I can see how direct $ to primary producers helps to keep the supply and disposition parts of the industry liquid, but other than the very short term maybe, I don’t see how it helps us. Cash from govt or any source gets capitalized into land, rent and purchase price, and then the fixed cost base is just higher. This is essentially what the longer term Farm Bill has done in the US. Then a commodity market downturn and all kinds of trouble for farmers. Is more cash from govt the answer to keep producing and keep all the per ton earning industry handling volume? Does it actually help farmers?
Sudden trade issues brought on by our incompetent govt are difficult to adjust to for certain, and maybe there is a case for some short term help. But longer term, reducing costs of production and delivery to foreign markets, and developing new and alternate use markets will create the opportunity where farmers can do what we do and make a bit of money doing it.
I get what you’re laying down bucket, the frustration and others get govt $ why not us? But is my analysis all wrong? Is diversity of market and use of what we can grow this close to the North Pole not a good long term strategy? Better genetics with disease tolerance to lessen fungicide need/cost? Sure the competition will steal those genetics and have the same in a few years but we have the advantage for a while.
Tell me how the bto getting a govt cash shot to make his lease payment on a green quadtrac and pay the rent he drove up for everyone in the area, saves us, and how advocating a public funded body like SaskPulse use everyone’s money to lobby for that as a solution?
I can easily admit I might be wrong
Sudden trade issues brought on by our incompetent govt are difficult to adjust to for certain, and maybe there is a case for some short term help. But longer term, reducing costs of production and delivery to foreign markets, and developing new and alternate use markets will create the opportunity where farmers can do what we do and make a bit of money doing it.
I get what you’re laying down bucket, the frustration and others get govt $ why not us? But is my analysis all wrong? Is diversity of market and use of what we can grow this close to the North Pole not a good long term strategy? Better genetics with disease tolerance to lessen fungicide need/cost? Sure the competition will steal those genetics and have the same in a few years but we have the advantage for a while.
Tell me how the bto getting a govt cash shot to make his lease payment on a green quadtrac and pay the rent he drove up for everyone in the area, saves us, and how advocating a public funded body like SaskPulse use everyone’s money to lobby for that as a solution?
I can easily admit I might be wrong
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