Did the CWB sell 1/2 of this years Barley Crop for $2.80?

[parsley]

I agree.

He knows the file well. Is consistent. Actually listens to, reads and contacts farmers.

Parsley

[wilagro]

I heard a rumour. I heard a rumour. I heard a rumour. I heard a rumour. I heard a rumour. I heard a rumour.

I should base my whole tirade against the CWB because of a rumour. Makes perfect sense doesn't it...NOT.

[Incognito]

Logic:

How were the malt companies going to lose so much money had choice come into play on August 01.

Did they buy cheap malt from the CWB or paid a premium?

Do you need to get paid to think or are you comfortable letting the CWB think for you and your 40 acres of barley that you grew this year Willy?

[AdamSmith]

Wilagro, in your opinion, what should the cwb do now?

Your opinions about the conservatives are duly noted,

but considering more farmers than not now have a serious hate on for the cwb, the likelihood of the export feed barley sales (taken away from the companies who negotiated them) being executed are close to zero (the 80 cents a bushel feed barley initial will see to that) and farmers are demanding the wheat dragon needs to be slayed now as well.

The only political friends the cwb have, are urban and eastern and any electoral shift in those places to the consevatives will mean the end of the cwb.

Again, what in your staunch cwb supporters opinion must the cwb do to avoid the executioner?

And to clarify,

I'm asking about the Canadian Wheat Board,

not the Conservatives, not the Prime Minister or the CWB Minister, not the Alberta Gov't, not anti-cwb farmers, not Morris Dorosh, not Larry Weber, not Cargill, not JRI, not the Americans,

but the CWB themselves as an organization!

[parsley]

Maybe the CWB took possession of his thoughts.

Parsley

[SASKFARMER3]

Willgro rumor rumor.

Here's one that CWB supporters spout off.

The CWB gets them a premium.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.

GIVE ME A BREAK THIS USELESS ORGANIZATION IS KILLING FARMERS AND FARMERS LIKE YOURSELF ARE TO BLAME.

RUMOR HA.

[wilagro]

Adam Smith: I can't speak for the CWB...you know that. In my opinion the CWB had better LISTEN to western Canadian farmers and explain their policies in language that farmers can understand. I used to chafe at the silly one-sided conditions imposed on delivery contracts and the penalties imposed for failure to comply but no equivalent penalties when the CWB didn't comply or really screwed up.

I don't bow to the CWB gods, but can see it as a powerful marketing tool for the whole farming industry if used properly.

When I read of $200,000 yearly contributions for this or that, it pisses me off...because that is OUR money that they are wasting. If research money is needed for any aspect of farming endeavour, then it should NOT come from the CWB as they were not organized for these functions.

The various wheat pools made the same mistakes and got away from their basic functions and tried to re-invent themselves leading to their eventual collapse and assimilation by the private grain trade. They didn't listen to the grassroots producers and indeed discounted their input as being uninformed.

[AdamSmith]

Wow willy, I'm impressed, that was so un-troll like, we may actually be able to have a conversation.

You said, "In my opinion the CWB had better LISTEN to western Canadian farmers..."

Again in your opinion, has the cwb listened to Canadian Farmers very well so far?

also you said, "...and explain their policies in language that farmers can understand."

Same question here, have they explained to farmers why for instance winter wheat is discounted by nearly a buck a bushel, when everywhere else throughout the world winter wheat is equal to or more valuable than spring wheat?

What about the reasons for the fixed price basis levels? Every time the market rallies the cwb widens out the basis so the the price offered to fartmers never really reflects the price gain?

Just two examples that immidiatly come to mind.

[Fransisco]

There isn't a politician on the hill who knows the CWB file better than Anderson. That's why you're scared of him. The board thought they might be able to BS Strahl, they thought wrong. They know they can't BS Anderson.

[parsley]

Garry Breitkeeuz would make a good Ag Minister, too.