who wants their checkoff money back?

[TASFarms]

I would like mine back. I didn't grow and pulses last year. This year the pulses I grew won't cover the bills that it took to grow them.

[Quadtrack]

I do not want my levy back. On any commodity I grow. Its an investment in the industry that does bring some value despite all the negative comments on here.
The pulse levy was established in 1985 by a producer vote. It was mandatory for two reasons: so the association would have secure funds to invest in things important to producers (agronomy and plant breeding back then) and secondly so that everyone who grows pulses, and benefits, pays. A review a few years ago found that a majority of producers still want it that way.
Probably nothing can be said here that will change the thinking of those that are against the current levy/commodity system.
What variety of peas did you grow? Except for Carver and Lacombe, pretty much all the rest were paid for by those of us paying the levy.
Would the dockage issue in China have got sorted out without the canola council input? Or the blackleg issue before that?

Take your money out. And with no shortage of market access issues in every commodity, where does the money come from to brief govt departments and trade representatives on the details of possible solutions?

It’s short sighted imo.

[bucket]

the leeches living off the primary producers will gladly tell them the money has quit flowing....

AGT just extracted 100 million out the government on a used rail line with zero performance standards...

Not to mention AGT's constant government drip of money as businessman of the world....or having partners that are questionable...thats a government handout.

Or the gift of railcars without lower freight rates....the ****ing railways could just rail those cars to a scrap yard and make money ...thats a government handout.

What is short sighted is the years of saskpulse and the same people on pulse canada not looking for markets to infill in the event India closes the border...

But make the saskpulse checkoff refundable ...then you will see if primary producers are happy with Saskpulse direction...and the 1.7 million annually to pulse canada to thumb sit....

This industry will never be successful if primary producers are not making money...

What about centennial peas that were a complete dud....

Just once someone answer the question about the triffid event in flax when it was ultimately the breeders that ****ed it all up...who paid?

With mandatory checkoffs , whether they can be refunded or not,, comes responsibility ....or maybe that is too far sighted for your comprehension????

[MBgrower]

.. and where are the online forms to fill out? apparently you have to call them for the forms. trying to make it as difficult as possible. Complete nonsense.

[bucket]

.. and where are the online forms to fill out? apparently you have to call them for the forms. trying to make it as difficult as possible. Complete nonsense.

No one filled out my forms to take the ****ing money off my grain cheque ...it was automatic...the election to send money to any checkoff should be made at the point of cheque writing...yes or no to deductions....

Here is why....I don't think if you grow 200 acres or 2000 acres that your contribution gets 10 times the value....

So as much as I despise checkoffs how about a limit?

There is a compromise... too far sighted again????

[bucket]

Whats the big deal about questioning the direction of my checkoff dollars....if it bothers people to be asked questions and be held accountable then give the money back and I won't ask....I will go buy some tires for the half ton...better value...


Call me short sighted....sure am....but it was pulse canada that dropped the ball for not ensuring an infill market when India closed the border....not me...

Now we get to be told our lentils are poison even though CGC could have been testing as the whispers started about this....and pulse canada could have asked IF they were paying attention to anything but where the next steak dinner was...

[Quadtrack]

No one filled out my forms to take the ****ing money off my grain cheque ...it was automatic...the election to send money to any checkoff should be made at the point of cheque writing...yes or no to deductions....

Here is why....I don't think if you grow 200 acres or 2000 acres that your contribution gets 10 times the value....

So as much as I despise checkoffs how about a limit?

There is a compromise... too far sighted again????

As I said not likely anything can be said to change your mind...

Check some facts tho-the work on feed peas and pea fractions used in vermicelli noodles was done and funded by Pulse Canada-in 2004-when they were importing virtually zero. How many peas did China buy last year? 1.89 mil tonnes from Canada. A lot of effort has gone into protein, fractionation,utilization and incorporation in N A food products. Takes a long time and not everything is successful. But three or four plants in western Canada are built or being built to fraction peas.

Not every variety is a winner despite the testing and selection leading up to release-I agree. But what about some of the really good ones? Meadow, Amarillo, and Spectrum? All from the same program.

The scale argument has never made any sense. Unless you only grow a good variety like Meadow on the 200 Ac and grow one you developed yourself on the other 1800.
Every acre and every tonne benefits. The pissing match of who contributed more is a child’s argument.

So sorry your glass is always half empty.

[bucket]

As I said not likely anything can be said to change your mind...

Check some facts tho-the work on feed peas and pea fractions used in vermicelli noodles was done and funded by Pulse Canada-in 2004-when they were importing virtually zero. How many peas did China buy last year? 1.89 mil tonnes from Canada. A lot of effort has gone into protein, fractionation,utilization and incorporation in N A food products. Takes a long time and not everything is successful. But three or four plants in western Canada are built or being built to fraction peas.

Not every variety is a winner despite the testing and selection leading up to release-I agree. But what about some of the really good ones? Meadow, Amarillo, and Spectrum? All from the same program.

The scale argument has never made any sense. Unless you only grow a good variety like Meadow on the 200 Ac and grow one you developed yourself on the other 1800.
Every acre and every tonne benefits. The pissing match of who contributed more is a child’s argument.

So sorry your glass is always half empty.

BTW the plants being built are taxpayer funded to an extent....Roquette is back on track but the delays have been for design excuses but more than likely some more favourable tax breaks....

Just make the saskpulse checkoff refundable and I will quit bitching. ...don't like my questions. ...send me my money. ...pretty simple. ...I see incompetence....I don't like it and if you read other's comments you would recognize you are the minority.....

[iceman]

Preach bucket preach

I would like my pulse check off dollars back. Let’s call it what it is. It’s just another tax that is all.

[Guest]

Preach bucket preach

I would like my pulse check off dollars back. Let’s call it what it is. It’s just another tax that is all.

agreed , as the old saying goes , if the shoe fits , wear it .
all they had to do was pretend they cared about the India tariff
told the hmf there that peas were were $10 in austrailia , he didn't know , didn't care
they could of arranged a boat load to go there, help us out a bit