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Discover a new world with Columbus Wheat

Our History: February 1983

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 6, 2019

Columbus wheat was available for wide distribution in 1983, with attributes including yield higher than Neepawa, rust resistance and improved resistance to sprouting. Proposed changes to the Crow freight rate dominated news that month, with delegates to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting rejecting an acreage-based subsidy in favour of paying it to railways

Other, Our History

Wheat Board and ‘Crow’ in the headlines

Our History: January 1982

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 23, 2019

The wheat board and the Crow rate dominated the front page of our Jan. 28, 1982 issues. The Western Agricultural Conference of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture passed a resolution calling for the CWB’s Producer Advisory Committee to be replaced by a producer-elected board of directors, to which the CWB would be directly responsible. The

Our History

Crow era ends on the Prairies

Our History: November 1983

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 7, 2018

Our Nov. 24, 1983 issue reported the end of a long and contentious era in Prairie grain history when royal assent was given to a bill ending the Crowsnest freight rate. While the end of the below-cost rate may not have been welcomed by farmers, it was by CP Rail, which immediately announced it was

Our History

Just say no to Crow

Our History: June 1983

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 29, 2017

The Crow rate was a hot topic in June 1983. Jean-Luc Pepin, transport minister in the Pierre Trudeau government, had tabled a bill providing for annual payments to offset the money-losing rate, but debate continued on whether the payment should go to the railways (therefore only on grain shipments) or directly to farmers (which meant

Our History

Subsidy troubles run the gamut

Our History: April 1990

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 21, 2016

This Agricultural Diversification Alliance ad from our April 26, 1990 issue invited farmers to support a plan to lock in the $720-million annual Crow benefit payment by having it converted to a 25-year annuity paid directly to Prairie farmers instead of to the railways. The ADA argued that removing the subsidy on export grain would

Our History

Good interest rates on farm machinery purchases and the Crow rate

Our History: October 1981

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 22, 2015

If you were looking for a good interest rate on your farm machinery purchase in October 1981, you could take advantage of this offer at 16 per cent or less. That was a better deal than through FCC — our front-page story in the Oct. 15 issue reported that its rate increase to 16.75 per

Our History

Three decades earlier saw major concern of high interest rates

Our History: March 1980

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 26, 2015

This Prasco SuperSeeder advertised in our March 20, 1980 issue was one of the early entrants in the air seeder market, but unfortunately the company later went into receivership. High interest rates were a major concern, and we reported that Premier Sterling Lyon was concerned about the Bank of Canada’s new floating interest rate policy.

Cereals, Opinion

Editorial: Cell companies bad, railways good

By John Morriss December 4, 2013

Just as there’s good stress and bad stress, there’s good excitement and bad excitement. There’s the good excitement you get when watching the Grey Cup, especially if you’re a Riders fan. Then there’s the other kind of excitement (as in riled up) you got watching this year’s Grey Cup commercials about how the Harper government

Opinion

Canada’s grain freight regulations inhibit productivity

By Mary-jane Bennett June 5, 2012

The cost of railway infrastructure projects, such as the Rogers Pass tunnel or network acquisition, is staggering. In contrast, rail’s air, trucking and marine competitors have an advantage from the outset in not having to build or maintain infrastructure. And while rail can withstand underinvestment for years, eventually a lack of capital catches up and

Crops

CN Grain Revenue Over Cap: CTA

January 7, 2010

The Canadian Transportation Agency ruled Dec. 31 that Canadian National Railway (CN) earned too much money from hauling grain in the 2008-09 crop year and ordered it to hand over more than $700,000. Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), meanwhile, did not exceed the government’s grain revenue cap, the CTA said.CN’s grain revenue of $479,788,412 was $683,269,

Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9 per cent

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

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Canada’s annual inflation rate in June up slightly to 1.9 per cent

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

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Discover a new world with Columbus Wheat

Wheat Board and ‘Crow’ in the headlines

Crow era ends on the Prairies

Just say no to Crow

Subsidy troubles run the gamut

Good interest rates on farm machinery purchases and the Crow rate

Three decades earlier saw major concern of high interest rates

Editorial: Cell companies bad, railways good

Canada’s grain freight regulations inhibit productivity

CN Grain Revenue Over Cap: CTA

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