Attention Western Producer

[Guest]

I wonder if you guys/gals could do a story on how much carbon tax is costing farmers
Maybe could touch on how Ralph Goodale said there would be no direct carbon tax to farmers
One person on here just eluded to on here that it approx 8% direct tax on his propane for grain drying
Maybe touch on the fact that the western prairies have had one of the coldest summers ever
Could also touch on the fact that farmers cannot pass this charge on , especially in light of the fact that this govt has chased away many of our customers and grain prices have declined and there is no extra money for this foolishness
Thank you

[bucket]

Maybe a story that grain prices were higher in the 70s ....

Or maybe a public listing of the corporate handouts from protein industries Canada and the benefit provided to primary producers...cough....

[Robertbarlage]

Remember the guys and gals at the western producer want a seed tax. look at the adds

[FarmJunkie]

I don’t read that leftard CBC in print garbage. Would help if they actually had someone who knew something about real Agriculture.

[jazz]

Please refer to the guys and gals at WP as comrade.

[jazz]

I don’t read that leftard CBC in print garbage. Would help if they actually had someone who knew something about real Agriculture.

Like this story?

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/rain-and-cool-weather-delaying-harvest Rain and cool weather delaying Saskatchewan harvest

Seriously they used a picture of a guy row cropping lettuce. You cant make this up.

[farmaholic]

I've seen some pictures tagged into news stories in that paper that I thought were odd as well.
Says something.

[Goodtime]

They can't print something like that.....their articles need to mention that canola stocks are sooo high....yields are so large....everything is great.

[chuckChuck]

If you went back through the last 2 years of the Western Producers you will see that they have been covering the Carbon Tax and its impact on agriculture.

You may not agree with all the coverage. But their job is not to represent just one side of the discussion and debate.

[Partners]

It's a good idea.
But hardly anyone reads that rag anymore.

[15444]

It's a good idea.
But hardly anyone reads that rag anymore.

Cancelled mine years ago. Propaganda machine for checkoff groups. Never missed it. All farm mags are ridiculously expensive anyways.

[bucket]

They report the ship leaving churchill.....sort of forgot to mention the subsidy provided to make that happen and how much will be shipped out of there this year...

No mandatory sales reporting federally but it would help...

Its a buck a bushel subsidy if they hit 300000 tonnes a year , which they won't , on the lowest cost shipping route for the prairies...

No performance standards on that 110 million...

[chuckChuck]

30,000 paid subscribers. 3.2 readers per subscription.

If you don't read the Western Producer for general farm news coverage in Saskatchewan, what other options are there for farm news and stories in print and online that have the resources to cover farm news in any credible way?

Almost all the other farm newspapers and publications are are owned by the same company Glacier Farm Media.

[Guest]

If you went back through the last 2 years of the Western Producers you will see that they have been covering the Carbon Tax and its impact on agriculture.

You may not agree with all the coverage. But their job is not to represent just one side of the discussion and debate.

you said there was no impact ,all good , right??
we don't need to dry grain anyways............

[Oliver88]

Based on the current price of propane, in four years an 8 cents per litre carbon tax on propane will be an additional 21% charge.
(Current price is 38 cents per litre.)

Natural Gas will also be taxed, but not sure on rate.