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SUMMARY OF CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD ELECTION CO-ORDINATOR’S ELECTION SPENDING REPORT

By Allan Dawson April 23, 2009

CANDIDATES THIRD PARTIES Candidates who spent the most money or received the most donations during last fall’s Canadian Wheat Board election didn’t always win, according to the election co-ordinator’s report on election donations and spending. For example, District 8 incumbent Rod Flaman received $1,698 in donations towards his reelection campaign to the CWB’s board of

Cereals, News

Grain Act Bill Dead Or Delayed

By Allan Dawson April 9, 2009

“The key here is that this hoist motion actually kills the bill before it even has a chance to make it to committee.” – PIERRE LEMIEUX Opposition parties employed a rarely used parliamentary tactic to effectively kill the federal government’s proposed legislation amending the Canada Grain Act last week. Just as the government was preparing

Cereals, News

Who Enforces CWB Election Rules?

By Allan Dawson March 19, 2009

The Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) election co-ordinator says it’s not up to him to determine if the five Conservative MPs who urged voters to vote for open-market candidates in the CWB elections last year should have registered as third-party interveners. “There’s really no ability for the election co-ordinator to do any investigative function,” Ian Craven

Cereals, News

MP Wrong About CWB Contingency Fund

By Allan Dawson February 19, 2009

News that Prairie farmers earned a record $7.2 billion through the Canadian Wheat Board last year was buried last week beneath allegations that the board had mismanaged the Producer Payments Options program (PPO). Conservative MP David Anderson charged the board lost $130 million of farmers’ money, an allegation CWB chair Larry Hill says is untrue

Cereals, News

Railway Overpayments Remain In Limbo

By Alex Binkley, Ron Friesen February 5, 2009

“What can I do to leave a legacy to Western Canadian agriculture? This is it.” – Ed Rempel Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says the federal government won’t consider any action on a request to refund railway overpayments to farmers until a court case in concluded. “The money has been put in a trust while the

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Farmers split over revenue cap excess

By Allan Dawson January 29, 2009

“This is an excellent opportunity for Western Grains Research to share its vision of what could be done with this money. “ – Doug Robertson Farm groups continue to disagree over what to do with the $59.8 million the railways owe them after overcharging to ship grain in 2007-08. Last week the Western Canadian Wheat

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Killing KVD undermines “branding” of western Canadian wheat

January 29, 2009

“I see KVD (kernel visual distinguishability) as one of the elements that lets Canadian wheat be sold as a branded product.” – JOHN DUVENAUD Kernel visual distinguishabi lity (KVD), which was used for decades to quickly and cheaply identify and segregate eight classes of Western Canadian milling wheat from farm to end-user, was ended abruptly

Cereals, News

Basis comparisons need context

By Allan Dawson January 29, 2009

“All we ask is you make note of the fact that when you use the numbers you point out the fact that there is a difference in the way that they are calculated and the canola number has a higher probability of error.” – MARK HEMMES Which is more efficient at moving grain to export:

Cereals, News

Lack of co-operation hurts world’s best grain system

By Allan Dawson January 29, 2009

Western Canada has the best grain handling and transportation system in the world, but it breaks down because its participants don’t get along, according to Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, which monitors the system’s performance for the federal government. “We probably have, without a doubt, the best country elevator system anywhere,” Hemmes told the

Cereals, News

Open market on hold, but WCWGA still optimistic

By Allan Dawson January 15, 2009

“Whether it’s a few months or a few years, certainly we hope it’s the shorter.” – Kevin Bender The open barley and wheat markets the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) has pushed long and hard for is on hold, but its new president is certain it will come someday. “We had hoped it would

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Tag Archives Canadian Wheat Growers Association

SUMMARY OF CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD ELECTION CO-ORDINATOR’S ELECTION SPENDING REPORT

Grain Act Bill Dead Or Delayed

Who Enforces CWB Election Rules?

MP Wrong About CWB Contingency Fund

Railway Overpayments Remain In Limbo

Farmers split over revenue cap excess

Killing KVD undermines “branding” of western Canadian wheat

Basis comparisons need context

Lack of co-operation hurts world’s best grain system

Open market on hold, but WCWGA still optimistic

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