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Editorial: Stepping back

By John Morriss June 1, 2016

I first heard the words Manitoba Co-operator in the mid-1960s, when my father Bill Morriss, a Free Press reporter at the time, came home wondering why the editor kept offering him a job. “What do I know about farming?” Not much, but then editor Q.H. Martinson was looking for a successor, and he wanted a good newspaperman,

Comment, Opinion

Comment: A great mind and a great character

By John Morriss May 30, 2016

The name Roy Atkinson used to be one of the most mentioned in the Manitoba Co-operator, but it’s been awhile since it appeared. Our digital search records go back to 2007 and since then Roy’s name comes up just once, in an interview with Allan Dawson at the National Farmers Union 40th anniversary annual meeting

"I think we do have the best quality wheat, but... it can be great one day and then the next day not so great." – Connie Morrison

Cereals, News

Country’s largest bread company says quality of Canadian wheat must improve

Gluten additives to offset the protein shortfall cost the company $1 million last year alone

By Allan Dawson April 25, 2016

Canada’s biggest bread maker is struggling with the inconsistent quality of Canadian milling wheat. Connie Morrison, Canada Bread’s vice-president of marketing, told reporters on the sidelines of the Canada Global Crops Symposium in Winnipeg April 12 that Canada’s reputation for providing the Cadillac of wheat is slipping. “Everybody viewed Canadian wheat as the gold standard

Cereals, News

Former scientist puts Canadian wheat research under the microscope

Stephen Morgan Jones discussed his findings and offered a prescription during the Canadian Global Crops Symposium

By Allan Dawson April 21, 2016

Canadian wheat research needs to pull itself together. Right now there isn’t enough focus and co-ordination, there are too many parochial decisions being made at the provincial level, and the projects that receive support are too small and scattered, says a former senior research manager with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). “The average size of

Canada is well positioned to capture diversified export opportunities, says Richardson International head Curt Vossen.

Cereals, Crops

Many factors behind higher Canadian wheat exports

The move to an open market for wheat and barley seems to have been neither make nor break for Canadian wheat exports, says Richardson International head Curt Vossen

By Allan Dawson April 11, 2016

Canadian wheat exports are up but don’t try to say it’s because of the demise of the Canadian Wheat Board. Trying to take a complex situation and boil it down to a simple yes or no based on that single factor would be a dramatic oversimplification, says Curt Vossen, president and chief executive officer of

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Too many organizations

By John Morriss April 7, 2016

A few years ago, a group of Japanese wheat millers was touring the Canadian Wheat Board building in Winnipeg. In the transportation department, where there was a large wall map showing all the rail lines in Western Canada, they received the standard presentation on logistics. The presenter explained that to save distance and costs, wheat

Crops, News

Canadian 2014-15 wheat exports exceed U.S. for first time in years

A repeat is forecast this year thanks to the low Canadian dollar, but Cam Dahl says it’s a trend not an anomaly

By Allan Dawson March 31, 2016

Canada is exporting more wheat than the U.S. for the first time since Benny Goodman was topping the pop charts and Adolf Hitler was preparing for war. After decades of playing second fiddle to its southern neighbour, the low Canadian dollar and other factors have this country’s exports edging ahead as in what some industry

Cereals, Crops

Winter Cereals Manitoba ponders plant breeding

End-point royalties are unlikely to be popular with farmers and are viewed as unfair and inefficient

By Allan Dawson March 29, 2016

Winter Cereals Manitoba members are grappling with how farmers can best fund development of new wheat and barley varieties. It’s part of a sector-wide soul searching for checkoff-funded wheat and barley groups across the Prairies, prompted by the ongoing need for new varieties and the changing funding landscape following the move to an open market.

News

Canadian Wheat Board Alliance lobbies Ottawa

The alliance wants single-desk marketing  for wheat reinstated

By Alex Binkley, Allan Dawson March 21, 2016

The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA) members say they got a good hearing from Liberal government MPs, including a couple of cabinet ministers, when they lobbied in Ottawa recently to restore the Canadian Wheat Board. “No one said no (to the idea),” CWBA spokesman and Swan River, Man., farmer Ken Sigurdson said in an interview

Our History

A river flows freely in early Manitoba spring

Our History: March 2000

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 10, 2016

A photo of water running in spring on the Assiniboine River near Brandon is not unusual, but this shot from the previous week ran in our March 9, 2000 issue. A story alongside reported that the winter had been one of the warmest on record, with widespread snow cover not showing up until December, and

Daily Network News

Greek farmers block borders, airport and roads in protest at delayed EU funds

Trump to unveil $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war

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

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