Vader's best friend in Webcast this morning

[Incognito]

http://www.newswire.ca/en/webcast/viewEvent.cgi?eventID=1084820

The CWB will launch its newest Producer Payment Option in Winnipeg today (Friday, April 15) at 10:30 a.m. CST. Rod Flaman, farmer-elected CWB director for District 8 and Ward Weisensel, Chief Operating Officer will speak to reporters via teleconference.

[parsley]

Incognito,

I think you are referring to Flaman's brainwave...the "brand new" organic option.

New? previously, we sold to the Board. And then bought back from the Board Nothing has changed. Sameold.


Previously, organic producers paid an admin fee for going through the buyback. (A special fee paid to the Board so you can sell to the Board. Hmm.) Nothing changed, guys. Sameold

Now they say you don't have to pool, anymore What does that mean?

It means: the difference between the money the Organic producer sells to the Board for, and buys back from the Board, will not go to farmers pooling accounts anymore. the difference will now go to a CWB Admin fund (slush fund)

Won't the Liberal party of Canada love that? Flaman will be able to attend all those Liberal fundraisers he indicated he wanted to attend, but that previously, senior Directors got to attend, and all on the farmers' dollar.

The announcement is bad for organic farmers but it is promising for the CWB staff and Diretors.

Parsley