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CWB Is Buying Boats

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The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) defended its controversial decision to buy into the Great Lakes shipping fleet last week, saying it will ultimately mean higher returns for farmers. The board’s goal is not only to get the best returns for farmers, but to cut their costs too, said CWB chair Allen Oberg. Oberg said the
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Crossing Regulations Inked, Abandonment Still Undecided

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Aprotocol for crossi ng pipelines has been established, but the contentious issue of pipel ine abandonment is still undecided, members of the Manitoba Pipeline Landowners Association (MPLA) heard at a meeting last week. Dan Hacault, an MPLA director, said that the new regulations that were hammered out by the National Energy Board late last year
Crops

PotashCorp To Restart Anhydrous Plant

Citing much-improved margins, fertilizer giant PotashCorp said Feb. 1 it will launch an 18-month, US$158 million startup process for its idled anhydrous- processing operations in southern Louisiana. The Saskatoon firm in 2003 suspended ammonia processing at Geismar, south of Baton Rouge, citing prohibitively high prices for the natural gas used to make anhydrous. It kept
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St. Joseph Wind Farm Nears Completion

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Manitoba’s newest wind farm may be up and running in six weeks, weather permitting. All 60 wind turbines at the site should be fully commissioned by the end of February unless winter storms delay construction, said Amin Shakill, project manager for Pattern Energy Group LP, which owns and operates the project. As of last week,
Cereals, News

CGC Seeks A Doubling Of Fees

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The Canadian Grain Commission wants to more than double its service fees in anticipation that Ottawa will soon cut back support for the agency. Under the proposal, fees, which have been frozen since 1991, could average $1.80 a tonne, up from about 70 cents, said CGC spokesman Remi Gosselin. “We are getting 50 per cent
Hogs, News

In Brief… – for Dec. 23, 2010

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Strikes doused:Collective bargaining disputes involving unionized part-time rural firefighters would be settled by binding arbitration and no work stoppages would be permitted under proposed legislation introduced this month by Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard. “This legislation will ensure that all unionized firefighters are treated the same and that work stoppages don’t affect public safety
Cereals, Crops

CFA Still Pushing For Rail Costing Review

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Taking action on the Rail Freight Service Review report is important but so is curbing excessive railway charges for grain shipments, says Humphrey Banack, vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA). A rail costing review is needed “right away because every year we wait, farmers pay millions of dollars too much for rail service,”
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Dec. 16, 2010

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Ukraine extends export quotas:Ukraine’s government on Dec. 8 extended grain export quotas, set to expire on Dec. 31, until March 31, 2011, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted Farm Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk as saying. “The question is resolved. The quotas are extended by the decision of the government,” Prysyazhnyuk said. Ukraine’s Economy Ministry said earlier it
Dairy cattle, Livestock

National Milk Pool Urged To Soften Dairy Import Risk

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Volatile fluid milk prices in the United States show the need for a national all-milk pool in Canada, Manitoba dairy farmers were told last week. A combination of low U.S. prices and a strong loonie could allow fluid milk to enter Canada despite high import tariffs, according to the head of the Canadian Dairy Commission.
Cereals, News

Wheat Board Director Tips Off Alberta Grains Council

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Aleaked email shows that Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director Henry Vos tipped off the Alberta government about a CWB barley study, but it’s not clear whether he has breached confidentiality rules. That can only be determined by the directors if it comes to their attention, said board spokesman and retiring District 9 director Bill Nicholson.

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