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Brent Kosie of Canterra Seeds (r) speaks to Anand Aneja while looking at seed samples at Crop Connect 2016 in Winnipeg. More than 600 farmers attended the annual two-day conference and trade show.

‘Collaboration’ the new buzzword for commodity groups

Fear of checkoff fatigue is driving the discussion about working together

By Allan Dawson February 18, 2016

Manitoba’s major checkoff-funded farm commodity groups are working with a consultant to explore increased collaboration aimed at giving farmers more bang for their levy bucks. “We are excited to see what this may evolve into and we are just at the initial stage,” Reston farmer and Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) chair Fred

Crops, Local news

KAP GM is confident hiring a membership co-ordinator will pay off

Membership revenue is important, but so is broad farmer representation, says James Battershill

By Allan Dawson May 6, 2015

Membership, and the revenue that comes with it, are the lifeblood of any organization, but for the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) it’s more than just the money. “It’s really what drives our credibility as an organization,” KAP’s general manager James Battershill told delegates attending KAP’s spring General Council meeting April 16. “KAP has always been

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Five-year beef plan seeks boosts in demand, efficiency

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 7, 2015

A new strategy from national and provincial cattle producer and beef marketing agencies has set five-year percentage benchmarks for the industry’s productivity, added value and cost-effectiveness. Canada’s beef sector groups on Wednesday formally released their National Beef Strategy, a guiding document for “how the organizations can work together to best position the Canadian beef industry

Kostyshyn told the Manitoba Farm Writers and Broadcasters Association May 1 he supports stable funding for general farm organizations but said later in an interview it was premature to commit to introducing legislation this spring. Photo: allan dawson

Local news, News

KAP ups ante on push for stable funding

By Allan Dawson May 7, 2013

The president of Keystone Agricultural Producers says it will seek the Manitoba ombudsman’s assistance to enforce current checkoff laws if the provincial government balks at introducing better legislation for funding farm organizations this spring. “We have to do, what we have to do,” KAP president Doug Chorney said May 3. “We’ll have no choice if

News

KAP counting on new checkoff legislation this spring

By Allan Dawson April 26, 2013

Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) membership and revenues could more than double if the Manitoba government comes through with legislation this spring to revamp the general farm organization’s checkoff system, the organization’s president says. “(Agriculture) Minister (Ron) Kostyshyn has committed to me they will move forward with something in the spring session,” Doug Chorney said in

Cereals, Crops

Tax credit for research checkoffs

By Western Grains Research Foundation March 16, 2013

The federal government annually provides a Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit to producers offering them a tax credit on their checkoff investments. The tax credit percentage for producers who contributed to the Wheat and Barley Checkoff, administered by the Western Grains Research Foundation in 2012 is 85 per cent for wheat and

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Canada Beef: Celebrating first birthday

By Sheri Monk October 17, 2012

So far, so good. That seemed to be the mood as 150 industry players recently gathered to mark Canada Beef Inc.’s first birthday. “We learned a lot on the fly,” said president Rob Meijer. “I think structurally our business plan and vision is sound. It probably holds stronger today than a year ago when we

Cereals, News, Oilseeds, Opinion

Letters — for 2012-06-14 00:00:00

June 16, 2012

Ritz explains checkoff details Regarding the May 31 story “KAP questions checkoff administrator — last month, as part of our government’s commitment to deliver marketing freedom to western wheat and barley growers, I announced proposed regulations enabling a new, voluntary producer checkoff that will be overseen by the Alberta Barley Commission, in support of research, market

Cereals, News, Opinion

Checkoff system needs to be credible

By Laura Rance-Unger June 8, 2012

It is laudable that the federal government has moved to set up an interim checkoff to support research, market development and technical assistance for the grain sector. The Western Grain Research Foundation (WGRF), the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) and the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) are major assets to the western grain industry

Cereals, News

AAFC clarifies checkoff administrator’s authority

By Allan Dawson June 8, 2012

The federal government plans to sign an agreement with the Alberta Barley Commission to dictate how farmers’ money collected from the proposed new interim wheat and barley checkoff for research and market development is spent. “ABC and AAFC (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) intend to enter into an agreement that will specify what dollars-per-tonne amounts that

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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