wilagro,
I really think we have to carefully analyze what the candidates are saying. For example in the June 13 Western Producer on page 27 ,WP reporter Barry Wilson has some telling comment s about CWB Director and encumbent, John Clair This is how he describes John Clair:
"........if it was not for his son-in-law's off-farm income and his own income from CWB work, his children would have to leave the operation"
Now that's telling.
1. If John Clair cannot make money on his own farm, is he in any position to make sound decisions about making money for anyone else's farm? Is that helpful in his advisory-role? As a Director model? These are important questions farmers must ask.
2. John Clair states, " Off-income keeps the farm running. Last year, my farm produced zero net income, so we lived on off-farm" .
Wow!
It must be difficult to act as a Director if your PRIME concern MUST be, if there is no other source of income, to remain employed. Would farmers' interests be better served if they strive to elect directors who have serving a corporation as the prime motive instead of needing employment?
Dollars are hard to come by for all farmers and we have to be clear- thinking in what we need and expect from those we elect.
Parsley
I really think we have to carefully analyze what the candidates are saying. For example in the June 13 Western Producer on page 27 ,WP reporter Barry Wilson has some telling comment s about CWB Director and encumbent, John Clair This is how he describes John Clair:
"........if it was not for his son-in-law's off-farm income and his own income from CWB work, his children would have to leave the operation"
Now that's telling.
1. If John Clair cannot make money on his own farm, is he in any position to make sound decisions about making money for anyone else's farm? Is that helpful in his advisory-role? As a Director model? These are important questions farmers must ask.
2. John Clair states, " Off-income keeps the farm running. Last year, my farm produced zero net income, so we lived on off-farm" .
Wow!
It must be difficult to act as a Director if your PRIME concern MUST be, if there is no other source of income, to remain employed. Would farmers' interests be better served if they strive to elect directors who have serving a corporation as the prime motive instead of needing employment?
Dollars are hard to come by for all farmers and we have to be clear- thinking in what we need and expect from those we elect.
Parsley
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