Western Grain Marketing Panel Report

[parsley]

chaffmeister,

You understand , more than most, how important it is to have personal vision. A philosophy.It guides what you implement, what you decide, how you approach life.

If I were to fault farmers, it would be to say that, although they have very deep personal philosophies, they do not articulate them. Encourage such a rarity!

The farm community must be optomistically prepared to examine their personal traditional beliefs and philosophies, which will result in either re-affirming that ideology, discarding the ideology, or perhaps some adaptation.

Parsley

ADDENDUM: According to the CWB, the majority of farmers support state marketing, so the CWB should anticipate little difficulty with farmers getting export licenses. A few gun-totin' Border runners bypassing the CWB, while at the same time staying within WGMP recommendations, should bring a sigh of relief from Ritter et al.

And for those handful of rebel farmers, the threat of being shackled in chains for selling what you grow, simply disappears.

[Incognito]

thanks for getting the parable, Parsley..


I figured you would...

[chaffmeister]

Parsley:

No worries about the philosophical musings – wasn’t complaining – actually enjoyed it. Just wanted to get back to the question before Charlie told us to!

If you’d be happy with the limitations inherent in the old WGMP recommendations, assuming they would allow the freedoms you suggest, that’s fine by me. I’m not a farmer so I can only reflect on what makes you guys happy. My approach to these questions and issues has always been from a market effectiveness perspective. In other words, if that would make you happy, that's great – but in my view it (the market) could be much better than the WGMP recommendations would allow. And that's my personal philosophy!

Also – not sure that I share your concern for Ritter et al (and their collective sighs of relief)...

[parsley]

Tom, I've often read Strahl's blog and enjoyed his 'shared-duty with Monte' comments.

http://www.montesolberg.com/blog.htm
"Unlocking your unlimited potential though napping" has to especially be pertinent for an old and tired farmer, Vader.


Of course, chaffmeister, I do not know one single old farmer who is/was incapable of selling that old bull. Therefore, I do not think ,for one minute ,that farmers are marketing morons.

The biggest hurdle has been the freedom to market. Once we are enabled, new doors are opened, not only for farmers, but for all players.

I agree we no longer point to the WGMP Report as the path of the righteous Liberal-annointed farm saviours, TOM4CWB no longer wears the 60's fortrel bell-bottomed pants (although if he insists on using the WGMP as THE successful marketing gauge, we might stuff him into a pair, and sink him), and the CWB's Liberal fundraisers are no longer THE event of the Year in Winnipeg.

Parsley

[parsley]

incognito,

What a clever post The Parable of the Cave was!

I bookmarked the page. Now you need to put Aristotle through the fanning mill.


Parsley