farm stress line calls....

[mbratrud]

The weather and financial stress is real and dangerous to our health.

You should rephrase that question because no individual or politician controls the weather or markets.

What is causing the stress is the better question.

Ed White in his piece wrote about the end of the commodity boom.

Errol clarified that China's exceptional growth and decline has had a big impact on commodity prices.

Many on this site want to lay the blame on politicians.

Was Harper responsible for the commodity boom? I don't think so.

I don't feel Farmers have a problem understanding that the commodity boom has ended. In the long run farmers are resilient and will find a way for positive margins again.

I feel the animosity towards politicians is the constant double standards that we see with regards to policy.

Producers are always at the front end of booms and busts in agriculture. The pain will soon be felt by everyone else from Land Owners to machinery manufacturing and agricultural service providers and ultimately government in the way of tax collection.

[bucket]

I don't feel Farmers have a problem understanding that the commodity boom has ended. In the long run farmers are resilient and will find a way for positive margins again.

I feel the animosity towards politicians is the constant double standards that we see with regards to policy.

Producers are always at the front end of booms and busts in agriculture. The pain will soon be felt by everyone else from Land Owners to machinery manufacturing and agricultural service providers and ultimately government in the way of tax collection.

Nope there has been plenty of money for the other industries that are related to agriculture....let me name a few

1. Morris Industries received millions
2. DOT received 5 million not too long ago
3. AGT received 117 million
4. Irrigation districts are receiving 40 bucks an acre for 5 years... BTW the local was on the inside of that deal....thanks to BFBB.
5. Evraz received 40 million ...steel for plenty of farm machinery
6. Funding of farm shows
7. funding for a information day for a select few instead of being interactive....
8. Pulse canada received 3 million not long ago

etc etc....

Never a performance standard put on those handouts but give money to farmers and the public goes nuts because a guy buys a new halfton...

Lots of people on the government tit in the name of agriculture