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Tories Tap Farmers For CWB Committee

By Alex Binkley November 3, 2011

The Conservatives have tapped their Prairie bench strength to serve on a special legislative committee that will review the bill to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly over wheat and barley sales. There was nearly endless political jockeying over the bill, with NDP MP Pat Martin charging it was a conflict of interest for

Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Oct. 27, 2011

By Duncan Geisler Ashern October 27, 2011

We welcome readers comments on issues that have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator.In most cases we cannot accept open letters or copies of letters which have been sent to several publications. Letters are subject to editing for length or taste. We suggest a maximum of about 300 words. Please forward letters to ManitobaCo-operator, 1666DublinAve.,Winnipeg,

Cereals, News

Conservatives Pull Out All Stops To Ram CWB Bill Into Law

By Alex Binkley October 27, 2011

CO-OPERATOR CONTRIBUTOR / OTTAWA The Conservatives have the legislation to strip the Canadian Wheat Board of its wheat and barley monopoly on a forced march through Parliament. Second reading debate began Oct. 19 and was set to conclude Oct. 24 as theCo-operatorwas going to press. The government will use its majority to give the bill

Cereals, News

Marketing Freedom Bill Hits House

By Allan Dawson October 27, 2011

When Bill 18 the Grain Marketing Freedom for Farmers Act becomes law, the board s 10 farmer-elected directors will be fired and the five remaining government-appointed directors, including current president and CEO Ian White, will be in charge. Grain companies will be allowed to forward contract wheat, durum and barley for the 2011-12 crop year.

Cereals, News

Millions For Churchill

By Allan Dawson October 27, 2011

The Port of Churchill is getting millions of federal dollars to help it adjust to an open market starting Aug. 1, 2012. Eighty-five per cent of the total traffic, and almost all of the grain exported through Prairie Canada s only seaport, comes from the Canadian Wheat Board. Last year it exported 659,000 tonnes of

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Ottawa Backs Push To Increase Exports Of Organic Foods

October 27, 2011

STAFF / The federal government is spending $195,000 to promote Canadian organic products abroad. The money will go to the Canada Organic Trade Association to enhance the industry s competitiveness in global markets, said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Canada s organic farmers produce some of the world s most wholesome and healthy food, and are

Cereals, Crops

Legislation To End CWB Monopoly Being Tabled This Week

By Allan Dawson October 20, 2011

Legislation to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly was to be tabled in the House of Commons Oct. 18, but the board is fighting back and is urging farmers to fight too. (Agriculture) Minister Ritz and Prime Minister Harper would like you to believe that this is a done deal, wheat board chair Allen

Cereals, Opinion

The Grain Trade Must Step Up

By John Morriss October 20, 2011

Throughout its history, this newspaper s editorial position has been that Prairie farmers are better off economically by selling wheat and barley through the Canadian Wheat Board. That has not changed, but since the board s end seems inevitable, we have recently focused not on saying don t do it but rather on emphasizing just

Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Oct. 20, 2011

October 20, 2011

We welcome readers comments on issues that have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator.In most cases we cannot accept open letters or copies of letters which have been sent to several publications. Letters are subject to editing for length or taste. We suggest a maximum of about 300 words. Please forward letters to ManitobaCo-operator, 1666DublinAve.,Winnipeg,

Cereals, News

Ottawa Accused Of Revising Wheat Board History

By Allan Dawson October 20, 2011

Regardless of how western farmers feel about the Canadian Wheat Board s (CWB) single desk today, the vast majority strongly supported it when it was created in 1943 and for years after, says Duke University history professor, John Herd Thompson. The Manitoba-born academic accuses Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz of trying

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Tories Tap Farmers For CWB Committee

Letters – for Oct. 27, 2011

Conservatives Pull Out All Stops To Ram CWB Bill Into Law

Marketing Freedom Bill Hits House

Millions For Churchill

Ottawa Backs Push To Increase Exports Of Organic Foods

Legislation To End CWB Monopoly Being Tabled This Week

The Grain Trade Must Step Up

Letters – for Oct. 20, 2011

Ottawa Accused Of Revising Wheat Board History

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