Astory that appeared on Page 20 of the March 12 Manitoba Co-operator wrongly said the Western Grains Research Foundation checkoff is 50 cents per tonne. In fact, the checkoff is 30 cents per tonne.
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New Low In Buckwheat Acres In 2008
“If acres stay this low, we’re not going to last very long as an organization.” – MARC DURAND, PRESIDENT, MANITOBA BUCKWHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION Buckwheat growers seeded just 3,506 acres in 2008 – the lowest levels since 2001 when the Manitoba Buckwheat Growers Association first organized, and down a second year from the 8,065 seeded in
WGRF Tax Credits Announced
Checkoff dollars paid on Manitoba wheat and barley will yield slightly less of a tax credit for eligible farmers this spring. The Western Grains Research Foundat ion (WGRF), which administers the wheat and barley checkoff, says that the tax credit percentage for farmers who paid into the checkoff fund in 2008 will be 80 per
Cattle Producers Warn Against New Farm Group Plan
Manitoba cattle producers have expressed concern about a provincial government proposal requiring every farmer to belong to a general farm organization. The plan, still under discussion, would require all farmers in Manitoba to register their operations and select a general farm organization to belong to. Producers would then pay a mandatory direct membership fee instead
U. S. Checkoff Shenanigans, Again
When Benjamin Franklin noted in a 1789 letter to a friend that “…in this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes,” Franklin did not foresee the incestuous, billion-dollar-per-year commodity checkoff industry. If you farm or ranch in America, not even taxes are more certain than the beef checkoff, the pork
U. S. soy checkoff probed:
A USDA inspector will review a soybean checkoff program that’s been criticized as mismanaged and wasting money. U. S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said this investigation will take at least a year. The checkoff collected about US$140 million in 2008 from farmers who contribute 0.5 per cent of market price from each bushel of soybeans.
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