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Farmers, grain companies warn railways be ready to move a big crop

Western production could exceed the  five-year average

By Allan Dawson June 30, 2016

The prospects of another bumper crop this year have western Canadian grain companies and farm leaders warning the railways to be ready. They want to avoid a repeat of the colossal and costly backlog of 2013-14 when crop production set a new record by a large margin. “We know it’s going to be a big

Grain shippers say the now-extended temporary measures have stimulated competition within the system where before none existed.

Cereals, News

Grain-shipping measures extended one year

Grain companies and farm group welcome the move and vow to keep the pressure on Ottawa for a permanent solution

By Allan Dawson June 27, 2016

Pleased and relieved. That’s how western Canadian grain farmers and elevator companies are reacting to a one-year extension of emergency grain-shipping measures first implemented by the former Conservative government in 2014 to address a backlog in grain shipping. The four key provisions, which came into effect under the Fair Rail for Farmers Act, were set

Country Crossroads, Local news

Inglis Area Heritage Committee

Celebrating 20th anniversary this  year and launching a campaign

By Judy Bauereiss June 15, 2016

The Inglis Area Heritage Committee is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Its mandate is to sustain, maintain and enhance the National Historic Site (as of 1996) of the only row of five restored wooden grain elevators in the world. Every year hundreds of visitors come to the site, open for public tours from June

News

Grain elevator group gives Emerson report thumbs down

After careful consideration, the WGEA concludes the report is flawed because it wrongly assumes rail competition exists in Canada

By Allan Dawson June 9, 2016

The association representing the largest grain handlers in Western Canada is breaking its silence and giving the Emerson report on transportation a failing grade. The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) represents the six major grain firms and approximately 90 per cent of the West’s grain handle. WGEA says the fundamental issue appears to be that

Crops, News

Parliamentary summer break looming with emergency shipping measures not yet extended

By Allan Dawson June 9, 2016

The federal government has said it wants to extend some of the emergency provisions aimed at improving grain shipping by rail before Parliament breaks for summer later this month. The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) is pleased with the government’s commitment, but will remain uneasy until it’s done, WGEA executive director Wade Sobkowich said in

A small, abandoned grain elevator in Fannystelle, along Highway No. 2 in the Rural Municipality of Grey, was once operated by local lumber, coal, and grain merchant Richard H. Stevens (1896-1978).

Country Crossroads

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: May 2016

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 27, 2016

In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator

Grain and other bulk commodity shippers are voicing concerns that Canadian railway capacity is no longer up to the job of moving product to export markets reliably.

Crops, News

Railway capacity worries exporters

Shippers say the railways have been whittling away at their own capacity for years  and that’s affecting Canada’s national economic security

By Alex Binkley May 11, 2016

As bulk shippers contemplate future growth in their shipments, their concern over whether Canada’s major railways are up to the job is also growing. Jim Everson, Soy Canada’s executive director, says agriculture and resource sector shippers are concerned CN and CP may not have the capacity to deal with larger volumes. All the resource-based industries

A small wooden grain elevator in the village of Underhill, in what is now the Municipality of Grassland, was built in 1908 by the Underhill Farmers’ Elevator Company. One of three elevators operating here by 1917, its ownership was transferred to the provincial government in 1911, then leased and in 1926 purchased outright by United Grain Growers. In 1966, it was sold into private ownership. Graffiti on its side said “Burn Me Please.” It appears someone obliged and the elevator was gone by  the mid-1990s.

Country Crossroads, Local news

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: April 2016

The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 2, 2016

In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator

News

Grain transport emergency provisions extended

Provisions that were set to expire August 1 have been extended another full year

By Alex Binkley April 29, 2016

The federal government is extending emergency grain-shipping provisions for another year. The provisions, which included weekly mandatory minimum grain-hauling levels, compensation to shippers for failing to provide service and extended interswitching that encourage competition, were set to expire August 1 with the end of the current crop year. Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Agriculture Minister

Country Crossroads

VIDEO: Domain of the Prairies

By Shannon VanRaes April 21, 2016

Experience a birds-eye view of the former Manitoba Grain Pool elevator in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, now used for private grain storage.

Daily Network News

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn end lower on broad commodities slump

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