for your respective provinces.

[silverback]

Are you guys sure the new premier approves of these meetings?

The way she has acted so far, I wouldn't doubt she is sending our tax money east to support the crazy eight and their partners. She might just like keeping her farmers under government control.

[charliep]

The meetings objective is information and helping farmer prepare. Regardless of the politics of the change and individuals attitudes, there is still a need for information. The meetings in Alberta and the other provinces will be to meet these business needs for managers and to help them start to develop strategies for the new world.

[Burbert]

Go to the meetings and learn from the
Albertie gobermont about framing, er
about being conservative. Alberta
Deepartment of Gag closed up 5 - 6 years
ago, replaced wit an 800 #. Now its
tryin ta resurface and give advice.
Lets see, Willie Chapman will be talkin
aboot how much money yous kin make by
sellin Sochew barley ta the Japs. The
Reaper will tellya ta play the markettin
game. Charlie p'll tell ya ta use lots
and lots and lotsa chemical. The
Albertie Bareley Commission'll be
grinnin and smilin tellin ya how free ya
are tanx to their hard work. YOU'VE
JUST ATTENDED THE ALBERTIE GAG MEETING
ON AGRIVILLE. Don't waste another
second, when you could be marketeering,
chiseling and accessing the value chain.

[charliep]

You never disappoint Burbert. I look forward to meeting you at one of the meetings.

[Tucker]

Hey Burbert, perhaps we all should have
attended the CWB 'meetings' and been
handed a Communist Party of Canada
leaflet as we went in and heard the same
CWB-paid 'questions-from-the-floor' from
the same CWB-paid guys. That would be
better than this? Get your head out of
your ass for once and move on or at the
very least get the hell out of our way
and let us move on to a free and open
market.

[Tucker]

Oh crap, I fed the troll, didn't I...
Sorry

[Burbert]

tuquer, What is it with you *****s,
always findin commies/ I doubt that you'd
knows one ifn he er she walked up behind
you and gave you a boot up your a@#. Ifn
yous tinks that the Alta Gag has yer best
interest at heart yous should tink agin,
cousin mostly theys spreadin Bull poop far
an wide, butt that is good nuff fer
Albertie framers from the looksa it.

[FarmRanger]

Tucker, I was handed one of those Communist
party leaflets at the CWB meeting in Medicine
Hat. The guy handing them out was inside the
building, demonstrating tacit approval by the CWB
leadership at the time. No commie in the closet,
this guy was right out in the open.

[wilagro]

I see that lunch IS PROVIDED which means NOT FREE. Guess I won't be goin'.

The best part of these meetings is the free coffee and doughnuts but don't see any mention of them. Oh well, Helberta is running a deficit so I'm guessing there will be not much free for a while.

Of course if you are in government service you might get a free ride on one of our AB Government Airlines planes. They are still busy...deficit be damned.

[boarderbloke]

wilagro, nothin's free! I wouldn't doubt the "free doughnuts" from the CWB were probaly bought from the same place Obama gets the free muffins he puts out. The ones costing $16.00 per muffin.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-20/-extravagant-spending-16-muffins-found-at-justice-conferences.html

[FarmRanger]

Wow, how some people can take a positive thing like an information meeting and turn it into a government bashing session is truly astounding.

I'm closest to the Lethbridge meeting, but it comes right on the heels of Farmtech, so it might be hard to manage the time.

[Hopperbin]

I could not find where there is a cost to attend. But if there was I would think it will be a good thing to go to, I won't miss the local Sask. meeting.