The Progressive Conservative party’s promise to phase out education taxes on all property, including farmland, is a huge win for Manitoba farmers and the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), says University of Manitoba political studies professor, Christopher Adams. But the news release announcing the pledge doesn’t mention farmers at all and instead focuses on the tax
Election 2019: Supporting farmers doesn’t win votes in Winnipeg
House taxes were focus of announcement
AGGrowth Coalition frustrated by lack of government trade aid
Presumably Canadian farmers have suffered, but where’s the economic analysis backing it up?
The AGGrowth Coalition “demands” the federal government provide “support for… export-oriented farmers facing significant market disruptions as a result of global trade action,” but hasn’t provided documentation of how much trade problems have hurt Canadian farmers. The coalition and others are working on that, AGGrowth co-chair and Grain Growers of Canada chair Jeff Nielsen said
New record for Canadian canola crushing in 2018-19
TRADE Back-to-back record canola crushing is unlikely to result in increased crushing capacity due to trade uncertainty
China all but stopped importing Canadian canola seed in March, but it’s buying more Canadian canola oil and meal than ever. Meanwhile, Canadian processors crushed a record 9.295 million tonnes of canola seed during the 2018-19 crop year, ending July 31, Statistics Canada figures show. That’s up 0.3 per cent, or 26,000 tonnes, from the
New record for Canadian crop exports in 2018-19
trade It came despite a huge drop in canola seed export, which record wheat sales helped offset
Canada exported a record 44.6 million tonnes of major crops when the 2018-19 crop year ended July 31, up six per cent from the previous record of 41.9 set last crop year, according to Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) statistics. “If there is potential for profit farmers will grow the crop,” Keystone Agricultural Producers president Bill
EU can pick up canola market slack
Canada could export up to two million tonnes of canola seed to the European Union (EU) this crop year, more than doubling normal shipments, but Canadian canola farmers must first be certified as ‘sustainable.’ For most Canadian farmers the process won’t be difficult. That’s the message the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) delivered during a
Frustrated KAP members say Class 1 truck licence transition flawed
Some have waited months in vain for a semi licence road test because commercial truckers get most of the openings
[UPDATED: Aug. 19, 2019] Good luck if you’re a farmer trying to get a Class 1 semi licence before harvest. And it might not be much easier between now and next harvest either. That’s because starting Sept. 1 everyone has to take Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT), a 121.5-hour course designed to provide new semi
Higher membership fees for KAP members gets council vote
KAP will ask the Manitoba government to approve its request to raise its annual membership by $50 from the current $200
Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) annual membership fee of $200 could increase by $50 or 25 per cent to $250 Nov. 1 if the Manitoba government approves it. KAP members voted unanimously for the fee hike at their advisory council meeting here July 30. They also unanimously passed a motion in favour of increasing membership fees
Canadian Grain Commission still tabulating farmer claims to ILTA’s security
The CGC says the best protection against a company’s failure is to cash its cheque as soon as possible
ILTA Grain had $12 million in security to cover what it owed farmers for grain, but the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) hasn’t finished calculating if it’s enough. “It could take several weeks or even several months to complete the process,” assistant chief commissioner Doug Chorney said in an interview July 30. According to court documents,
ILTA Grain’s financial troubles raises questions about canary seed
Case raises questions about which crops should be covered by the CGC’s protection plan
It doesn’t matter how much security ILTA Grain posted to cover what it owes farmers, those who delivered canary seed won’t see a penny through the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) farm protection program. That’s because canary seed isn’t one of the 20 crops covered under the Canada Grain Act and therefore is ineligible to security
New cases of Tall waterhemp found in Manitoba
This is a Tier 1 noxious weed that Manitoba Agriculture wants to prevent from spreading
Tall Waterhemp has been confirmed in four new Manitoba fields and there are rumours of more, Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Tammy Jones said in an interview Aug. 2. Tall Waterhemp is a Tier one noxious weed that must be destroyed no matter where it’s found, but that can include hand weeding within crops where practical,
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