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Crops, Weather

Grain groups give low marks to AgriStability tweaks

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Ottawa — A recent meeting of the country’s agriculture ministers failed in providing effective support for farmers facing challenges, Grain Growers of Canada chair Jeff Nielsen says. Only minor changes were made to AgriStability, the main priority item on the agenda for the Ottawa meeting held Tuesday. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her provincial
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Alone again, naturally

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For a brief and shining moment, Canadian agriculture truly was “this year’s model,” to quote singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. Just a year ago, the sector was the belle of the ball during the federal government’s annual budget, having for the first time in living memory, captured the imaginations of the nation’s policy-makers. At that point the
News

Grain shipping off the rails

Car fulfilment numbers are the worst they’ve been 
since the crisis of 2013-14

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The latest grain-shipping numbers are in and it would seem the situation is going from bad to worse. According to the Ag Transport Coalition, car order fulfilment by the two railways was only at 38 per cent of demand during the week of February 12 (grain week 29). CN only delivered 17 per cent of
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Crops, Livestock

Canadian agricultural exporters urge Trans Pacific Partnership without U.S.

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The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), added its voice to the long list of Canadian agricultural exporters urging the federal government to achieve a trade deal with the 11 remaining Trans Pacific Partnership members. The planned summit in Vietnam next week represents a unique opportunity for Canada to take the forefront in negotiations as the
Concept of making money agriculture
Cereals, Local news, Oilseeds

Support grows to keep deferred cash purchase tickets

KAP and the Western Grain Elevator Association say a proposal to end the option is bad for the grain sector

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Support to retain deferred cash purchase tickets for western grain farmers is building. Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) passed a resolution to that end at its advisory council meeting here April 20 to keep the option. The Western Grain Elevators Association (WGEA), which represents Canada’s six major grain elevator companies, also wants to keep deferred cash
The original 30-kilometre radius was intended for urban centres and moving product at port. It encompassed very few grain- loading facilities: six per cent had access at 30 kilometres. Now at 160 km, 92 per cent have access.” – Fiona Cook, Grain Growers of Canada
Cereals, News

Rail regulation vital to grain farmers

Temporary measures should be extended beyond next August because they’re forcing railways to be more competitive

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Prairie farmers pay the price when the railways fail to move their grain on time. That was the message farm leaders had too, to the Commons transport committee recently, as part of a pitch to extend temporary competition provisions introduced in 2014 beyond next August 1. “In the 2014-15 year Canadian farmers paid $1.4 billion
Canadian politicians
National news

Farm and food goodies in federal budget well received

Farmers will get an increased capital gains exemption when they sell the farm

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Farm groups are welcoming federal budget provisions that offer long-sought-after increases in the capital gains exemption on farm sales, the manufacturing equipment depreciation allowance and trade expansion programs. Increasing the capital gains exemption to $1 million from $813,000 has been on the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s wish list for years. Implementing it immediately will “have
grain cars at a grain elevator terminal
Cereals, National news

Feds extend railway grain-shipping targets

Most of the industry supports the move, but millers fear it will lead to domestic changes

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Ottawa’s last-minute decision to continue setting grain-shipping targets for the railways until March 28, 2015 has the support of western elevator companies and most farm groups, but not Canadian millers. “It’s good news that they are keeping the spotlight on grain transportation for this winter period,” Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator
canola seed in hands
Crops

Farmers’ groups speak out in favour of plant breeders’ rights

The national coalition says farmers’ ability to save seed is not affected by 
legislation strengthening plant breeders’ rights

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A coalition of farm and agriculture supply groups are defending federal legislation to update plant breeders’ rights from attacks by the National Farmers Union, environmental organizations and the United Church of Canada. Partners in Innovation includes the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and Grain Growers of Canada, the two largest farm organizations, as well as 15

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