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Industry surprised grain act amendments don’t go further

By Allan Dawson October 26, 2012

Most of the amendments to the Canada Grain Act tabled in the House of Commons last week were expected. What wasn’t is that the changes cutting the 100-year-old Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) role in the grain industry were buried in the controversial 457-page omnibus budget implementation bill. The legislation doesn’t change the CGC’s mandate or

Cereals, Opinion

Letters, June 7, 2012

June 8, 2012

Farmers own CWB assets Gerry Ritz, once again, attempts to justify the confiscation of the contingency fund and other assets of the Canadian Wheat Board single desk, “Contingency fund not owed to farmers” in the May 31 issue. He is correct in stating that the fund was not generated by the CWB’s “normal” pooling operation

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Snake-oil versus innovation

By Allan Dawson June 5, 2012

Most farmers would scoff at the notion of replacing their nitrogen fertilizer with maple syrup. But Manitoba Agriculture soil fertility specialist John Heard was able to make a convincing argument using some creative interpretation of data. In 2009, Heard conducted a trial comparing the impact of a special “growth enhancer” derived from Acer negundo on

News

Feds put CP back to work

June 5, 2012

The Canadian government will force striking workers at Canadian Pacific Railway back to work with fast-track legislation to end the strike, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said May 28. “We’re proposing legislation today to protect our recovering economy and resume rail services,” Raitt told the House of Commons a day after the latest round of talks

News

Canada’s electoral boundaries are set to change

April 20, 2012

Elections Canada has launched reviews of Canada’s electoral boundaries in each province as is required every 10 years under the Elections Act. Under the rules for allocating seats among provinces, Manitoba is entitled to 14 seats in the House of Commons, which is the same number of members of Parliament who represent the province today.

Cereals, News

New twist in wheat board legal battle

By Allan Dawson January 24, 2012

The battle over the future of the Canadian Wheat Board has moved off the farm, out of the parliamentary chambers and into the courts. Two new court actions were launched early in the new year, including a class-action lawsuit claiming $15.4 billion is owed to farmers upon the dismantling of Canadian Wheat Board assets. “The

Cereals, News

German Grain Trader Toepfer Expands Into Canadian Special Crops

November 10, 2011

Germany s largest grain trading house, Alfred C. Toepfer International, said Nov. 3 it is taking over two Canadian trading companies, giving it its first processing facilities in Canada. Toepfer, whose majority shareholder is Archer Daniels Midland said it has bought Western Grain Trade Ltd. and Western Grain Cleaning &Processing Ltd., which are Saskatchewan-based processors

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, 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, News

Harper Orders Wheat Board Out Of The Way

By Rod Nickel October 13, 2011

Canada s Conservative government will pass legislation very soon to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly on marketing western wheat and barley for milling or export, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Oct. 7, strongly warning the board to get out of the way. Harper, in Regina, Saskatchewan for the announcement for construction of Western

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Industry surprised grain act amendments don’t go further

Letters, June 7, 2012

Snake-oil versus innovation

Feds put CP back to work

Canada’s electoral boundaries are set to change

New twist in wheat board legal battle

German Grain Trader Toepfer Expands Into Canadian Special Crops

Marketing Freedom Bill Hits House

Legislation To End CWB Monopoly Being Tabled This Week

Harper Orders Wheat Board Out Of The Way

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