You Think ?????????, this ones for you chuckles

[Guest]

https://www.producer.com/news/canadas-nfu-out-of-step-with-other-nfus/

[furrowtickler]

The sound of silence… lol

[Landdownunder]

Guess i met about a dozen farmers stayed with 4 common thread no one likes NFU not a single one.

Complete opposite here but austcanada might see it differently.

No issue paying levies to our farmer organisations often lock horns with govt and go against the grain.

Many issues farmers at odds with govt.

State based.

Latest issue maybe 18 months ago GMO ban finally got lifted in our state.

Lots of hard work to get govt to see reason.

Single desk way way back, like farmers didn’t want it but die hard in govt held change up for a good 3 years. Then all necessary protocol and safety measures got in took 5 years long hard slog.

Over the fence trading of farm seed farmer to farmer another win against seed companies but gosh that was 15 yrs ago maybe.

Played huge role in gun debate 30 yrs ago as well.

Our guys work hard revolving boards. Think longest anyone can stay is 6 years no professional board sitting brain dead paid position farmers who stay for years, generational some father stays for years then son comes on that was outed at least 20 yrs ago.

Most of the best candidates never stand to busy farming.

And definitely no woke stuff kumbyah stuff etc

[furrowtickler]

NFU has some good points but the biggest reason they will never get widespread support is their stance on single desk . Not only do they want it back but they want it back for all commodities including canola ….. that will never fly , ever

[Guest]

the NFU we have is just a spin off socialist party from the NDP
lots of the board members still farm with 30 cockshutt tractors

[Landdownunder]

NFU has some good points but the biggest reason they will never get widespread support is their stance on single desk . Not only do they want it back but they want it back for all commodities including canola ….. that will never fly , ever

Is that a joke?

One could assume it’s all older guys then or younger guys with left leaning ideas?

[WiltonRanch]

the NFU we have is just a spin off socialist party from the NDP
lots of the board members still farm with 30 cockshutt tractors

My thoughts as well. Cockshutt 30 on a ccil pt combine. Probably use discers and crazy harrows to boot. Think the organic guys are NFU supporters. Go down the rabbit hole you’re bound to pick up flees.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

actually, most of them haven't yet graduated up to using something big, modern and mechanized as the Cockshutt 30. According to their website, most of the board of directors and staff are market gardener types, more concerned with genders in agriculture than any issues pertinent to farmers of any type or scale.

See for yourself:

https://www.nfu.ca/about/board-of-directors/

Or look up an old thread where I reposted some of their Bio's, and really aroused the ire of grassfarmer.

[Guest]

hmm, don't see Glenn on there ?, strange , musta ran?

[chuckChuck]

You boys getting ready for the freedumb rally on Canada day in Ottawa?

Got your hot tubs, toys and outfits picked out? Lol

[chuckChuck]

Maybe you can get a selfie with Crypto Polly? But don't ask about his bit coin investments or he might not smile for the camera.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Chuck, you are deflecting from the thread topic again. Please try to take your own advice and stick with the issues. What does PP or your favourite speedo wearing protestor have to do with the NFU?

What do you think, is the NFU currently out of touch with the issues of farmers, or organizations elsewhere i the world?

Is the average Canadian farmer mostly concerned about Indigenous land claims, climate change, genders, hydro dams, unions, and foreign socialist movements?

I think I saw the 2SLGBTQQIA+ acronym on their website more times than the words livestock or grain.