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If It Ain’t Broke…

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Most farmers have been blissfully unaware of how the Canadian Grain Commission ensures they get paid for the crops they work so hard to produce and sell – unless they’ve had the misfortune to deliver to a company that doesn’t pay. Even then, in most cases their losses have amounted to sweaty palms and restless
Livestock, Opinion

It’s More Than Rude To Intrude

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With spring, fields and land in rural areas are a wonderful mix of mud and green, and that can look very inviting to all-terrain vehicle riders and those with 4×4 vehicles. There are many people who drive responsibly and stay on designated trails and off of private property. And then there are others who choose
Beef cattle, Opinion

Protecting The Canadian Brand

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Stéphane Dion may not exactly be a barrel of laughs, but the much-abused former leader of the Liberal party may soon get the last one. That will be when the U. S. imposes a carbon tax – which in some form, is probably what it’s going to do – and Canada,
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for May. 14, 2009

Open market would not change wheat acreage Would wheat acreage in Western Canada really soar if there were an open market for Prairie wheat? The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) says so, and points to Ontario as evidence. In fact, the general upward trend in Ontario’s wheat acreage began decades before the end of
Opinion

Viterra Strategy Short-Sighted

We sympathize with the community of Arborg and commend its attempt to save that great facility, the grain elevator. From every angle its demolition is a shame. For what benefits the farmer usually has a ripple effect right back up to the top, in this case Viterra. Fortunately not all multinationals
Cereals, Opinion

Why We Need CWB Election Reform

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The CWB voters’ list does not accurately reflect the farm community. It gives far too much clout to those who do not depend on farming as their main source of income. In the 2007-08 crop year, the CWB issued 84,403 permit books. Some would suggest that this should be the makeup of the voters’ list
Hogs, Opinion

Cause For Concern

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The last thing this province’s struggling hog sector needed was a global pandemic named after swine. Although the origins of the disease outbreak in Mexico have not at this time been traced back to pigs, the paranoia that has grown as it spreads human to human across the globe has been disastrous for the pork
Cereals, Opinion

Viterra Attempts To Go Global

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Atakeover of Australia’s ABB Grains Ltd. by Viterra Inc. could transform the Canadian grain company into a global powerhouse, but it also runs the risk of repeating mistakes made in a previous attempt at foreign expansion. Viterra, Canada’s largest grain handler, has offered up to A$1.64 billion (US$1.16 billion) for ABB, a major Australian grain
Hogs, Opinion

A Hog Farmer’s Blog

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Swine flu?!????!!!!! Oh my. Can you speak? Swine flu? I cannot think of a worse thing for this thing to be called. They say that since it has nothing to do with pigs, it has no actual effect on the hog industry. Ummm….. Russia has banned the import of pork. The future outlook on pork
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Alberta Decision Has National Repercussions

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It would seem that the Minister in his quest to rein in the ABP may have opened a whole new can of problems. Arecent decision by Alberta Minister of Agriculture George Groeneveld to introduce a refundable cattle checkoff is going to affect the cattle and beef industry both nationally and even internationally. The decision, which

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