Pros and Cons of the CWB Sale!

[BreadWinner]

Well said Parsley, I've always thought of you as a great leader. You should be leading one of these farm groups. I would join in a heartbeat. I was involved with the WCWG but it seemed to be becoming a reactive type of lobby after the dismantling of the CWB. I think they got to big for their britches when they started to make legal challenges against the CWB. They have lost focus on helping the grass roots grain producer.

[grassfarmer]

Breadwinner I think that's a bit of a false goal too. Lots of guys here looking for a "leader" to step forward and "lead" farmers. To me doing that through farm groups is not really what we need most. Most of the farm groups are "sit around, talk and lobby Government groups" by definition.
What we need are doers - people that build the markets, the infrastructure and to me these are the guys we need to gather around and co-operate with.

Parsley already is a doer, involved with the organic side , as I have been in my small way on the beef side.
Sometimes the worst thing you can do with these doers and entrepreneurs is put them on a board of an existing organisation as many of those are stifled with political bias and a "can't do" attitude.

[TOM4CWB]

Grassy,

You ignore history. Plenty of good honest folks tried.

Great leaders... FROM Alberta... worked tirelessly to change our Grain Industry.

Legends in Leadership:

JAMES Chateneay. Gave everything for the CWB.
Lost Dear Olive... the best years of his life with Olive were torture and unforgivable (but by the grace of God) and unspeakable mean spirited vengeful acts of GREED.

Both:

Henry Vos;
Jeff Nielsen:

Were wonderful leaders and visionaries...

Great Leaders who were thrown 'under the bus'
for the selfish Single Desk Religion.

To 'say' the 'old guard' didn't know better...

Is inaccurate and part of the attitude that in reality caused the downfall of the best the CWB SHOULD have become; honestly speaking.

Intimidate me; call me all the names you can muster... sadly this IS the TRUTH.

Ricky Strankman continues in the 'Truth'... as does Sam Magnus... colleagues who are working tirelseely to make our province and country a better place politically. Thanks Sam and Ricky.

Legends in Leadership:

JAMES Chateneay. Gave everything for the CWB.
Lost Dear Olive... the best years of his life with Olive were torture and unforgivable (but by the grace of God) and unspeakable mean spirited vengeful acts of GREED.

Grassfarmer... we wish your account of the past was correct... for if it were... we would not be where we are at today!

[BreadWinner]

You are right about the doers being too busy for these boards. They like things getting done not getting bogged down in ideas that never come to fruition. They have success in there own enterprises. I'm more the type to try work with the cards I'm dealt, some times you just have to play them a bit different to win the hand. Allot of successful people don't have time for politics or boards.

[sumdumguy]

Tom, you make great points about the leaders who gave their all for positive change. Yep, I believe that through their efforts and the efforts of many, we have been freed, but that is one step toward fulfillment. The grain industry needs many components working together to make it really tick. The producer does his part, he buys, rents, risks, toils and delivers, then he passed the puck. And there's the problem. He's a fine goose for plucking.

Parsley, can a group of growers take on huge grain conglomerates? No- Can they tell the railways what to do? No- Governments hold the power to regulate, that's why they are elected... and paid 'leaders'. They have the power to 'lead', make actual plans, design a course that all can live with and frickin 'lead' . But maybe I am asking too much, prolly.

[TOM4CWB]

SDG,

Since the most likely outcome of the Federal Oct 2015 election is a minority gov... it is likely who ever is in charge will be asked to change the CTA that govern the RR.

Being told by mid June backlogs will be gone... we are nearly cleared up here now.

[bucket]

And what happens with a 65 mmt crop?

Yeah. I thought so.

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket,

Oil by rail drops by 30 percent... guess what...

[farmaholic]

Good point Breadwinner. Allot of very "qualified" people are bogged down with their own commitments to their own farms, especially the near "one man show" type operations. It takes time and a commitment to sit on some of these boards.

[TOM4CWB]

Farmaholic,

To those whom much is given, much is expected!

Thanks for doing what you honestly can... that is all anyone can expect!

All the best this spring!!!

[sumdumguy]

Sask Ag minister likes the CWB deal, says producers will get fair market value because Bunge has market reach. That's a good reason.