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Universal tractors, now in two- and four-wheel drive

Our History: June 1984

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 8, 2017

Universal tractors advertised in our June 14, 1984 issue were available in two- and four-wheel drive in 35 to 100 hp. The crop report in that issue said that as of June 12, most seeding was complete except in the northwest, where there had been heavy rain in the Dauphin, Ste. Rose and Swan River

Our History

U.S. expands war on Canadian wheat

Our History: May 1994

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 18, 2017

The world wheat trade war was in full swing in 1994, as we reported in our May 26 issue. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy had been in Argentina, Mexico and Brazil the previous week, urging them to take action against what he claimed was price undercutting by the Canadian Wheat Board. Espy claimed the CWB

Our History

Weed-Bane herbicide, ‘harmless to humans’

Our History: May 1948

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 4, 2017

Naugatuck Weed-Bane advertised in our May 6, 1948 issue was said to be a 2,4-D formulation developed specifically for Canada’s colder climate, and harmless to grass, soil, animals and humans. We reported that flooding was causing serious damage along the Red and Assiniboine rivers, and that many homes had been flooded on low river land

Cereals, Local news, Oilseeds

Support grows to keep deferred cash purchase tickets

KAP and the Western Grain Elevator Association say a proposal to end the option is bad for the grain sector

By Allan Dawson May 1, 2017

Support to retain deferred cash purchase tickets for western grain farmers is building. Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) passed a resolution to that end at its advisory council meeting here April 20 to keep the option. The Western Grain Elevators Association (WGEA), which represents Canada’s six major grain elevator companies, also wants to keep deferred cash

Cereals, News

Lawsuit alleges farmers short changed $151 million as CWB wound down

According to a statement of claim $145 million was transferred from the CWB’s pool accounts to its contingency fund

By Allan Dawson April 24, 2017

As the Canadian Wheat Board wound down farmers were wrongly shortchanged by a decisions that helped fund its transition into a privately-held company, legal documents allege. The former Conservative government wrongly allowed the transfer of $151 million that should have gone to farmers who delivered CWB grains during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 crop years, Brookdale,

Crops

New lawsuit claims CWB kept $145 million of farmers’ money

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 24, 2017

Brookdale Manitoba farmer Andrew Dennis has filed a statement of claim in the Manitoba Court of Queens Bench claiming the now-defunct Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) withheld money owed to farmers to help finance its transition to a private grain company. Dennis is seeking certification of a class action lawsuit on behalf of all farmers who

Cereals, Opinion

Opinion: Wheat growers support free trade

By Jason Scott, Levi Wood February 28, 2017

Since the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s government monopoly control over the marketing of western Canadian wheat, there has been a great deal of change in the Canadian wheat industry and positive modernization of many regulations. One of the most significant changes to come from marketing freedom for wheat farmers has been the growth

Crops, Markets

Big data and agriculture markets: Part 1

We’re awash in market information and using modern approaches can help manage and understand it all

By David Derwin January 17, 2017

Big data has got a lot of attention: from online shopping patterns that encourage you to buy, to life insurance to lower premiums and, of course, to the financial markets to increase returns and reduce risk. The agriculture industry has seen plenty of number crunching focusing on production and operations information technology, crop sciences advancements

The Alberta Wheat Commission wants wheat grading to be less subjective and more objective.

Cereals, Crops

Wheat Commission asks CGC for changes to wheat grading

The AWC says instrument-measured falling number and DON levels should replace  visual proxies based on sprouting and fusarium-damaged kernels, respectively

By Allan Dawson December 2, 2016

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) says it will look into the merits of including falling number and DON measurements as part of official western Canadian wheat grades, as requested by the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) last week. “Our GRL (Grain Research Laboratory) and Industry services officials will establish a team to look at implementing changes

A rendering of what G3’s proposed Vancouver grain terminal on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, will look like, if the project goes ahead. While G3 has most of the necessary permits for the project, there are still many details to work out before G3’s board of directors decides to start construction, says G3 official Brett Malkoske.

Cereals, News

A look at G3’s proposed new Vancouver grain terminal

A spiral track would allow trains to arrive on site, ease congestion elsewhere,  and unload intact before returning to the Prairies

By Allan Dawson November 25, 2016

G3’s proposed Vancouver grain terminal will be the most efficient in North America and maybe the world, Doug MacDonald told Prairie farm leaders touring the port Nov. 15. CN’s vice-president of bulk commodities made the comment as the group’s boat cruised by the Lynnterm break bulk terminal on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, where

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide on China demand doubts

Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

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