who wants their checkoff money back?

[the big wheel]

but,but,but , it's all Harper's fault ????
how long has he been gone now ?
goodale is adisgrace to sask

Hate to say it but NFU has been saying these things for a long time. The fact that Ralph isn't responding is on him. But but but he's more an urban type to begin with. But but but where the fk is the sask party and conservative mps from saskatxhewan? You know the rural heros? Are you saying we just vote them in to sit on their asses or do they agree with what's going on here?
And are you really defending Harpers record on farmers power that we ve lost?
Give me a break.
We have been and continue to be played for fools that we really are. We get absolutely nothing for giving the so called right which is a myth also our free vote. Every other part of the country makes their representatives voice their issues and then we wonder why bombardier etc get bailouts and when we're in exact same situation nothing happens.

[bucket]

Jesus Christ big wheel ....Yerry Ritz was just honoured again for doing something in his years as a politician......

As an average farmer I don't think he left us in better shape and the ones that follow don't have big shoes to fill...

[sumdumguy]

Conservative party called last night for a donation. He got an ear full about their blond haired darling Harper and what great things he did for the West. CU Later Dude!

[wd9]

This might be a good time for someone on Sk Pulse to explain how they show benefit. If it doesn't, there's your answer.

[bucket]

This might be a good time for someone on Sk Pulse to explain how they show benefit. If it doesn't, there's your answer.

Good luck with trying to get an explanation. ...

[wd9]

It's kind of disheartening. When I was on a commission I worked my ass off, and my farm seriously suffered for it by being away a lot and not doing things in a timely manner. I saw and knew what was being done because I was a part of it - and it took that buck a tonne and critical and amazing things were done with it. An absolute best investment a farmer could ever make. But even then struggled to show that to funding farmers because there was no easy fast food way to show all the things happening. No one wants to take the time to read 100 pages, its just easier to bitch complain and have your accountant apply for a refund.

Now a decade later I sit here and think, what do these guys do. The biggest criticism of farm commissions is the transfer to us little people funders what they do in an efficient and effective manner.

How to do that, I don't know.

[bucket]

It's kind of disheartening. When I was on a commission I worked my ass off, and my farm seriously suffered for it by being away a lot and not doing things in a timely manner. I saw and knew what was being done because I was a part of it - and it took that buck a tonne and critical and amazing things were done with it. An absolute best investment a farmer could ever make. But even then struggled to show that to funding farmers because there was no easy fast food way to show all the things happening. No one wants to take the time to read 100 pages, its just easier to bitch complain and have your accountant apply for a refund.

Now a decade later I sit here and think, what do these guys do. The biggest criticism of farm commissions is the transfer to us little people funders what they do in an efficient and effective manner.

How to do that, I don't know.

They could start by putting more info on their projects on their website....

Maybe more meeting in smaller towns where producers can interact...areas have different issues ...no sense in going to north of Saskatoon about growing lentils or peas....it's different

Been asking for years to have the crop show on the internet where I don't have to go out in minus 40 to interact and ask questions...If I want to look at the physical show I would drive up...BTW I would pay the admission fee for a internet connection to interact with whats going on...could just type my questions in as the discussion goes...

[wd9]

Really good suggestions bucket. Too bad no one from any commissions seem to be listening.

[bucket]

Really good suggestions bucket. Too bad no one from any commissions seem to be listening.

Yup if I had known there wouldn't be a saskpulse election this year...I would have taken more time to consider running......not the right time for me to put 3 or 6 years into that. ...

I think elections during fall work or harvest is stupid....winter is the right time...

The current boards really have the blinders on.....they all have a very myopic or tunnel vision view on things right now....

Very disappointed. ....

[blackpowder]

I leave mine in.
Not sure what hasn't been said.
Replace "wheat" with any another commodity like "lumber", just for example.
What %rev spent on R&D or lobbying or market development???
Problem here is we have maybe 30-40000 CEOs with an opinion. And a long tradiion of being a mushroom.
Agree some commissions lame.