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Richard Phillips has taken over as president of the Canadian Grains Council at a difficult time in his own life and one of rapid change in the grain sector
Richard Phillips was expecting plenty of challenges when he took over as president of the Canadian Grains Council. But July 31, his last day as executive director of Grain Growers of Canada, brought him a challenge he hadn’t expected. His doctor told him he had an advanced case of bladder cancer. What was to haveCanadian Federation of Agriculture says farmers should have a voice in running the agency as they will be paying for 90 per cent of its budget
The federal government has sharply increased inspection fees charged by the Canadian Grain Commission, but is ignoring calls to give farmers a say in the operation of the service they’re paying for, say national farm organizations. A 5,000-acre farm growing crops for export will, on average, see inspection fees jump by 50 per cent to
