Big sky posted a miillion loss how much did agstability pay them?

[SASKFARMER3]

Hobby it's a useless program. But what ps me is
again big sky will have taken farmers to the
cleaners. Farmers will get shit out of this
bankrupsy. Farmers who grew the food will not be
paid. It's not about me it's about us farmers.

[food4u]

Didn't this company also get a large chunk
of money from the province a few years
ago?One of the chosen one of the
provincial gov't at the time.

[SASKFARMER3]

Yes they did plus ralphies dream.

[theplowboy]

SF3
I understand your frustration but the two issues are separate in my mind.

You getting agristability payments is not linked to bigsky etc.

I am disapointed big sky and alot of other pork producers are failing because of $1.03 Cdn dollar.

It is a tough business.

[Burbert]

LETS SEE WHAT BIG BUSINESS RELY on
gobermont payouts, the publishing
industry, the mofn oil companies,
including Fort Mcmoney, forestry, mining
in Comedia Need I go on? Their are lots
and of Conservative business right now
sucking on the gobermont subsidy tits.
Sucksess in Comedia means subsidy plain
and simple! Comedians should be afraid,
very afraid ifn framers don't want a
slice of the subsidy pie, cousin it
means they more, much more stupid than
everone else.........

[SASKFARMER3]

Plow boy I don't give a shit if I get agristability or
not just saying average joe farmer who works to
keep his farm prosperous and makes sound
business decisions won't ever get a penny. Our
high dollar and cheap feed. Give your head a
shke how long did you think grain farmers were
going to give these guys cheap feed.

[TOM4CWB]

SF3,

"how long did you think grain farmers were
going to give these guys cheap feed"

We found out in a hurry the real world of feed grain prices... Now the elephant had its trunk put on a chain... ALL feed grain prices have risen 20 percent minimum.

Over capitalisation was extensive in livestock production... as artificially low feed grain prices caused extensive distortion (CWB single desk) of the western Canadian economy.

No question there will be pain for those who thought the CWB single desk monopoly (LIVESToCK SUBSIDY) wouldn't end! Risk Management now is required to turn a profit for livestock production INSTEAD of GRAIN FARMERS supplying it gratus). Many of the folks who voted to keep the CWB single desk... KNEW this would happen.

[grassfarmer]

You live in a anti-CWB fantasy world TOM - think you
won't see $3 western barley again in a year with
better supply of global grains?
If all this cheap grain was such a subsidy to livestock
producers how come the average net profitability of a
feedlot animal in western Canada over more than 30
years was negative $6 or so?

[Hopperbin]

Local feed mill here 3 miles down the road one month ago I made them an offer to match Rayglen's picked up harvest time price. They would not match, I would be the one hauling. One week ago I touched basis with them about pricing and the fact that Rayglen told me the grain may going to their mill, and was scolded that they would never deal with them they always purchase from the farmer. 2 days ago had one trucker take out 5 loads in a matter of 7 hours. Found out its going to the mill. So they paid Rayglen the 3 dollar per ton extra plus the Min. 5 dollars per ton trucking. Maybe now instead of getting my check in one week I will get it in 6. Is this something to worry about now? They are chosing to pay more so as not to pay out for a couple weeks to Rayglen?

[sumdumguy]

The cow-calf operators will likely never qualify for
AgriStability. The calf crop adds to the claim year
margin, whether feeding the critters ends in profit
or loss.

[bgmb]

"anti cwb fantisy world" haha I agree, Tom you have an amazing ability to bring virtually every topic back to the CWB debate in some way, even now that you aren't obligated to deal with them, an amazing talent. Talk about a fiddle with one tune.

[grassfarmer]

I just wish he'd be honest bgmb - if the demise of the
CWB is behind the rise in global grain prices then it's
must follow that "marketing freedom" brought aster
yellows, high winds and sclerotinia, lol