Deadline approaching: Ottawa wants answer from Prairies on AgriStability program

[wmoebis]

Why didn't farmers stop Ritz when they were consulted on the way he set it up?

Same as when he designed the CGC program to illegally overcharge farmers 100's of millions. It took a change in gov't to bring it to light and want to clean up his mess. Some org' warned you/him but were put off as negative and being nuts.

[Hamloc]

I doubt the political parties look at Agriville to determine which policies are going to win them support and an election. They are more likely to be listening to farm organizations and their leadership.

Why would they care about what a motley crew of 2 dozen prolific repetitious social media users on one site think? We are irrelevant.

I think they are slightly more sophisticated with their polling and policy analysis.

Chuck2 you constantly talk about how irrelevant posters on “agrisilly” are, why do you continue to post?!

[chuckChuck]

Agriville is like going to the coffee shop to discuss the days news with a bit more depth. Sometimes interesting and fun, but not that important to the future of the world. LOL

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Chuck2 you constantly talk about how irrelevant posters on “agrisilly” are, why do you continue to post?!

Someone has to put the silly in Agrisilly. It's a tough full time job to overwhelm all the serious ag related topics with silliness, but Chuck is up to it.

[chuckChuck]

A5, you have provided more than your fair share of silly.

What are your thoughts on the proposed changes to Agristability?

[Oliver88]

Toss it right in the dumpster, add the funds to crop insurance.

If we had a drought on the scale of the 1930s that program still wouldnt pay out a dime. Its a waste.

Absolutely correct Jazz.

[chuckChuck]

Absolutely correct Jazz.

Not one farm organization is asking for that and its not going to happen. So why would you turn down very good improvements? Sask and Manitoba like the changes they are just concerned about paying for them.

[macdon02]

I hope the powers at be, have a look at your moisture map before they decide crude oil is unsustainable and take us down a path of veg oil based fuels.... the canola chart says they didn't look.

[bucket]

Not one farm organization is asking for that and its not going to happen. So why would you turn down very good improvements? Sask and Manitoba like the changes they are just concerned about paying for them.

They are not improvements, they are just putting the program back to where it was prior to 2013...almost..

I repeat they are not improvements and for it to be considered as such is stupid.

[jazz]

Not one farm organization is asking for that and its not going to happen. So why would you turn down very good improvements? Sask and Manitoba like the changes they are just concerned about paying for them.

Improvements on paper do not improve bankability. It doesn't matter how much funding they add or tweak the wording, the formula and reference margin is the problem.

Crop insurance has a similar problem, but at least they are bankable in current yr disaster and always have coverage for spring mishaps like establishment from flooding or beetles. And you dont have to submit another layer of accounting records to qualify or pay out. Everything is adjusted on the ground in near real time.