Rolf “A vote for choice is not a vote against the CWB. It is a vote that acknowledges there is more than one way to successfully market barley and that no single way works best for everyone all the time. No two farmers are exactly alike and neither are their business requirements or marketing strategies.”
CWB: There is no more appealing concept than “having your cake and eating it too.” Unfortunately, facing several enormous obstacles (such as having no physical assets) a “strong, viable CWB” just is not possible. Removing the single desk would remove the key competitive edge the CWB leverages in order to maximize returns for western Canadian farmers. Continue reading
Rolf Penner- Over 100 Western Canadian farmers have been convicted for trying to sell their own grain outside of the CWB single desk system. They tend to be convicted under the customs act for failing to provide a Canadian Wheat Board license which the board refused to give them. 
Rolf Penner- Another milestone zoomed past for this blog last night as it registered its 4000 th page view. I’m not set up to monitor how many of those are regular visitors and how many are new ones but it’s impressive and humbling none-the-less. 
