Why doesn't stuff like this happen in Canada?

[pourfarmer]

Now French farmers kick up a stink: Angry protesters cause more travel chaos by stepping up blockades with manure and burning tyres in dispute over food prices

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3170467/Now-French-farmers-kick-stink-Angry-protesters-cause-travel-chaos-blockading-roads-manure-burning-tyres-dispute-falling-food-prices.html

[BreadWinner]

Because we arn't French.

[oldjim]

Farming in France must be a real riot.

[pourfarmer]

I guess everyone is content to just sit and bitch on a internet forum about how they're getting screwed.

[Braveheart]

Good one old jim.

[fjlip]

They have pulled this many times over the years, must have a hell of a union/organization to work together. Good on them, not like us "NICE" Canadians just take the abuse.

[foragefarmer]

Canadian farmers spent way to much time judging and criticizing each other. Just look how many on here want supply management removed.

When a thread was started about some sort of drought assistance the battles were endless.

When threads are started about basis levels being unreasonable or why the U.S.A dollar isn't used in pricing, many on here will say the grain company is your partner and to work with them.

As far as I'm concerned everyone in industry and in politics has Canadian grain farmers at the bottom rung of the ladder. That's where they want us, and that's where we're going to stay.

Agriville is the prefect example.

Good on the French farmer.

[Braveheart]

You make your own future Forage. If you say you're on the bottom rung of the ladder, you're on the bottom rung of the ladder.

[foragefarmer]

Braveheart

My reference was that Canadian farmers as to working together is very dismal, which puts them on the bottom of the rung. I wasn't judging other farmers individually as being on the bottom of the rung.

I know very well there are 10000's of successful Canadian grain farmers.

As for my future, I realize that's my responsibility, and can handle it. Always have always will.

Braveheart, do you honesty feel farmers couldn't get more accomplished as a whole for agriculture working together, and I'm not talking government intervention?

[Braveheart]

Forage, when you say, "Canadian farmers are at the bottom rung of the ladder. That's where they want us, and that's where we're going to stay" is an impoverished statement. It creates an impoverished and dismal future.

I do wish farmers could work with one voice. The reality of the gulf between left and right Agri politics in western Canada make one voice near impossible. There's more chance of nuts and gum going well together.

[Jay-mo]

The "idiot" side of me looks at those pictures and loves it!!
The rational side of me looks at those pictures and thinks those farmers are idiots!
I'm guessing they're not idiots but I don't know how much public sympathy they will achieve with these tactics.

[foragefarmer]

Braveheart

"I do wish farmers could work with one voice. The reality of the gulf between left and right Agri politics in western Canada make one voice near impossible. There's more chance of nuts and gum going well together."

You just back up my orginal post, just in different terms. As for the future, that's an individual farmers job I never stated other wise.