Canola Levy

[blackpowder]

I was a little torn. For a while.
I used to be gung ho research. Lobbying.
After all, we built an entirely new and very successful crop outside of the Mother Corp. Proving once and for all free flow of supply and demand etc etc.
Where would Charlie Mayer get in govt today?
Lately, I don't have a clue what they're actually doing really.
Wheat worse. My check off $ much larger for wheat and it's called back.
With 5 years till my sale, I think we pay enough for the seed already.
Fundamentally I still believe in research but...
How many acres out there really care about the last bushel? From the road I'd say < half. Profitable bushel??
Maybe it's an age/enthusiasm factor.

[checking]

Considering the numbers on refund forms, most are only in the double digits. It does not look like there is any rush to pull funds from commissions.

[Rareearth]

It seems like the seed companies are now doing all the research, collecting the seed royalties etc.

Would this make the commodity groups role, .... redundant ?

[MBgrower]

It seems like the seed companies are now doing all the research, collecting the seed royalties etc.

Would this make the commodity groups role, .... redundant ?

yup. And the GrainCos do the marketing/ Market development

[blackpowder]

Ideas on what good they could do?
How much $ do they really need?

[Rareearth]

Build a export terminal and lease it out.

I also like idea of plant breeding and varieties owned by producers,

[blackpowder]

$20M on Trudeau attack ads would be well spent.