Since we are on a roll here

[SADIE]

What's wrong with this picture

http://www.newstalk650.com/story/wall-wants-see-wheat-saskatchewan-fields/42243

If the premier thinks this is wheat...

[Kodiak]

I don't think its our premier who thinks its wheat. Doubt he selects the pictures or edits the headlines.

Obviously Karin Yeske isn't experienced at recognizing wild oats, no matter who is responsible for sowing them! Or..... maybe this is one of Parsley's organic fields???

However, if this IS true, and it is a field of Saskatchewan wheat, all Saskatchewan wheat growers have some splainin to do! And we better make use of Brad's $10Million "gift"!

[riders2010]

Well, the man has point, with wheat that looks like that we definately need some more research. Here I thought all along it was the wheat board's fault no wheat was grown. Thanks mr. premier for clearing that up. Wonder if that's a crop insurance employee field? Usually that is where they get those pictures from. the reason I ask is because some of the last few they hired had that kinda wheat growing for years so they got promoted to inspectors maybe just rumors. I think someone is due for a promotion for this kinda superb work.

[Mufferaw]

The Sask Party must also be responsible for misspelling Saskathchewan as well.

[malta]

You Sask boys are behind times. That is definitely an organic wheat field. If you look over to the side in the corner you will see the wheat.

[bucket]

Not to be a downer, but is no one keeping track of how much money has went to research thanks to the railways overcharging farmers.

The only lucrative market in wheat, is for the researchers.

[riders2010]

Crop research is kinda like cancer research, unending dollars, if they found a cure for cancer there would be no more need for those people studying it, those selling drugs to treat it which are the ones testing for it, aha.

In the case of wheat so let's say we get 200 bushel acre wheat. What will the price be? Likely all we get out of it is having to buy 3 times the bins, 3 times the trucking, and a big bill for the seed which if the crop goes to shit your stuck with. Am I wrong or right?

[dave4441]

Corn in the USA over 200 bu/ac. Wheat yields in Europe? Black Sea yields? I am thinking this is a competition. Look at what has happened with Canola research. Yields have doubled and price is $12/bu. I think research is the only thing that drove that one.

[riders2010]

And what is 12 bucks in terms of 1980 real dollars, how many times have cost gone up in real dollars. Those 200 bushels are on how many acres under what kinda of input system? What are the cost of the seeds? How many bushels are needed now to break even? What happens when you get 10 bushels? Our rail system cannt handle this grain now. Usually these research systems are gmo, the world doesn't want gmo.

If the research went to these yields and a price that compensates for extra bins, trucking etc. and your time then fine but will it?

All this usually results in the mega corps controlling more of what we do while making more money, cheaper price for consumers, and more risk and cost for us.

[riders2010]

Forgot to mention, you said yield doubled.


Canola went from 8 to 12
Seed cost 10 times what it was
Double the trucking
Double the bin space
More labor larger equipment
volunteers for years
cannot use your own seed
more fungicide
more fertilizer. the yields aren'tjust about the seeds themselves.

[dave4441]

So what is driving canola acreage? Low profits? Are you doing your part and growing Excell? Hard to complain about building bins.

[mcfarms]

Dear Saskatchewan farmer whos field is in picture,

I applaud you for your research and developement into the next new Cinderellla crop Whoat, Whoat is destined to have the same wonderful effect triticale had on the Rye industry . Whoat with it's low beta glucans and high fiber will be the perfect cereal grain long sought after by the breakfast food manufacturing sector.

I am pleased to see all the money the WRGF has stolen from Canadian farmers due to the overcharging on rail service is being put to good use.

Sincerely

Me

[mcfarms]

OK WGRF but you all knew that

[riders2010]

What was a bin in 1980? what is it now? Have you bought one lately? How about a semi?
Over production of wheat worldwide gives this price. So we want to produce more?
If you get 50 canola you make money, but what is the risk at 20 or 10? Take a look out your window how many farms 10 years ago, 20 years ago. We're buying into this system of being controlled into making less per acre therefore need to be big acres to even make a minimum wage. Who benefits from that, is it your local community?

What would the price of canola be if we all were producing excel? And what would our cost and risk be? More and more the world doesn't want gmo we are going further into it, not saying I believe there is a risk or not, doesn't matter i am not the customer.

The oil industry and other outside money is masking the unstable situation our farms are in. That's who is buying the land guys making or taking money from other industries. Our ag ministers are spinning this to mean that times are good on the farm itself it's not. Unless you are in one of those areas bumper crop year after year.

[dave4441]

Who says the world does not want GMO when we will crush and export every pound that CDN growers grew in 2011?