Wheat Subsidies etc will Elon touch them

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Americans will never touch farmers because they need good cheap food to make it all work.

You ever seen the sign on the wall of a lot of businesses that says we can do the job good, cheap, or fast. Pick any two.

Judging by the health outcomes, there's nothing good about the cheap food being produced in america.
As RFK has been pointing out.

[bucket]

Doesn't the ag subsidies include food stamps in the states?

It would be interesting to see what happens to markets if they cut ag subsidies. Would the market actually work to be reflective of actual production costs?

Subsidizing ag production may also be why prices are so low know that if it was actual production costs people may not be able to eat. Keeping a few farmers happy is probably less expensive than having to subsidize the general population grocery bill

[Old Cowzilla]

Big difference seems USA farms get aid payments every year where Canadian farms might see some money after 2 or 3 bad years and a lot of bitching.With less demand for canola and soymeal down the road jet fuel might be the only thing that saves our buts.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Except US prices are nearly always being undercut by South american, fsu, and Australian prices. All of which are virtually unsubsidized.

That that doesn't exactly reinforce the idea that subsidies are creating cheap food.

All indications are, subsidies and safety nets are creating expensive land, expensive rent and demand for expensive machinery.

[WiltonRanch]

One thing that traditionally kept western Canadian farms half assed internationally competitive was cheap land, high quality, naturally fertile land, and cold winters which keeps pests away. Now, land is trading at unprecedented prices. One less advantage and a government out to push us into redundancy makes us less competitive. Last thing we want is subsidies like that of the USA or Europe because every dollar we accept comes with strings attached and it inflates land, machinery, and input prices.

[foragefarmer]

All indications are, subsidies and safety nets are creating expensive land, expensive rent and demand for expensive machinery. [/QUOTE]



You're part of the problem, as you've stated on Agriville you're enrolled in government safety net programs , took cash advances, and CEBA.

For a guy constantly bad mouthing government involvement and subsidies in their business, your actions are quite the opposite.

Ab5, not hard to figure out why your in favour of Canada becoming the 51st state.

[SASKFARMER]

Wow forage what a crock of shit.

[A990]

Ab5, not hard to figure out why your in favour of Canada becoming the 51st state.

.. someone that carries some weight on this forum should start a thread to list pros and cons of becoming the 51st state and try to keep it civil

[SASKFARMER]

Pros

1. Done with Quebec bullshit.

[Old Cowzilla]

Cons 1. health insurance.