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In Brief… – for Jun. 30, 2011

By Reuters June 30, 2011

Symbolic vote:Amid pressure to cut yawning U.S. deficit and debt, the Senate voted overwhelmingly late last week to immediately repeal subsidies for the ethanol industry, first won in 1978, that now cost tax payers about $6 billion a year. The Senate’s vote was mostly symbolic, as it was attached to a bill that does not

Cereals, Opinion

Happy Trails

By Laura Rance-Unger June 30, 2011

TheManitoba Co-operatoris saying farewell this week to veteran farm reporter Ron Friesen, who after 23 years on the farm beat, has decided to pursue other interests. We hesitate to use the word “retire” because it’s hard to imagine a prolific writer and reporter like Ron quitting the keyboard cold turkey. Nevertheless, his resignation presents us

Cereals, News

The CWB Is The Single Desk

By Allan Dawson June 23, 2011

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?

By Doug Chorney June 23, 2011

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

June 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

By Allan Dawson June 23, 2011

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?

By Allan Dawson June 23, 2011

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

Cereals, News

Let Farmers Vote On Cwb

By Allan Dawson June 16, 2011

The Manitoba government is putting up $180,000 to pressure the federal government into letting farmers decide the Canadian Wheat Board’s future through a vote. The provincial government hasn’t ruled out funding a legal challenge to prevent Ottawa from unilaterally removing the CWB’s monopoly on the sales of all western Canadian wheat and barley destined for

Cereals, News

Tories Want Ideas On Implementing CWB Change

By Alex Binkley June 16, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board, farm groups and other grain industry stakeholders have this summer to submit their ideas to the Harper government for keeping the CWB viable without a monopoly on wheat and barley sales. David Anderson, the parliamentary secretary for the CWB, said in an interview legislation to end the monopoly won’t be presented

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Sell Or Wind Down The CWB

By Allan Dawson June 16, 2011

Rhetoric is “language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.” There’s been lots of it in the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) debate. But push came to shove with the election of a majority Conservative government May 2. The government says

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In Brief… – for Jun. 30, 2011

Happy Trails

The CWB Is The Single Desk

What’s The Plan For Grain Marketing?

Letters – for Jun. 23, 2011

Manitoba Government’s CWB Support Criticized

Will Producers Still Be Viable In An Open Market?

Let Farmers Vote On Cwb

Tories Want Ideas On Implementing CWB Change

Sell Or Wind Down The CWB

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