Foods of the world

[cottonpicken]

Kind of interesting

http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/health/food/news.php?q=1195677873

Shows a bunch of pictures of what typical families eat around the world.

[cottonpicken]

HAHAHA!

The old german drinks more booze than the other 14 families combined!

[wilagro]

And how does this relate to "commodity marketing"??? Perhaps we need a "Politics" forum.

[melvill]

Wilagro, I think a politics forum would be a good idea. Trouble is, 80% of the posts - well maybe a slight exageration - on this forum would disappear.

[dalek]

How about if we just leave the number of MPs alone for a couple of elections so voters don't have to get used to their ridings being adjusted all the time? The riding I'm in just got adjusted so it makes some sense for the first time in at least 20 years, first federally, then provincially. How many MPs do we need at the trough?

[broker]

dalek,

I like the way you think...there is enough high paid, do nothing, politicians out there now.

[charliep]

Can anyone find the source document for this? Lost off the fourwinds10.com.

[parsley]

This was really interesting, cott.

Thanks

[charliep]

My sources relocated another link for this story.

http://www.fixingtheplanet.com/one-weeks-worth-food-around-our-planet

[Kodiak]

Wilagro, if you and your CWB buddies would agree to take politics (CWB legislation) out of the wheat and barley business, I guarantee you there'd be no politics in a "marketing forum" such as this. We could then all participate in good discussions about information and strategies to maximize wheat and barley returns on our farms.

But as long as politically driven organizations like the CWB force themselves into my business plans, I'm forced to talk about politics. And believe me, it's not because I enjoy it. It's because of their dismal performance in the marketplace, their excessive operating costs, their arbitrary pricing practices and their lack of accountability. It’s also because some of us recognize the stifling effect of hyper-regulation in wheat and barley, and what that does when it comes to attracting new investment or new technology to that sector of the industry.

Look forward to continued argument, political conflict, and discord as long as the CWB monopoly is around.

[furrowtickler]

Good call Kodiak, nuf said!

[furrowtickler]

Kodiak should get at least 800,000 points for that one.

[winwin]

As long as YOUR wheat is OUR wheat;as long as Toronto Liberal mp's decide how "WE"market;as long as all the left wing uses the plural possesive,ie farmers'/ grain farmers'rights-instead of the individual farmer's rights being recognized-----marketing in the west will be politicized.

In other words,as long as there is forced collectivisation of our grain,marketing will be apolitical affair.
We sure as heck don't have to worry about seat redistribution etc when we sell our buckwheat or spits.

[AdamSmith]

Ok guys here it is.

Yesterday, Stephane Dion, the federal Liberal leader, opened Question Period with claims the government "continues insulting the partners of this federation,"

"There's no way to justify that," Mr. McGuinty said. "I'm not looking for any special treatment, I'm just looking for the same treatment."

Mr Dion is siding with Mr. McGuinty on an issue which they "consider" to be an issue of "EQUAL TREATMENT" for all Canadians.

But the hypocrisy is Dion taking the position of "equal treatment" on seat redistribution, but on the Canadian Wheat Board issue, he is firm in his opposition towards a policy of "Equal Treatment" for wheat growers. Ontario farmers get one set of rules, while Western farmers get a different set of rules.

That is clearly Hypocritical.

But why after 666 days of Conservative government is the CWB monopoly still the issue. The Canadian and American Army took half that time to build the Alaska Highway in 1942 and that was over 1500 miles of mountains and bush.

All the cons have to do is write the words "An ACT to Repeal the Canadian Wheat Board Act" add a some blah blah blah, spice it up with alot of legaleze and some whereases and few shalls then present it to parliament, and watch Dion fold like a Soft Shell Taco. It's that easy.