a vision of the cwb

[bucket]

My intentions was not to complain about the local guys they work hard, I get that.

My point was this grain handling system is far from being efficient. No new facilities are required if some places would stay open longer and they got regular rail service.

And I find it odd that geting a train loaded at all hours is more important than farmer deliveries.

The point with the new cwb is they could have been a real contender with some different thought process and attitude. I haven't seen it. SO the wards and Gords have run it into the ground by not thinking outside of the box, The same reason they got to this point in the first place.

[Hopalong]

Something like railways, old Air Canada and prairie pools.
Employees started to think customers were there to serve them rather than other way around.
As long as grain companies don't go too far toward monopoly type behaviour, am willing to support present ones with our business.

[grassfarmer]

"As long as grain companies don't go too far toward monopoly type behaviour"
LOL, if you can't see they have after 100 plus years maybe google "Stockholm syndrome".

[bucket]

If you get a chance go through Viterra's Moose Jaw facility.

9 Pits and it can still take 2 hours to dump.

And they won't change it even though they know a 42000 tonne facility is being built east of them that will be more convenient to get to.

Viterra has a year and a half lead time to make it better or they lose at least 75000 tonnes of handling or one turn of their existing facility.

Same with cargill and P&H in Moose Jaw.

Who thinks like that???

And the big money men at Viterra can't figure it out??????????

And more than likely the small farmers will be heading to the CWB facilty supporting it, if it stays in that name. More than likely it will be sold before the concretes are operational.

[Hopalong]

More than anything else, many years ago, what turned me off the CWB was the employee attitude "we know what is best for you".
The message was that I was a dumb farmer and it was impertinent of me to question the wisdom of prairie pools and other board supporters.

[westernvicki]

Ever wonder why LIMAGRAIN is so successful: farmer owned, world renowned.