2008 African Durum Crop

[parsley]

BTW, just_wondering, after my hissy-fit, I emailed cropduster with the real problem, and he's the perfect listener........

No response at all.

Parsley

[just_wondering]

We've met

re:
Taking a round out of them for not doing more, will not make them keener to appear next time.

It'l take more than me to take a round out of Weber, and lately he has come out a lot stronger in support, publicly.
The message that I'm trying to say is that we as farmers also need the opinion Makers to stand and be counted.
Every time Kevin Hursh says something in support of the CWB we need someone on the side of choice to speak up, and get the facts out.
You know yourself how apathetic farmers can be, most just want to farm.
They don't care about policy at all
As for picking fights, I read this quote
"Never pick a fight, with someone who buys ink by the Barrel"

[parsley]

You've met me? Truly, I am at a disadvantage. Then you do know my age and you are baiting me! I rather like that.

I have only read things Weber has written for a little over a year, so perhaps he was soft on board-crime before than. Somehow, BASF missed sending us his scribblings. LOL

Ink.... courts verbose.....ah....I think agstar coined that phrase on this website, and pinned it on me. He will pay dearly when I track him down. Surely he does not know me, also.

Livia poisoned the figs right on the tree, a-waiting Caear's picking.

Don't play too many tricks.

Parsley

[just_wondering]

parsley re: farmers look to the government etc. to to lead them out of their financial/policy/ wilderness.
When farmers think that they can do it all on their own or with out the help of "industry" or government then we are at a standstill.
If we think we can all tell the railroads, grain co's, or end users to go to hell since we farmers are the "only true creators of wealth" (does that sound enough like NFU drivel) we end up with policy that is not in our best interests
I speak alot in ours and we but, I really mean me and mine.

BTW who's Baron?

[parsley]

Don Baron


True. The collaboration between the groups who have a common interest, for example:
producer>maltster>brewer>communicators>

is absolutely essential. The pyjama party is just beginning, in a lot of instances.


The way it is in Agriculture, is that it has been top down. Government/feds and prov/cwb has led the process, instead of merely regulating the process.

And yet, we have FARMERS asking for more Government!

I live in Saskatchewan, where the landowner pays the taxes, yet where the Government and the Teachers negotiate the wages with my money.

The landowner, who does the paying, more every year until it it has become over 90%, of the budget now, are disallowed a seat at the negotiating table.

We need to take back what we have lost.
So do farmers.

Not just attending the meetings, but winning at them.(Think about the CWB meetings)


Wanted: Leadership.

Parsley