farm stress line calls....

[fjlip]

"What does the farm stress line say when a farmer calls in"

Probably same as one could read here, don't dwell on it, do your best, all those in deep shit need is someone to listen. Sharing makes you realize some are worse off, lots like you. Afraid no easy answers unless they say QUIT. Make the best decisions for you and yours. Lived through lots of CRAPPY times/weather /markets in last 50 years of farming.

[bucket]

"What does the farm stress line say when a farmer calls in"

Probably same as one could read here, don't dwell on it, do your best, all those in deep shit need is someone to listen. Sharing makes you realize some are worse off, lots like you. Afraid no easy answers unless they say QUIT. Make the best decisions for you and yours. Lived through lots of CRAPPY times/weather /markets in last 50 years of farming.

What pisses me off is they recognize the issue with the increase in calls and what percentage of that do you think it represents....how many don't speak up.....they deal with it privately....

My guess is they know the problem at both the federal and provincial level and choose to do nothing ...

but listen to Brad Wall to fund the abandoned well program so farm boys can make a little money....

Its all a little stupid.....

[tweety]

Accepting its no longer the fairy tales years may be hard for some.

Bucket, farmers aren't under any more stress then anyone else.

[bucket]

sask crop insurance promotes the phoning of the farm stress line !

There's not enough phones in sask to handle the stress they cause !

Oh yeah the CEO of SCIC sends out a video with a reference to the farm stress line and agristabilty....neither will help...

This is a financial problem even if you had good crops but got downgraded ...farmers are out a fair chunk of change and if its tough grain there may not be a market ...better for it to be in the field....

[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