vader's good barley ideas

[gerald.d]

Evadre,where are you?
There have been a lot of posts on this thread since you last commented. There have been some direct questions asked to you. And I have been lobbying for change to the way the CWB deals with organic barley,all the way up to the PM himself.I have asked them all to just give us free export permits to market our own barley just as are given to ontario farmers. You seem to have selective hearing whenever someone suggests doing something that isn't what you and the other 13.7% want to hear!!More and more of us are getting fed up with your crap,if you don't do something soon to quell the masses you may very well find a bigger challenge to wheat than you are expecting.

[charliep]

Will not the following CWB announcement.

Qutoe "Growers of malting barley in all parts of Western Canada will have access to the CWB's protein premium program during the coming crop year thanks to a total of 21 companies signing on as participants for 2007-08. The program rewards farmers who produce the lower-protein barley that the malting industry requires. Premiums range from $1 for protein levels of 12.5 per cent to $5 for 11 per cent and under. For more information, visit www.cwb.ca ."

Is this an indication the CWB will stay in barley even if goes open market?

The only other program I have heard mentioned over time is premiums for plumbness. Not sure where CWB is at on shorter pooling periods or multiple pools. Could also offer a daily price contract similar to wheat. Good programs will have merit in both status quo and open market.