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Grain commission changes recommended by Agri-Food Table report

It claims changes to wheat class standards will make Canada more competitive

By Allan Dawson October 4, 2018

Changes to how the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) regulates Canada’s grain industry are needed to ensure industry competitiveness, an Agri-Food Economic Strategy Table report concludes. To that end the report recommends the CGC accredit private companies to do the CGC’s mandatory outward weighing and inspection. It also says the wheat class system “needs to take

News

Whither Canada?

Some say Canada's good reputation as a food producer fizzled

By Allan Dawson September 27, 2018

Is Canada still the producer of the world’s best food products, or is it time to rebrand Canada? That’s the point Camrose, Alta. farmer Gerald Pilger made in a recent column in Country Guide where he claimed the country’s reputation has fizzled in recent years. The purpose of the column was to get farmers to

Politics and a renewed vigour of nationalism are making it increasingly difficult for international trade.

Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Comment: Agricultural trade in the age of protectionism

The entire industry and government must work harder than ever to ensure market access

By Cam Dahl September 4, 2018

The world has entered a new age of nationalism, resulting in growing trade protectionism and increasing barriers for Canadian farmers and exporters who depend on international markets. The idea that trade is about winning or losing is dangerous and misleading. This idea ignores the world’s growth over the last 75 years and the disastrous outcomes

Farmer Walking Through Field Checking Wheat Crop

Letters, Opinion

Wheat industry moving forward

By Henry Vos July 31, 2018

I was very disappointed this paper chose to publish the opinion piece from Stewart Wells on GM Wheat Policy (Cereals Canada’s irresponsible GM wheat policy) but actually an attack on industry groups. I am proud of what I call Team Canada — namely Cereals Canada and what it has done for the Canadian wheat industry.

Cereals, Opinion

Cereals Canada’s irresponsible GM wheat policy

By Stewart Wells July 4, 2018

The discovery of genetically modified (GM) spring wheat plants growing in Alberta is disappointing and damaging to Canadian farmers. And so is the reaction by Cereals Canada — an industry-dominated group that falsely claims to represent farmers. An article published in 2014 quotes Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl saying, “Cereals Canada’s support for GM wheat

Canadian wheat is under the microscope following the discovery of an unapproved genetically modified variety in Alberta.

Cereals, News

Wheat sector moves to reassure customers after GM wheat discovery

Industry groups and regulators all say the commercial channels remain GM free

By Allan Dawson June 21, 2018

The race is on to reassure Canadian wheat customers following the revelation genetically modified wheat was found last summer in Alberta. Already Japan and South Korea have shut the door to shipments from Canada in the wake of the finding, a move that echoes their reaction to similar past discoveries in the U.S. There were

Cereals, Comment/Feedback

COMMENT: The power of co-operation — and the cost of disunity

By working together, the agriculture sector can continue to accomplish great things

By Cam Dahl June 12, 2018

There is a common adage in agriculture “wheat is 14 per cent protein and 86 per cent politics.” This was often applied in the era of debates over marketing, but it can still be fit today on many issues in agriculture. This is unfortunate and it comes at a cost. When governments in Canada receive

Canada’s top 10 wheat customers between August and March accounted for 74 per cent of wheat exports.

Cereals, News

Canadian wheat exports up so far this crop year

Cam Dahl of Cereals Canada credits quality and a weak Canadian dollar

By Allan Dawson June 4, 2018

Canada is exporting more wheat than traditional competitors the United States and Australia thanks to a low Canadian dollar and the quality of Canadian wheat, says Cereals Canada president Cam Dahl. “You’re seeing exports from the Black Sea explode through the roof,” Dahl said in an interview May 15. “You’re seeing exports from the U.S.

A Cereals Canada-Cigi merger would raise questions about Sask Wheat’s checkoff funding of Cigi.

Cereals, News, Other

Wheat groups watch Cereals Canada, Cigi merger talks

Spokespeople say it’s too soon to react because there are no details yet

By Allan Dawson June 1, 2018

Western Canada’s farmer-funded wheat checkoff organizations says it’s too soon to have an opinion on whether Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) should collaborate more or even merge. “We’re waiting to see what the process will be and where those discussions will lead,” Manitoba Wheat and Barley Grower Association (MWBGA) general manager

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Similar but not the same

By Gord Gilmour May 24, 2018

After decades of watching the sector consolidate around them, it seems as though agriculture industry associations and groups have now decided this is also the right strategy for them. We’ve seen a handful of Manitoba commodity groups working together and now promoting the concept of a merger into a single larger group. The aim is

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy futures pull back as Brazil harvest advances

McDonald’s, Cargill fund youth councillor position with Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

U.S. livestock: Cattle rise, hogs fall as traders watch other commodities

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