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Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for May. 14, 2009

Open market would not change wheat acreage Would wheat acreage in Western Canada really soar if there were an open market for Prairie wheat? The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) says so, and points to Ontario as evidence. In fact, the general upward trend in Ontario’s wheat acreage began decades before the end of
Opinion

Viterra Strategy Short-Sighted

We sympathize with the community of Arborg and commend its attempt to save that great facility, the grain elevator. From every angle its demolition is a shame. For what benefits the farmer usually has a ripple effect right back up to the top, in this case Viterra. Fortunately not all multinationals
Cereals, Opinion

Viterra Attempts To Go Global

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Atakeover of Australia’s ABB Grains Ltd. by Viterra Inc. could transform the Canadian grain company into a global powerhouse, but it also runs the risk of repeating mistakes made in a previous attempt at foreign expansion. Viterra, Canada’s largest grain handler, has offered up to A$1.64 billion (US$1.16 billion) for ABB, a major Australian grain
Cereals, Crops

Increasing The Value Of Canadian Wheat

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Gregory Penner sees the removal of kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) as a turning point for western Canadian wheat production. With funding assistance from the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC), Penner and a team of scientists at NeoVentures Biotechnology Inc. are developing a wheat variety identification technology that can replace KVD for the Canadian Western Red
Cereals, News

Odds Against C-13 Becoming Law: CGC Chief

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Bill C-13, the proposed legislation to overhaul the Canada Grain Act is unlikely to become law, according to Elwin Hermanson, chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). However, he told the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) its study into alternatives to CGC security was not in vain. “I think the odds favour that the bill
Cereals, Opinion

Is This “Modernization?”

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR While appointments to the Canadian Wheat Board have traditionally been at a reasonable arm’s length from politics (at least until the director appointments were hijacked by the current government), it’s always been understood that things are different at the Canadian Grain Commission. Appointments have almost always been given to those with
Cereals, News

Arborg Trying To Save Its Elevator

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“Anybody I’ve talked to is very upset (about the prospect of losing the elevator). In fact, the words are as harsh as ‘it’s criminal.’” – BILL URUSKI Scott Sigvaldason isn’t prepared to let Arborg’s grain elevator be destroyed without a fight. The Arborg-area grain farmer and president of Wedge Farms Nutrition, an oat-processing firm, says
Cereals, News

Ports Of Churchill, Halifax Working Together

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A new agreement between the ports of Churchill and Halifax creates another option for exporting grain from the Prairies. Ever since Churchill started exporting grain in the 1930s, almost all of it sailed directly to the importing country. Now Churchill and Halifax will explore transshipments, with grain from Manitoba’s only seaport delivered to the terminal
Cereals, Crops

Wrong Wheat Delivery Fines Uncertain

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“Details have to be developed after the bill receives royal assent. Then we would draft corresponding regulations…. – REMI GOSSELIN A lot of western Canadian farmers are under the impression they’ll face big fines for delivering the wrong wheat to an elevator if C-13, a bill to amend the Canada Grain Act, becomes law. It’s
Cereals, Crops

New Bison Herbicide Competes With Liquid Achieve

Makhteshim Agan of North America, Canada Ltd. (MANA Canada), has announced the registration of Bison 400L. This is the first time that the active ingredient tralkoxydim has been introduced into the Canadian market since Liquid Achieve. Bison is registered for use in wheat (spring, winter and durum), barley and rye. It delivers excellent control of

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