Or what Dave

[checking]

Well, well, well...

"Saskflax director Dave Sefton, who is also on the Board of the Flax Council of Canada is urging growers to sell all existing stocks of flax seed over the next twelve months."

It was just a matter of time to see that one coming. Now maybe you can state who screwed up on the Triffid issue.

[bluefargo]

As far as I am concerned no one screwed up on Triffid. Triffid was a duly registered variety that met all the requirements at the time. It was voluntarily withdrawn. I think the people at the time did a very thorough job getting it out of the system. But when we have the ability to test for parts per billion we can find just about anything in just about anything.

To put it another way if you test enough haystacks you will find the odd needle .

As a seedgrower I have a small plot of the new reconstituted flax. Personally I question whether I was worth the time and expense to redevelope this quaranteed Triffid free flax. But anyway that was the decision that was made. I also wonder if it is worth all the hoops I have to go through to produce the stuff.

But be that as it may I think it is up to all flax growers to get on board and flush the old supplies out of the system. A lot of time, effort and money went into it. Hopefully our industry will be better for it.

[checking]

Could also see that coming from a seed grower. Switching out seed to what end?

I'm more confident that there is nothing wrong with my farm saved flax than I would be purchasing anything from your plot. Perhaps Dave could set that test up.

If the industry is still pining over the loss of the European market to their now chosen suppier, it will stay lost no matter what Canada attempts. It's a lot like striking the same thumb nail with a hammer.

[bucket]

bluefargo

Considering this is what was supposed to have happened over a decade ago with getting rid of triffid seed, there is no doubt someone screwed up.

When triffid was de registered,(let's leave the fact out it should have never been registered in the first place), the stocks were to be rid of then. You would think any seed grower with any morals would pass that on to his customers as well.

Maybe even replace the seed at cost to keep the industry in better shape, but guys don't think that way.

Just take the money for overpriced seed with a blue tag scibbled on it and let the farmer pay for the mess created.

[bucket]

The smartest thing the industry could have done is set up crush plants in Canada and told the europeans to "bugger off and best of luck to you finding flax".

Not to be rude in my previous post, bluefargo, to be fair there is technically nothing wrong with triffid flax, just the way it was bred, is what pissed off the europeans.

I guess they would rather have a shitload of weed seeds to deal with.

[hobbyfrmr]

I agree with checking, that is an excellent
comparison. When you lose a market it's super
tough to recover.
All we had to do was comply with the buyers.
Somebody growing flax soiled the bed!
If you want your money/market you have to
deliver what is agreed upon. This problem was
supposed to be solved a decade ago. That is ten
years, ten opportunities to comply.
Put it in a real world "business" example.
European buyer orders blue t-shirts equal
amounts of 3 different sizes. Western Canada t-
shirt factory sends yellow shirts equal amounts of
3 different sizes. European buyer says from now
on only blue t-shirts. Canada factory delivers all
blue except there in one yellow one in the lot.
European buyer says I want to buy only blue
shirts. Canada factory says "I know, I know you
told me." So Canada factory continues to deliver
all blue and one yellow t shirt.......for years.....and
years......
Farmers are the worst for not doing what they
say or signed agreement. They think selling grain
is like some kind of a game to try and get away
with a little something. Eventually it blows up, and
then at coffe shop/pub/rink blame the buyer. They
move to the next line company not even realizing
he is responsible. Always the victim.

[Burbert]

Canolie is enroute to the same disaster. Short, short,
no rotation crops is causin diesease diesease diesease
and ultimately a loss a foreign customers. Don't ya
think? Butt we kin make up fer it wit local crush. Do
ya think? Once in the international well dries up, the
price does what? Go higher and higher and higher?

[cottonpicken]

I agree checking,probably the biggest issue facing
farmers.

60 bucks an acre cost on all seed forever,call up
viterra and pioneer and the seed they push,cereal
ipo's bla,bla....

Whats the math on that?

Total western acres x 60=bla,bla

Take the risk dumb farmer and we will get our
check,and we'll give you a 5 buck a tonne premium
for delivering it to us....thankyou master.