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grain shipping cars at an inland grain terminal

Saskatchewan coalition lays out plan for grain transportation reform

Its submission to the Canadian Transportation Act Review Panel contains nine  recommendations, including protecting producer cars and market transparency

By Allan Dawson December 11, 2014

A coalition of Saskatchewan farm groups says western Canadian farmers lost an estimated $3.1 billion last crop year and could lose $2 billion this crop year because of a broken transportation logistics. The coalition formed by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, the barley and wheat development commissions and Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) submitted nine recommendation

Map of Assiniboine River Basin watershed.

Crops, News, News & Opinion

Virden meeting draws ideas together for improved water management in Assiniboine River Basin

The Prairie Improvement Network (PIN) hosted a grassroots workshop on March 26 to explore development of a sustainable management structure for Assiniboine River Basin

By Lorraine Stevenson March 31, 2014

Work began this week on a comprehensive plan for managing water in the Assiniboine River Basin. About 140 representatives of municipalities and counties plus water-governing organizations and associations from Manitoba, North Dakota and Saskatchewan gathered in Virden March 26 for a workshop to define water management issues and needs of the Assiniboine River Basin. Organizers

Crops

Shelterbelt nursery’s future in doubt, says Indian Head reeve

By Daniel Winters November 14, 2013

Millions of tree seedlings at the AAFC Indian Head Agroforestry Centre are likely to remain in the ground this fall after all proposals to ensure continuity of operations at the shelterbelt nursery were rejected by the federal government. Norm Hall, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, who also serves as the spokesman for

Crops, News

AgriStability changes unwelcome

Opinions on the effectiveness of AgriStability may differ, but most feel farmers are getting shortchanged

By Shannon VanRaes February 6, 2013

Producers will have to take a close look at their farm’s finances before deciding if AgriStability is the right program for them in the coming years, say Prairie farm leaders. Last fall, changes were made to how program payouts are triggered. For some producers these changes will come into effect in 2013. “It’s all over

Cereals, Crops, News

CWB has limited success striking deals with grain handlers

By Rod Nickel June 5, 2012

The Canadian Wheat Board’s limited success in teaming up with grain handlers to survive the loss of its marketing monopoly is raising doubts about price pooling, a nearly century-old way for farmers to manage their price risk. The CWB, which loses its monopoly on Aug. 1 and becomes one of many buyers of farmers’ grain,

Cereals, News

Farmers own CWB assets: KAP, WRAP, APAS

By Allan Dawson April 30, 2012

They’ve given up trying to save the wheat board’s single desk, but three leading farm leaders are still fighting to save the board’s assets, including the contingency fund, for farmers. “I certainly have marching orders from my membership that the assets of the wheat board belong to farmers,” said Doug Chorney, president of Keystone Agricultural

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Wheat variety development: Farmers asked to contribute more

By Allan Dawson January 12, 2012

Canada has fallen behind its competitors in spending on cereal research and one way or another, farmers are going to pay the cost of catching up, industry leaders say. “I think this now will be the biggest issue facing Canadian agriculture in the next 10 years, this issue of R & D expenditures,” Murray Fulton,

News

Fertilizer Prices Higher, But Relief May Come

By Adam Johnston November 10, 2011

Fertilizer prices across Western Canada are considerably higher than earlier this year. However, some price relief may be on the way. Fertilizer prices have really stayed high all through the season, said Doug Chorney, president of the Manitoba Keystone Agricultural Producers Association. Prices over the past 12 months in Manitoba have increased for some nitrogen

Cereals, News

Cwb Will Hold Farmer Vote

By Allan Dawson July 7, 2011

Outraged open-market proponents were calling on farmers to boycott a plebiscite on grain marketing announced by the Canadian Wheat Board last week. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says he will place little to no value on the results. The current CWB Act requires farmers approve such a change through a vote first; the government plans to

News

KAP, WRAP And APAS Deliver Election Wish List

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

Bread-and-butter issues for Prairie farmers top provincial farm associations’ election priorities as the federal campaign nears the home stretch. Keystone Agricultural Producers, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and Wild Rose Agricultural Producers last week listed four main issues they want the newly elected government to focus on after the May 2 election. The priorities emerged

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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