Big Muddy rancher
Well-known member
Jarred I don't want to get in a fight but you have stated about canadian subsidies, and canadian producers getting $200 to winter their cows. Well that not true. Some producers got $200 and in Sask we got $120. But that was only on 30% of the calf crop and we had to keep them off the market until Jan '06. There was not the uptake as they had hoped as the need for cash drew alot of calves to market last fall and many didn't have facilities to background and many had off farm jobs that did not allow them the time to background. This was no different then a disaster payment in the US. The government had a fat cattle set aside and the was used to hold cattle off the market and release them when the basis narrowed. Packer could not collect on this program and it prevented dumping of fats so in turn would have helped the US market.
Some one posted the Farm subsidy database a few days ago and altho livestock doesn't collect as much money as the grain crops no one iin canada is collecting that kind of money. Just remember this next time you go on a rant about subsidized canadian Beef and if R-CALF gets it wish when a Positive is found in the US that you get some help to winter the cows. say hi to Ronald and Bill
Some one posted the Farm subsidy database a few days ago and altho livestock doesn't collect as much money as the grain crops no one iin canada is collecting that kind of money. Just remember this next time you go on a rant about subsidized canadian Beef and if R-CALF gets it wish when a Positive is found in the US that you get some help to winter the cows. say hi to Ronald and Bill