Wednesday, March 28, 2007

So long single desk

Well, the results are in. For anyone still stopping by this old haunt, you can find them here. The big news is that Strahl has confirmed that we will be marketing barley in and outside of the CWB starting August 1, 2007. Think I'll have a barley sandwich at lunch to celebrate.

Friday, March 2, 2007

Lies, damned lies, and statistics

This article has all three.

I would love to have to store oats all year round like do with wheat and barley. I'd love to export offshore instead of to the Upper Midwest, where I do have a transport advantage. Some people will say anything. Canadian oats rarely competes with oats from Australia, but if it fits with your argument why not include it, right?

I hope that anyone out there who hasn't yet voted in the plebiscite reads the article I linked to. Farmers know the smell of b.s.