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System needs more give and take

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Background: An active grain and beef producer, and also employed off the farm. Has experience dealing with people, in all areas, including business (board rooms), and in the community as a full-time police officer. My wife Joyce and I have farmed in the Dugald area for the past 25 years. We have four children who
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Farmers must embrace free market opportunities

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I farm full time at MacGregor, Man. Over the years I have been involved in farm policy issues, particularly grain transportation and marketing. It has become clear to me that the only way for the wheat and barley industry to become more prosperous for farmers and their communities is to embrace free market opportunities, with
Cereals, News

Pooling to push the open market

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“For a voluntary co-operative effort we’re pooling the cost.” – Curtis Sims The three open-market candidates running for Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director in District 10 have formed a coalition to defeat the pro-single-desk incumbent Bill Toews. Rolf Penner, Curtis Sims and Barry Reimer sent a flyer to farmers asking them to rank any one
Cereals, Crops, News

Choice or no choice

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Should this even be a question? As a Canadian grain farmer, I ask this question a lot: why can’t I have a choice in selling my wheat and barley? I operate a 3,900-acre grain farm in Killarney, Man., and I am running for CWB director in District 10. I believe that every farmer should have
Cereals, Hogs, News

U. S. election raises protectionist fears

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Canadian agriculture officials fear an increased wave of U. S. trade protectionism following last week’s election of a Democratic president and a heavily Democratic Congress. Fairly or otherwise, Democrats are viewed outside the United States as much more protectionist than free -trade Republicans. The temptation to protect jobs at home becomes especially strong as the
Cereals, News

NFU wants CWB election co-ordinator replaced

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The ballot application form had contained a “catch-22” for permit book holders. The National Farmers Union (NFU) wants the Canadian Wheat Board to fire elections co-ordinator Ian Craven of the accounting firm Meyers Norris Penny. In a Nov. 5 letter to CWB president and CEO Ian White, NFU president Stewart Wells accuses Craven of undermining
Cereals, News

Unauthorized use of CWB logo criticized

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Incumbent District 10 wheat board director Bill Toews is being criticized for using the Canadian Wheat Board’s “wheat” logo in his election material. Farmers voting in the CWB election could get the impression Toews has the CWB’s endorsement, said Rolf Penner, who is one of four candidates running against Toews. Last week the CWB issued
Cereals, News

Seek damages from U. S. over CWB: Easter

Canada should demand compensation from the U. S. for damages, legal bills and lost profits stemming from its government’s latest failed trade action against the Canadian Wheat Board, says federal Agriculture Critic Wayne Easter. Easter, a Liberal MP from P. E. I., said last week he had written to the Conservative government’s newly appointed International
Cereals, Opinion

CWB vote may be farmers’ most democratic option

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Since the CWB is a creature of the Liberal party, in Stephen Harper’s world, it must be destroyed. It has nothing to do with freedom of choice. With a stronger minority Stephen Harper promised in his victory speech to carry out his commitments. One of those is the destruction of the Canadian Wheat Board. He
Cereals, Opinion

LETTERS – for Nov. 13, 2008

Reasonable returns needed by all Just a comment on the article in your paper last week entitled Stand Up For your Farm Organizations – written by the manager of the Keystone Agricultural Producers. One part of that commentary sticks out: “No one will deny that the livestock producer wants grain prices to be low…” I

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