The grain elevator and the railway are gone, but the railway station, which is now a museum and national historic site, still stands in this farming community 120 years after it was built. With the help of a $9,000 grant from the federal government and the ongoing efforts of the Miami Railway Station Museum Association,
Railway Gone, But Station Lives On
Worse Off Than Last Year
It never rains but it pours. Farmers in the Interlake, especially those around Arborg, Gimli and Riverton, know it’s a sad fact, not just a turn of phrase. For two years in a row, too much rain, compounded by poor drainage, has devastated the region, leaving some producers wondering how they can afford to stay
CWB Exploits Deregulation Down Under
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has taken advantage of Australia’s trouble exporting wheat following deregulation of its wheat industry, according to Rick Steinke, the CWB’s director of logistics. The Australian Wheat Board (AWB) lost its wheat export monopoly June 1, 2008 following the “oil-for-food” scandal. While the Australian government accredited 21 companies to export wheat,
More Notice Before Wheats Deregistered
“The word wasn’t getting out.” Western Canada’s grain industry will get at least three years, notice before a wheat or durum wheat variety is deregistered, which makes it only eligible to grade feed or No. 5 Canada Western Amber durum. The names of varieties to be deregistered will be posted on the Canadian Grain Commission’s
Farm Cash Receipts Up Slightly
Canadian farm cash receipts, or gross revenue, fell 1.4 per cent or $307 million during the first half of 2009 to $22.3 billion, Statistics Canada announced Aug. 24. The decline is mainly due to a drop in government support payments to farmers. Market receipts from the sale of crops and livestock were up two per
HST Could Be Good For Farmers
Manitoba farmers will likely pay less tax if the GST and PST are harmonized, says Ian Wishart, president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). Ron Westfall, a chartered accountant and partner with BDO Dunwoody in Morden, agrees. But both say they need to see the details to be certain. “It (HST) can work for us,”
Manitoban Teaches Crop Adjusting In Ukraine
Some people golf or lie on the beach, but Doug Wilcox spent a week of his July vacation in Ukraine teaching would-be crop insurance adjusters. “My role was not just teaching the hands-on crop adjusting, but the science behind crop adjusting,” said Wilcox, manager of program development for Crop Insurance Products at the Manitoba Agricultural
New Environmental Farm Program Sept. 1
The Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program is back, but not for long. Details will be announced Sept . 1. That’s also when application forms will be avai lable onl ine at the Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) website (www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/growingforward) or at MAFRI GO offices. This latest version of the program, being rol led
MCGA Adopts Preferential Ballot
“The members wanted it and we didn’t see any reason not to do it.” – mcga president rob pettinger Apreferential ballot will be used to elect four Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) directors this fall for four-year terms. “The members wanted it and we didn’t see any reason not to do it,” MCGA president Rob
Linear Grain Will Handle CWB Crops
Carman-headquartered Linear Grain will soon be handling Canadian Wheat Board crops, giving farmers another delivery option. “We’re slowly increasing our storage capacity to better serve our customers,” Linear grain merchant Ryan McKnight said in an interview Aug. 27. “We’ve bought another 10 big bins increasing our (grain storage) capacity by about 1,600 metric tonnes.” To