Alberta Ag decimated

[AlbertaFarmer5]

All of these people do good and valuable work. That is my opinion. However , when their paycheck enables them to get a good pension at 25 years , when the rest of us have to put in 35-40-50 years I have a problem with that.

Strictly my opinion , and I don't like seeing research cut, regardless of the province.

I met a couple of my former teachers( a married couple) last summer. They were proud of the fact that they have both now been retired for longer than they worked.

Teachers like to complain about how much a rig worker makes compared to a teacher with 4 years of education. But in almost every case that I know, the rig worker (for example) ends up working hard physical labor until he is so old that he is physically unable to, then retires in poverty. Over a life time, I would take the teachers ( or other civil servant) wage and benefit package every time.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I actually used and appreciated the services of the specialists at AB Ag.
I don't have an older generation to ask questions of.
I'm learning grain farming by trial and error in an area where most of my neighbors are small cow calf operations, so not able to watch or learn from them.
I'm willing to try things that "don't work here" by conventional wisdom.
I rarely take or ask for advice from anyone with a vested interest in selling me something.
I'm usually looking for advice of how to avoid spending on something, not vice versa.
These folks filled the void in many cases.

I was quite disappointed when I called this summer and learned they had all been let go. I tracked one of them down, and he is more than happy to keep helping.
That said, I'm not certain this was the best use of my tax dollars, but I can think of a lot worse ways to waste them.

[tweety]

It's the research staff being let go. They are cutting 25 million and spending 37 million on RDAR so it isn't about money.