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“ I – for Jun. 30, 2011

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t was like we’d come to another world.” Doug Chorney was shaking his head in amazement after a quick plane trip around the province last week to observe first-hand the extent of overland flooding. From the air, the president of Keystone Agricultural Producers could see vast expanses of flooded fields. An estimated three million acres
Cereals, News

Oberg Criticized For Defeatist Attitude

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The heated debate over the future of the Canadian Wheat Board rose a few more degrees last week with the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) and the Western Grain Elevators Association (WGEA) accusing the CWB’s directors of not trying hard enough. GGC executive director Richard Phillips lambasted CWB chair Allan Oberg for taking a defeatist
Cereals, News

More Than 5,100 Signed Petition For CWB Vote

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As of June 24 more than 5,100 people had signed the Manitoba government’s online petition calling on the federal government to let farmers vote on whether or not to create an open market for wheat and barley Aug. 1, 2012. That figure doesn’t include those who have signed petitions in Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural
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Weekly weather map – for Jun. 30, 2011

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to
Cereals, News

The CWB Is The Single Desk

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The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is the single desk and can’t survive without it, according to CWB chair Allen Oberg. “Whether you think that is a good thing or a bad thing is up to you,” he told farmers at the Farm Progress Show in Regina June 16. “But we must look ahead with our
Cereals, Opinion

What’s The Plan For Grain Marketing?

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In light of the federal government’s plan to eliminate the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) single desk marketing structure, we need to ensure discussion takes place between stakeholders during this key transitional period. KAP will not stand in the way of farmers accessing profitable markets – however that may be best achieved. Nevertheless, the implications of
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Jun. 23, 2011

Bipole boondoggle continues Another week, another round of rains drowning the grains and livestock sectors, another Manitoba Co-operator in the mail, and yet another letter from Rosann Wowchuk proclaiming the economic and environmental virtues of Bipole III. The former minister of agriculture gives us the same story: west side is good; east side is bad. A
Cereals, News

Manitoba Government’s CWB Support Criticized

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Open-market proponents are criticizing the Manitoba government for funding a campaign to let farmers decide the Canadian Wheat Board’s future through a vote. The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA), the Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative opposition and federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz say the Manitoba government’s $180,000 advertising program is misguided. Premier Greg Selinger says removing
Cereals, News

Will Producers Still Be Viable In An Open Market?

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Short-line railway companies are asking the federal government what impact the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) single desk will have on the viability of producer cars, producer car-loading facilities and ultimately short-line railways. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says farmers will still have access to producer cars, but CWB chair Allen Oberg predicts it
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Click In To The Discussion On Canada’s Agricultural Policy

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and provincial and territorial governments have turned to the Internet to tune in to what Canadians want for agricultural policy. To support the development of Growing Forward 2, federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) governments are engaging a broad range of stakeholders from across the agriculture value chain including farmers, processors, distributors, manufacturers, retailers and

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