My big MOUTH...

[bucket]

Since some people think I should get on boards....here are some of the ideas I would promote....for those that are lacking the brain power to think....maybe they will resign over their incompetence...not sure they will .... they remind me of the Ralph Goodale types....

Ideas......

1. Its time to start replicating the US farm programs.
2. Its time for grain companies to report sales past present and future...
3. Time for railways to report there efforts publicly
4. Time for performance based freight rates...Its a good time for railways to increase their capacity not when they have a record crop...
5. Maybe farm groups could make more press releases every time another industry gets an immediate handout for trade issues....as an example Pulses are running into third year ...steel and aluminum tariffs are not that old ....2 billion to the steel industry...

6. Maybe we should hire some supply management CEOs to get the same 4 billion
7. Since the taxpayer is now on the hook for house mortgages.... maybe we could help some young guys out as well to rejuvenate the industry....seeing as how investors can use land purchases as RRSP deductible
8. Time to review our contribution to carbon with a program that pays us for our no till efforts...should be administered through crop insurance that has our seeding records....retroactively....they could have made a payment to cover off the existing issues in western Canada...

9. Most important ..if the province can find 40 bucks an acre for 5 years for irrigation districts after they handed the infrastructure over for nothing but to guarantee them a crop....maybe dryland farmers should have the same support once in awhile...


These are starting points for others to implement ...I have lost my filter ...the dumb****led farmer..tm...

[the big wheel]

Since some people think I should get on boards....here are some of the ideas I would promote....for those that are lacking the brain power to think....maybe they will resign over their incompetence...not sure they will .... they remind me of the Ralph Goodale types....

Ideas......

1. Its time to start replicating the US farm programs.
2. Its time for grain companies to report sales past present and future...
3. Time for railways to report there efforts publicly
4. Time for performance based freight rates...Its a good time for railways to increase their capacity not when they have a record crop...
5. Maybe farm groups could make more press releases every time another industry gets an immediate handout for trade issues....as an example Pulses are running into third year ...steel and aluminum tariffs are not that old ....2 billion to the steel industry...

6. Maybe we should hire some supply management CEOs to get the same 4 billion
7. Since the taxpayer is now on the hook for house mortgages.... maybe we could help some young guys out as well to rejuvenate the industry....seeing as how investors can use land purchases as RRSP deductible
8. Time to review our contribution to carbon with a program that pays us for our no till efforts...should be administered through crop insurance that has our seeding records....retroactively....they could have made a payment to cover off the existing issues in western Canada...

9. Most important ..if the province can find 40 bucks an acre for 5 years for irrigation districts after they handed the infrastructure over for nothing but to guarantee them a crop....maybe dryland farmers should have the same support once in awhile...


These are starting points for others to implement ...I have lost my filter ...the dumb****led farmer..tm...

Yep not very hard at all to do better than what’s happenning currently. Kissing government ass is just not cutting it. Not explaining the real issues us farmers are facing is one of the biggest problems and shouldn’t be. If we wanted to hear what the government says we can just ask them we don’t need someone repeating the government garbage over and over.

[bucket]

You guys mean those in Alberta from a certain group that now have the Alberta Ag Minister in their back pocket?

An apprentice of Yerry Ritz.....they will do so well in the free market .....oops the special group wonders if the free market exists.....sounds like some new programs to be worked out...

[macdon02]

There's yet to be a farm support program that didn't involve a 1000 new employees which are paid a 100k/yr with full pension. **** it. Let's try it 1800s style with no govt programs. Today we are closer to no support then full support. Who killed the crow?

[hobbyfrmr]

Since some people think I should get on boards....here are some of the ideas I would promote....for those that are lacking the brain power to think....maybe they will resign over their incompetence...not sure they will .... they remind me of the Ralph Goodale types....

Ideas......

1. Its time to start replicating the US farm programs.
2. Its time for grain companies to report sales past present and future...
3. Time for railways to report there efforts publicly
4. Time for performance based freight rates...Its a good time for railways to increase their capacity not when they have a record crop...
5. Maybe farm groups could make more press releases every time another industry gets an immediate handout for trade issues....as an example Pulses are running into third year ...steel and aluminum tariffs are not that old ....2 billion to the steel industry...

6. Maybe we should hire some supply management CEOs to get the same 4 billion
7. Since the taxpayer is now on the hook for house mortgages.... maybe we could help some young guys out as well to rejuvenate the industry....seeing as how investors can use land purchases as RRSP deductible
8. Time to review our contribution to carbon with a program that pays us for our no till efforts...should be administered through crop insurance that has our seeding records....retroactively....they could have made a payment to cover off the existing issues in western Canada...

9. Most important ..if the province can find 40 bucks an acre for 5 years for irrigation districts after they handed the infrastructure over for nothing but to guarantee them a crop....maybe dryland farmers should have the same support once in awhile...


These are starting points for others to implement ...I have lost my filter ...the dumb****led farmer..tm...

I give you strong credit because you have made an effort to contemplate and voice solutions to existing problems in agriculture.
I use most of my ag thoughts for criticism without forward thoughts to a solution. Good on you Bucket. I appreciate it.

[farmaholic]

And others criticize him for pointing out the hard stuff and some obvious facts for comparison sake.

Not afraid to say it like it is either.

Calls bullshit when he sees it!

Expects accountability.

Not politician material, not wishy washy enough, doesn't suck phallus for personal gain.

Says things alot of other people are probably thinking but don't have the courage to say.

[Guest]

Couldnt agree more
The way our spineless politicians should be

[bucket]

Yup....we are farmers not rocket scientists. ....the problem today is that our farm reps fail to understand we are competing against the treasuries of other countries who are happy to have farmers that still use hoes to farm and are well supported. ....


The models for farm support are readily available to review ...in other countries...we as a country fail to embrace agriculture as an economic driver unless you are using the previous generations money in a lot of cases....who were better supported as well....

Name me a third fourth or fifth generation farm that didn't receive government support in one form or another?

And the ****ing dummies that got me thinking about starting this thread are too stupid to understand that their dads and grandpas and great grandfathers receive help in tough times. ....

They think it's noble to use farm equity of previous generations to go up against another country's treasury.....I don't. ...

When people say to me get involved....my response now is ....are you resigning?????


Look at the incompetence of saskpulse. ..trying to find new markets... that's what they were suppose to be doing for years with our checkoff money. ...now the canola council is using the exact same lines and strategy....it's about time people are held to account when they use our money and accomplish nothing....

Worse yet is people asking for your vote when they gutted farm programs during good times when they should have been preparing for the eventual down turn out of farmers control like trade issues...


Farms had just started to get caught back up...and now either a drought or trade is going to kick the shit out of guys again....

[Marusko]

You guys mean those in Alberta from a certain group that now have the Alberta Ag Minister in their back pocket?

Care to elaborate on that? I'm not sure what you're alluding to.

[malleefarmer]

Farmaholic you are the most politically correct and well mannered chap on here, i tip my lid.

Guessing you guys have heard that last term.

Hopefully not to many will have to google "phallus " and sarcasm intended with that comment.

Sound so much more exotic the way you expressed it farma, errrr think im off topic here