CWB Will Push For More Farmer Control – for Aug. 12, 2010

Making sure farm-e rs control the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and not the federal government has become a top priority for CWB chair Allen Oberg and the CWB’s board of directors. The CWB’s board voted at its meeting last month to clarify and enhance farmer control of the marketing agency, Oberg, who farms at Forestberg,


Plant breeding provides tremendous opportunities for producers, processors and consumers More Investment In Plant Breeding Needed

You could call him the billion-dollar man. That’s the value of grain produced annually from wheat cultivars developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada plant breeder Ron DePauw. But DePauw is not resting on his laurels. He’s excited about the future and believes that today plant breeders have much more “genetic opportunity” than when he started




News From Eastern Europe Sparks Wheat-Buying Frenzy – for Aug. 12, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola futures continued to break into new bullish territory during the week ended Aug. 6, with the most actively traded November contract gaining $10 to close at a fresh contract high of $469 per tonne. Winnipeg canola


CWB Will Push For More Farmer Control – for Aug. 12, 2010

“What I’m hearing from farmers is they do want more control over their own democracy, they want clearer rules when it comes to election of directors, fewer directives from Ottawa and only used in exceptional circumstances.” Making sure farm-e rs control the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and not the federal government has become a top

WFGD Co-Op Back From The Brink – for Aug. 5, 2010

After threatening to fold last year, the Western Feed Grains Development Co-op is back on a firm footing. With $275,000 in funding from the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC), the 90-member co-op has been able to resolve its funding crunch and hire a new plant breeder in order to continue its efforts to develop member-owned


BMO Offers Flood Relief Program – for Aug. 5, 2010

The Bank of Montreal is giving flooded farm clients a break on loan payments. BMO says it will defer principal payments over the next 16 months for farmers and other agribusiness borrowers directly affected by extensive flooding across the Prairies this year. The bank will also waive fees to renew loans and make new loan

Cwb Exports Up, Prices Down – for Aug. 5, 2010

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and most farmers are hoping last year’s miraculous crop recovery happens again. “It is my hope for all farmers that somehow we have a repeat of last year’s harvest and in the end wind up with a much better result than we all expect,” CWB chair Allen Oberg told reporters