Careful what you wish for: commodity groups ditch Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

[cropgrower]

Don't be the pathetic NDP mouse cc that needs the government too look after you

[shtferbrains]

So in a Poilievre government dominated by urban and suburban MPs and a leader who has little affinity for agriculture will Ag spending be part of the coming cuts?

The financial numbers, however, illustrate why governments are stepping up to lead the sustainability discussion. Production volatility is becoming more expensive for taxpayers as well as farmers.

Federal government payments devoted to stabilizing the sector — which totalled $6.5 billion in 2023 — have more than doubled in the past five years and tripled over the past decade. An increasing proportion of that spending is going to crop insurance payments to compensate farmers for weather-related production shortfalls caused by drought, excess moisture or killing frost.

Between 2019 and 2023, crop insurance payouts have averaged 56 per cent of total direct federal payments. In the five years previous, that average was 44 per cent. In the five years before that, they averaged 34 per cent. At this pace, it won’t be long before propping up the status quo consumes the entire agriculture budget. That’s unsustainable.

Back to the OP claiming production volatility is becoming more expensive.

More expensive because we are producing 575% more dollars worth of product since 1995.
The volatility continues to decline.
They are insuring higher yields at higher values.
The 1995 yields would be below insured values today.
Any climate change in Saskatchewan been good for farmers.

You need try get information somewhere other than political activists working at left leaning media.

[chuckChuck]

More heat, droughts and floods are good for farmers? LOL

[cropgrower]

More heat, droughts and floods are good for farmers? LOL

yes great , we can get all the government subsidies you keep telling us about

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Can any of the climate change proponents tell me what historical era had the ideal proportion of heat, droughts and floods?
And what level of CO2 tax would be required to return to that panacea?

[shtferbrains]

More heat, droughts and floods are good for farmers? LOL

Data shows yields continue to increase and production is more stable.

You must have some models that prove otherwise?

[cropgrower]

all cc has is propaganda with no facts

[fjlip]

More heat, droughts and floods are good for farmers? LOL

Can any of the climate change proponents tell me what historical era had the ideal proportion of heat, droughts and floods?


And what level of CO2 would be required to return to that panacea?

[chuckChuck]

After multiple years of heat and drought losses in many areas most farmers are not falling for the line that there is nothing to worry about with climate change!

Many farmers are complaining about canola yields because of heat and dryness.
Canola is not suited to a hotter and dryer summer.

[cropgrower]

so historically parries never had hot dry summers until recently ?

[blackpowder]

The issue was, we should be on board with the SAS today to lessen CI payouts tomorrow.
Ludicrous propaganda.