Some headlines force you to ask questions.

[westernvicki]

[url]https://www.producer.com/news/ag-sector-fears-senate-bills-effect-on-lending/[/url]

Farm lending tied to climate, we already are the most environmental farmers in the world. Who did not tell the Gov of Canada and the Senate?

In addition, the WHO Pandemic treaty will take effect this month. It will tie climate policy to health.

Do you even know what the WHO treaty is? Do you know who funds the WHO?


[url]https://www.realagriculture.com/2024/04/auditor-general-gives-agriculture-and-agri-food-canadas-climate-track-record-a-failing-grade/[/url]

The Auditor General's confirmation that the department did not consult with farmers or other stakeholders prior to establishing its fertilizer emissions reduction target in 2020 raises questions about the inclusivity of such decisions.

Did farmers even notice they were omitted until the Auditor General observed on our behalf?

And finally, this is the agenda:
[url]https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/02/01/global-elimination-of-meat-production-could-save-the-planet/[/url]

This is not new; Canada and much of the World are focused on climate policy. We have solid evidence that much of the language used on beef and methane is not credible. Grain farmers know that feed grains help create demand that makes viable rotational choice, But, how do farmers become included? Or are we the low-hanging fruit of climate policy,

We also know that Elites prefer the world to eat bugs, as they can own bug factories.

This is a question of voice.

What voice does global agriculture have, and do we care that we have become the low-hanging fruit of elites wanting to control the food industry and use climate policy as the tool to get there?

In Canada do we even have a climate policy voice despite millions in check-off dollars, or have we focused most on production solutions?

As the world turns, what does the future look like?

What does lower feed demand do to cereal production and profitable rotations?

Just a few questions from the headlines.

[SASKFARMER]

Read up on the new head of FCC

god help farmers if Trudeau and team **** up win again

[blackpowder]

Thank you for posting this.
Many people in the world know what hunger is. For most in the First World, those are 80+ year old memories. The Dutch still seem to remember.
Trade and ag policies, even energy to a degree, seem to reflect the existence or absence of these remembered realities in the various countries.
In NA it is obvious the link from stomach to brain has atrophied completely.
We spend our resources on human equity. Our own industry is trapped by infighting. Production, trade and subsidy.
Forgetting big picture policy. Our own atrophy. It will become ever more expensive to produce products. Internal policies now our larger threat.
But who really cares as long as our life style great, right??

[furrowtickler]

Thanks for posting Vickie
many people don’t understand and underestimate what is going on
this is all tied to UN 2030 , and the liberals are following lock step with the WHO and WEF , both non elected elites driving policy from Europe. The Liberals are pushing through these policies with little oversight and I agree it’s frightening that our ag groups are deer in the headlights now

[bucket]

With the resources Canada has for the world , it is disappointing that politicians are chasing the issues they do.

Most have never had such a good paycheck so they are going out of their way to ensure they get re-elected instead of looking for ways to make Canada a real economic powerhouse.

Uranium , oil & gas , agricultural exports, technology in all those industries, etc etc .

And the issues they chase are taxing people that have spent a lifetime working only to be taxed more. Or chasing away potential customers that need our resources because of some nonsensical belief that Canada can change or fix the world's environmental problems.

It is idiotic to say the least.

[westernvicki]

Thanks for posting Vickie
many people don’t understand and underestimate what is going on
this is all tied to UN 2030 , and the liberals are following lock step with the WHO and WEF , both non elected elites driving policy from Europe. The Liberals are pushing through these policies with little oversight and I agree it’s frightening that our ag groups are deer in the headlights now

It is a global agenda: So I am not sure the right or the left, Liberals or Conservatives will be better in this regard. By our lack of intervention, have we allowed the dialogue to be shaped? I believe it is up to us to influence our own stories. In that regard, I believe the responsibility is with farmers to be our own champions.

We truly are environmental farmers in the world! We should lead.

[furrowtickler]

It is a global agenda: So I am not sure the right or the left, Liberals or Conservatives will be better in this regard. By our lack of intervention, have we allowed the dialogue to be shaped? I believe it is up to us to influence our own stories. In that regard, I believe the responsibility is with farmers to be our own champions.

We truly are environmental farmers in the world! We should lead.

Yes very much agree

[blackpowder]

So if 6 farmers on Agriville agree, what is really happening with our groups? The individuals aren't idiots. No money? No will? Or to stay at the table instead of on it, are we really just the boiling frog anyway?

[Stormin]

People should read history of Stalin's collectivist years and see how that worked, I think we're headed there again. I didn't go so well for the peasants.

[westernvicki]

Exactly, Stormin. Coercion did not stop with Stalin.

We are the low-hanging fruit. We have the golden story. How do we find our voice?

Provincial ag organizations have focused predominantly on production at the expense of policy. We rely on national organizations to have the voice for agriculture. This is not working well. As evidence, zero was said about the impact of the capital gains tax; ironically, we are the most capital-intensive industry!

The get-along-go-along process has a fit but is not a one-size-fits-all process.

What if we established a central think tank comprising the brightest minds in finance, business, and our industry? This body would also engage the expertise of professional lobbyists to advocate effectively for farmers' food, entrepreneurs, builders, and Western Canadian agriculture.

We are professionals. Claim the territory. Champion our cause. Expect leadership in government to do the same in government.

When false information about our industry is published, we need mechanisms to counter it with audiences that matter.

We need to tell our story. And beef is also part of the story of demand.

Indeed, we need agronomics to improve our production. Research that is efficient and builds better varieties and production efficiency is climate policy. This is part of the ongoing solutions. But to shave off dollars to do this, we need to find a way to send levy dollars more efficiently so we have money to spend on policy. To do this efficiently, do we need every province to have a producer board for every commodity? Could research be streamlined to eco-zones rather than provinces? Australia has one farm board for example.

However, for the short term, we start with a joint committee that is a policy arm with membership for the existing boards. They would be charged with building a think tank for the ag industry, with provisions to invite and incentivize members, including other policy institutes and builders. The target is to build a formidable team of elected reps and advisors who churn out policy and communication.

We should break our pattern of ineffective change and make these changes quickly; we need to catch up.

We need to ensure that farmers invest in their industry and do not opt out of levy support, giving them a reason not to.

[blackpowder]

Rambling.
Noon show had GC interview re rail strike. "Disastrous and catastrophic". "Battling the recent weather"
And I could hear my city friend ask with concern how much I'm suffering.
My whole career I've hated those poor farmer interviews. As bad as hearing it in person from individuals.
Surely a PR expert would have better ideas??
For once I'd like to hear or read an ag article or interview as if written by Kevin O'leary not some Green Acres stuff.

[blackpowder]

As far as levy dollars for agronomy.
I realize it would cost, but free market does that better. Let corps invest in bushels and charge us for it.