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    #51
    Blackpowder your views are valid and I like reading
    them - makes a change from the usual mindless,
    ignorant abuse thrown at the organization. I don't
    know all the answers - I'm not an official with the
    NFU or anything merely a member.

    Hopper, I know there is plenty local food being
    produced and sold by NFU members in Western
    Canada. Maybe they just aren't using the listing
    facility on the website? - I know we haven't to date,
    we can sell out of $90k of meat a year off the back
    of our own website and word of mouth from
    existing customers. I think that is general of the
    direct marketing sector just now - demand far
    exceeds supply so we don't need to advertise too
    aggressively.

    malleefarmer, I agree with you on the apathy I think
    it is about the biggest problem here. Apathy borne
    of the horrible demographics of the farm population
    in western Canada. A real problem for sure in most
    areas.

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      #52
      The farmers here who complain the loudest are
      in no farmer organizations and just complain how
      poorly they are run and policy etc etc but won't
      get of there asses to do something about it.

      We too have farm bodies completely diametrically
      opposed in policy etc but I'm a member of both
      and try to have useful input into both rather than
      sticking ones head up ones anus and then talking
      shit.......

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        #53
        And I would like to thank everyone for provoking me to reflect on some of this and educate myself on some of the good you do. Hope I remember a little.
        Gotta admit I don't have a dog and it's so easy to take a kick at NFU.
        Now what am I gonna do?

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          #54
          The nfu apparently represents grass-roots farmers. So
          what is a grass-roots farmer anyways?

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            #55
            Just "google" grass-roots farmer and you will find enough material to keep you going for hours.

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              #56
              Wilagro, So... I do not count as a
              grassroots farmer cause the NFU hates
              me? Wow talk about hypocrazy. Sob story,
              the crazy 8 burnt many bridges to
              commercial grain growers. So now we do
              not count? Why not get burb and grassy
              to be positive for a moment... good CWB
              policy changes... the sun will rise this
              morning...I bet!

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                #57
                There is one word for their type FEAR MONGERS...Always scared of change and tommorrow... The sun is coming up.

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                  #58
                  Commercial grain farmers were vastly under-
                  represented in last falls CWB "plebiscite", the
                  NFU have demonstrated that they are completely
                  Ok with that.  Pretending to be on our side while
                  advocating policies which are harmful to our
                  businesses.  
                  Judging the NFU press releases, they have never
                  advocated for farmers who actually want to make
                  their living from grain farming.  They continue to
                  reside on the leftwing lunatic fringe with ideas
                  which are antithetical to the hardworking
                  entrepreneurial spirit that built western Canadian
                  agriculture.  
                  Being against market freedom is only one
                  example in a long list of bad policy.

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                    #59
                    List of things learned today:
                    there is a nfu in US
                    there is a WFO
                    also a CFA
                    All groups are aligned.
                    If they are as extreme as Canada's NFU they do a much better job of hiding it.

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                      #60
                      This thread makes me wanta renew my
                      membership in the NFU, after reading the
                      dillusional angribusiness crew spouting
                      off. These new worldly types are the real
                      threat to Comedian gag. Those who believe
                      that a ritz cracker nose what he is doin
                      and is doin it in their best
                      interest...........

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