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Prairie wheat growers wanted to assist in gluten strength study

Farmers can get some valuable data about their wheat, and potentially help boost returns for the whole class

By Allan Dawson February 26, 2016

Scientists investigating the effect weather, agronomics and genotype have on milling wheat quality are appealing to farmers across the Prairies to participate in their study. The goal is to improve the quantity, quality and consistency of Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat and in so doing increase returns to farmers. In return participating farmers will

Concrete is poured in May for a grain terminal now owned by G3 Grain. Farmer deliveries in September reached their highest level in records since 2001. (CWB.ca)

Crops, Markets

Prairie farmers seek answers to the $6.5 billion question

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 22, 2016

CNS Canada –– The Canadian Wheat Board single desk has now been gone for 3 1/2 years, but there are still some in the Prairie farming community who would like to see it brought back. Whether that’s actually possible is a question for another time — but the data being used to make the case

Crops, Local news

Swan River meeting calls for return of CWB

About 50 farmers supported the resolution

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 22, 2016

A group of Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers wants the Canadian Wheat Board and its single-desk marketing system reinstated. Organizers of a meeting Feb. 10 in Swan River say 50 farmers attended and unanimously passed a resolution calling for a return to orderly marketing and co-ordinated grain transportation logistics. The resolution says loss of the board

Rick White, CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, says since farmers pay most of the Canadian Grain Commission’s budget, the commission should be more directly accountable to farmers.

Crops, Local news

Farmers pay but have no say

One industry official says farmers cover most of the Canadian Grain Commission’s budget but the commission isn’t accountable to farmers

By Allan Dawson January 29, 2016

Farmers pay for Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) operations so they should have a bigger say in how it operates, says Rick White, chief executive officer of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA). “It’s (CGC) a Government of Canada agency and farmers are paying full freight on it now (because of cost recovery),” said White during

Local news, Oilseeds

Manitoba Canola Growers Association’s board election results

More than 8,000 ballots were mailed out and just over 1,000 valid ones were counted for a voter turnout of almost 14 per cent

By Allan Dawson December 31, 2015

Two new farmers and two incumbents have been elected to the Manitoba Canola Growers Board (MCGA) of directors. The newcomers are Ron Krahn of Rivers and Bill Nicholson of Shoal Lake; Jacob (Jack) Froese of Winkler and Clayton Harder of Narol (near Winnipeg) were re-elected. Hugh Drake of Elkhorn, who has served on the board

Local news

Barry Prentice never expected to see so much change to Western Canada’s grain sector

Now he wonders if we’re prepared for climate change

By Allan Dawson December 15, 2015

A lot has changed since the first Fields on Wheels conference was held in 1995, Barry Prentice, professor in the department of supply chain management at the University of Manitoba’s I.H. Asper School of Business said as he opened the 20th annual Fields on Wheels meeting in Winnipeg Dec. 2. CN Rail was still a

Crops, News

Canada’s trade relationship with China built on wheat

Canada offered to sell China food when no one else would do business with a Communist regime

By Laura Rance-Unger December 8, 2015

Canada played a major role in helping overcome the famines that stalked the Chinese people through the late 1950s and early 1960s. It sold wheat to the People’s Republic of China at a time when other countries refused to deal with the Communist regime of Mao Zedong, which had seized control in 1949 after a

Opinion

Editorial: Posturing or reality?

By Laura Rance-Unger December 7, 2015

Pssst! Want to buy a port? It comes with your very own railroad. Take your time. Think about it. We don’t expect a bidding war. In the wake of its smallest shipping season in recent history, there are now reports that Colorado-based OmniTrax wants to sell the Port of Churchill and the rail line that

Opinion

Opinion: What’s the futures market telling us?

By John Morriss November 30, 2015

“Listen to what the futures market is telling you.” That came up in our news feed again last week, and it’s one of those phrases for which you’d like to have a dollar for every time you’ve heard it. It ranks slightly below the frequency for which you’ve heard a grain market adviser tell you

Screencap from the PBS video documentary 'Built On Agriculture: Part 1 – The Selkirk Settlers.'

Crops, Livestock, Local news

VIDEO: Manitoba, a province ‘Built On Agriculture’

Four-part video documentary looks at the major role agriculture played in shaping our Keystone province

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 25, 2015

The Selkirk settlers arrived in Manitoba 200 years ago only to be told that it wasn’t possible to farm in Western Canada due to the harsh conditions on the land. We all know how that turned out, and because of it, there are countless stories about agriculture in Manitoba today. Manitoba’s rich, expansive agricultural history

Daily Network News

Survey looks to gauge whether producers are aware of free agronomic tools and where producer funds are going

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

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