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“Hand-to-mouth” buying bites into PROs

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Offset somewhat by recent declines in both the Canadian dollar and ocean freight rates, uncertainty in markets continues to impact buying behaviour among the Canadian Wheat Board’s customers, the board said. Grain processors have drawn down inventories, delayed capital investments and moved to “hand-to-mouth” purchasing at a time of record world wheat supply, the CWB
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CWB ballot application form revised

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The application form farmers use to get a ballot in the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director elections has been replaced after a flaw was discovered. Part 1. C of the form says the land listed earlier in the form by an applicant is not listed in the applicant’s CWB permit book. Most of the applicants
Cereals, News

Five farmers run in District 10 CWB election

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Incumbent District 10 Canadian Wheat Board director Bill Toews faces four challengers for his job. Harvey Vaags of Dugald and Barry Reimer of Killarney were the last to throw their hats in the ring before nominations for wheat board directors to be elected in even-numbered districts closed last week. Rolf Penner of Morris, Curtis Sims
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Winter wheat acres down

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“The biggest single factor was with harvesting so delayed, guys were just focused on harvesting the crop and didn’t have stubble conditions ready by the crop insurance deadline date.” – Mike Grenier While final figures remained unconfirmed, it appears winter wheat acres will be significantly lower across the province in 2009. Manitoba Agriculture Food and
Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Improving the staff of life

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At first glance, the press release issued by the Canadian Wheat Board earlier this month is a classic “dog bites man” story. The board announced the vast majority of Prairie wheat farmers (88 per cent to be exact) grow varieties that are used primarily to produce bread and pasta. What’s more, this is not a
Cereals, Opinion

Voters deserve more respect

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The real news in the 2008 federal election isn’t so much what happened, as how little. With the lowest voter turnout in recent years, 40 per cent of the Canadian electorate decided that none of the major parties deserved their support. If the four major parties aren’t asking themselves what went wrong, they should be.
Cereals, Opinion

LETTERS – for Oct. 23, 2008

CWB needed now more than ever Several decades of deregulation championed by Britain’s Margaret Thatcher, U. S. president Ronald Reagan, Canada’s Brian Mulroney, and their biggest cheerleader, Stephen Harper, have come home to roost with the global market meltdown. Of course we have been here before. For farmers the real depression started in 1921 with
Cereals, News

Top varieties supported through WGRF

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“Farmers should give themselves a big pat on the back.” – Lanette Kuchenski The 2008 Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) survey results show varieties that have been farmer supported through Western Grains Research Foundation’s (WGRF) wheat and barley checkoffs top the list in almost all categories. Under the Canadian Western Red Spring class the top three
Cereals, News

Foodgrains Bank leads fast

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has launched a new program called Fast for Change, to be held in tandem with World Food Day on Oct. 16. “We’re inviting Christians from all walks of life, all denominations and all area codes in Canada to join with us on that day, to spend the time fasting and reflecting
Cereals, Crops, News

CWB opens CWRS fusarium program

Prairie wheat growers with fusarium-infected No. 2, 3 or 4 Canada Western Red Spr ing (CWRS) wheat on their hands can now sign up for the Canadian Wheat Board’s 2008-09 fusarium program. A separate CWB fusarium program was put in place last month for No. 2 Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW), for which sign-up began

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