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A direct-fired system using an NAD fan with supplemental heating (in this case, propane). Researchers were surprised to find direct systems were not as efficient as indirect ones.

What’s the best bang for your grain-drying buck?

No one really knows for sure but a research project is looking for answers

By Jeff Melchior July 29, 2020

As producers know all too well, grain drying can be very expensive. But what isn’t known is which grain-conditioning system offers the most bang for the buck. “There’s a real gap in the understanding of the efficiency of — for example — natural air-drying (NAD) systems with supplemental heating,” said Lorne Grieger of the Prairie Agricultural Research Institute, which

File photo of Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew speaking to reporters on June 30, 2020.

News, Other

NDP criticizes ‘ballpark’ figures on carbon tax cost of grain-drying

The official opposition is arguing that the province should have gathered better data before fighting for grain dryers to be exempted from carbon tax

By Alexis Stockford July 27, 2020

Manitoba’s official Opposition says the province should have done more to quantify farm carbon tax cost before entering the ring with the federal government. Why it matters: Farmers in Manitoba say the carbon tax took a significant financial chunk out of their wallets given the surge in grain drying last fall — and farm groups

Manitoba farmers say grain drying costs are significant and the carbon tax is adding insult to injury.

News, Other

According to ag-minister Bibeau, carbon tax on grain drying insignificant

"It comes back to competitiveness and what makes sense and it seems in this industry and in this country right now we are just shooting ourselves in the foot..." – Warren McCutcheon

By Allan Dawson June 17, 2020

“Frustration.” That’s the word Bill Campbell and Warren McCutcheon both independently used to describe their reaction to federal agriculture minister Marie Claude Bibeau saying the carbon tax collected from farmers’ drying grain is so small an exemption isn’t warranted. “It’s frustrating when she asks for the data (on grain drying costs) and she won’t be

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Conservative ag critic John Barlow discussed the impact of carbon pricing on farm expenses when Bibeau addressed an agriculture committee meeting on June 10, 2020. (Video screengrabs from Parl.gc.ca)

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Carbon pricing not having ‘significant impact’ on grain drying, Bibeau says

Conservatives, ag groups dispute government's numbers

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News June 13, 2020

Ottawa — Grain drying costs an average of $210 to $819 per farm in carbon taxes, according to federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Her department used data provided by grower groups – including Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) – to arrive at the figures. The federal estimate

An excavator works on Parliament Hill on Oct. 22, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Patrick Doyle)

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Ottawa roundup: Carbon tax, Grain Act review, Horticultural Council AGM

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News March 16, 2020

Despite much of the world’s focus being on slumping stock markets and a global pandemic, there are several recent developments out of Ottawa related to agriculture: Canada Grain Act Canada’s Treasury Board has identified the Canada Grain Act as a piece of legislation in need of regulatory reform. This has been on the federal Liberal

Farmit Manitoba, Oilseeds

The canola calamity

A hard harvest and tough storage season underline the need for a plan

By Spencer Myers February 26, 2020

Last fall’s “harvest from hell” was like a laundry list of what could go wrong. First there was a drought for much of the growing season reducing yields. Then as harvest approached, Mother Nature turned on the taps at just the wrong time and kept them on. Throw in a Thanksgiving snowstorm and you’ve got

Crops, Weather

Carbon tax an eight per cent hit on net income, APAS says

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff February 6, 2020

The average Saskatchewan farmer can expect to lose about eight per cent of his or her annual net farm income to the federal carbon tax to 2020 — and 12 per cent in 2022, the province’s general ag group says. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan on Monday released new estimates on the financial impacts

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: Lobby power

By Gord Gilmour January 30, 2020

I’m sure at some point or another most farmers have felt their voice is never heard in public policy debates. There’s a germ of truth to it, mainly because of the demographic realities. When less than two per cent of the population is a member of any particular group, they’re always going to struggle to

Maurice Melnyk (right) of Penner Farm Services fields grain dryer questions from a potential customer during Ag Days 2020.

News, Other

Calls mount for grain drying exemption on carbon tax

Manitoba’s government and farm groups hope that Ottawa will be swayed by hard numbers on grain drying carbon tax cost

By Alexis Stockford January 30, 2020

[UPDATED: Jan. 30, 2020] Maurice Melnyk of Penner Farm Services doesn’t need anyone to tell him that carbon tax hit farmers hard this fall — he’s seen enough grain drying bills. Dryers are Melnyk’s business, being the grain-handling sales specialist at the Blumenort farm dealer. The carbon tax has been a common complaint among his customers. “Because of

News

KAP pegs carbon tax cost for grain drying at $1.7M

Both Keystone Agricultural Producers and the province are hoping the federal government will give ground on a carbon tax exemption for grain drying

By Alexis Stockford January 21, 2020

Keystone Agricultural Producers says carbon tax cost corn producers $1.7 million in grain drying last fall. It’s money the provincial government says they shouldn’t have to pay. Both the province and Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) are pushing for a carbon tax exemption for grain drying, following 2019’s wet harvest. During his comments at Ag Days

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What’s the best bang for your grain-drying buck?

NDP criticizes ‘ballpark’ figures on carbon tax cost of grain-drying

According to ag-minister Bibeau, carbon tax on grain drying insignificant

Carbon pricing not having ‘significant impact’ on grain drying, Bibeau says

Ottawa roundup: Carbon tax, Grain Act review, Horticultural Council AGM

The canola calamity

Carbon tax an eight per cent hit on net income, APAS says

Editor’s Take: Lobby power

Calls mount for grain drying exemption on carbon tax

KAP pegs carbon tax cost for grain drying at $1.7M

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