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Monsanto Ponders GM Wheat For Canada

By Allan Dawson November 5, 2009

Monsanto’s approach to commercializing genetically modified (GM) wheat in Canada will be guided by Canada’s wheat industry, says Monsanto Canada spokesperson Trish Jordan. That is if Monsanto decides to develop GM wheat for the Canadian market. “Right now… we simply don’t know,” Jordan told a luncheon in Winnipeg Oct. 28 hosted by the Manitoba Farm

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Monsanto Going Back Into Genetically Modified Wheat

By Allan Dawson July 23, 2009

“I think it would be fantastic (if the U. S. introduced GM wheat alone) because then the Canadian Wheat Board could go around the world as a single seller of Canadian wheat and have one more selling advantage.” – DARRIN QUALMAN Monsanto is getting back into producing genetically modified (GM) wheat, but for now only

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Appeal Court Restores “Gag Order” On CWB

By Allan Dawson July 2, 2009

The Federal Court of Appeal has res tored the federal government’s “gag order” against the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). It means the CWB isn’t allowed to spend money advocating to keep its single-desk marketing powers. However, the rul ing says individual CWB directors and even staff can speak publicly in support of single-desk selling as

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Groups Oppose Biotech Wheat

By Ron Friesen June 4, 2009

Groups from Canada, the United States and Australia issued a June 1 statement rejecting genetically engineered wheat in response to a pitch by industry lobbyists for commercial development of biotech wheat. “We restate our definitive opposition to GE wheat and our commitment to stopping the commercialization of GE traits in our wheat crops,” said the

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GGC Promotes CWB Voter List Reform

By Alex Binkley May 28, 2009

Grain Growers of Canada has proposed to work co-operatively with the Canadian Wheat Board to deal with complaints about the fairness of the agency’s voters’ list. Richard Phillips, the GGC’s executive director, told the House of Commons’ agriculture committee May 14 that it’s time to end the complaints that come after every election for the

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Push For GM Wheat Resurrected

By Allan Dawson May 21, 2009

Five years to the month after Monsanto shelved its controversial Roundup Ready genetically modified (GM) wheat, farm groups in Canada, Australia and the United States are pushing for the “synchronized introduction” of biotech wheat. The Grain Growers of Canada, Wes tern Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) and Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission are leading the

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Letters – for May. 14, 2009

May 14, 2009

Open market would not change wheat acreage Would wheat acreage in Western Canada really soar if there were an open market for Prairie wheat? The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) says so, and points to Ontario as evidence. In fact, the general upward trend in Ontario’s wheat acreage began decades before the end of

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CWB Election Spending Report “Incomplete”

By Allan Dawson April 23, 2009

“It’s one of the few well-defined pieces of the regulation: what information (candidates and third parties) have to provide.” – IAN CRAVEN, MNP Two candidates in last fall’s Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director elections and a pair of third-party interveners have declined to disclose their donors and advertising expenses, highlighting the need to clarify election

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Money No Guarantee Of Win In CWB Election

By Allan Dawson April 23, 2009

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 directors and spent

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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

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Tag Archives Canadian Wheat Growers Association

Monsanto Ponders GM Wheat For Canada

Monsanto Going Back Into Genetically Modified Wheat

Appeal Court Restores “Gag Order” On CWB

Groups Oppose Biotech Wheat

GGC Promotes CWB Voter List Reform

Push For GM Wheat Resurrected

Letters – for May. 14, 2009

CWB Election Spending Report “Incomplete”

Money No Guarantee Of Win In CWB Election

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

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