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Cap the subsidy and safety net programs at a reasonable level to keep small and medium sized farms in business so that they don't struggle and disappear.
Let the bigger farms make it on their own without taxpayers support.
There is no need to subsidize the big investor mega farms that are gobbling up all the land and pushing smaller farms out.
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I don't know what is a cutoff line because we are talking about a very diverse sector in many different provinces.
Design a policy that sustains and supports as many small to medium sized family farms as possible and keeps rural communities viable.
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Originally posted by cropgrower View Postis it fair to give the very badly managed smaller farm free money and the very well managed similar sized farm notting because they are more profitable ? good luck designing that policy !
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Originally posted by cropgrower View Postis it fair to give the very badly managed smaller farm free money and the very well managed similar sized farm notting because they are more profitable ? good luck designing that policy !
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Did i say huge farms shud get free money ? don't think so , subsidies have destroyed farming in Europe , thats why i left , its a nightmare to farm , all the so called subsidies come with huge amount or red tape and regulations , if you don't comply no payment , i would quit here if it ever got to farm depending on government handouts
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Originally posted by chuckChuck View PostI don't know what is a cutoff line because we are talking about a very diverse sector in many different provinces.
Design a policy that sustains and supports as many small to medium sized family farms as possible and keeps rural communities viable.
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I have trouble the government determining who is eligible for risk support programs like crop insurance or agstab regarding farm size. Even if one has a disdain for Monettes cavalier approach they still put their dick on the road like the guy farming 12 quarters, and probably more so. Take away the opportunity to be big and or successful what sort of an incentive is there for the up and coming farmers? In another topic we were discussing equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome. What is it here? Do you want everyone farming 5 quarters with a 1370 and 1/3 fallow or a larger operation which can weather commodity downturns a bit better? We grow commodities and are at the whims of the world market. There is no way you can insulate from it as was shown with previous schemes. Domestic policy which hinders us from being competitive will effectively drive us out of business maybe not today but definitely tomorrow.
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Originally posted by blackpowder View Post35 million people paying 50% of their income towards food.
Zero imports. Works on paper I guess.
Food is way down the list probably below transportation.
For sure if you need 2 vehicles and they are both EV's.
The socialists in government are trying to divert attention to food cost but even my 19 yr old grandson who worked huge hours with no days off last harvest observed that taxes took over 1/2 his money.
High taxes sap the incentive to expend extra effort.
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