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Private Member’s Bill Aims To Save Railway Sidings

By Allan Dawson September 29, 2011

Aprivate member s bill aimed at saving railway sidings so farmers can use them to load producer cars was introduced in the House of Commons Sept. 21. I think this has pretty broad support among those people who represent rural constituencies, says Liberal MP Ralph Goodale, who is behind bill C-28, an act to amend

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Ritz’s Efforts Praised By Fellow MP

By Allan Dawson August 4, 2011

Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback praised fellow Saskatchewan MP and Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz for his hard work promoting markets for Canadian farmers, while speaking at the Canola Council of Canada’s annual meeting here July 27. “I think if you look at beef markets in particular and the price of cattle where they were

Cereals, News

Wheat Board Should Get On With New Role: Richardson

By Rod Nickel July 14, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board should not receive ongoing government help after its grain-marketing monopoly ends, but needs to quickly plan for a new role, the head of Richardson International Limited, Canada’s second-largest grain handler, said on July 7. Canada’s Conservative government, which holds a majority of seats in the House of Commons, plans to pass

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Cwb Vote Issue Heads To Court

By Allan Dawson June 30, 2011

Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) is asking the Federal Court to block the federal government from abolishing the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) statutory single marketing authority for wheat and barley. The FCWB, a coalition of farmers and other Canadians in support of a democratic, farmer-controlled CWB, was to apply for a judicial review

Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Jun. 16, 2011

June 16, 2011

Ritz is wrong Gerry Ritz, the agriculture minister is claiming the recent election is a plebiscite on the future of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). I call this B.S. In case Ritz wasn’t aware, the election was about many issues, the least of which in the mind of the majority of voters was the fate

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Ritz Committed To Promoting Trade

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2011

Gerry Ritz says if reappointed agriculture minister in Stephen Harper’s new majority Conservative government he’ll continue to push to open markets around the world for Canadian farmers. “We’re also expanding the Market Access Secretariat,” Ritz said in an interview May 3. “We’re going to put actual agricultural people in consuls around the world where we

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CWB Repeats Its Conditions For Approving GM Wheat

By Allan Dawson April 7, 2011

A number of conditions must be met before the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) will support the introduction of genetically modified (GM) wheat in Canada. “We feel there needs to be rules put into place,” District 10 CWB director Bill Toews told farmers here last month. “Before any of that happens there has to be an

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Farmers Worry About Budget Cuts To Agriculture

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

Prairie farm organizations fear major cuts to agriculture spending in the upcoming federal budget. A projected $418.6-million decrease in net Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada spending for the coming year has farm groups worried the March 22 budget will contain bad news for western Canadian farmers. “It’s the wrong time to be backing away from agriculture

Cereals, Crops

Some CGC Fees Proposed To Increase More Than 400 Per Cent

March 10, 2011

Farmers and grain companies could suffer sticker shock when they see the new fees the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is proposing. For example, the CGC is proposing a fivefold increase for inward grain inspection. If endorsed, the CGC will charge $107.50 a car to grade wheat as it enters a terminal elevator instead of the

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Voluntary CWB Proposed In Bill C-619

By Allan Dawson February 17, 2011

Ontario MP Bruce Stanton has introduced a private members’ bill to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s singledesk marketing authority. Bill C-619 would give farmers the ability to “opt out” of having to market their wheat and barley destined for export or domestic human consumption through the CWB for at least two years at a time.

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Private Member’s Bill Aims To Save Railway Sidings

Ritz’s Efforts Praised By Fellow MP

Wheat Board Should Get On With New Role: Richardson

Cwb Vote Issue Heads To Court

Letters – for Jun. 16, 2011

Ritz Committed To Promoting Trade

CWB Repeats Its Conditions For Approving GM Wheat

Farmers Worry About Budget Cuts To Agriculture

Some CGC Fees Proposed To Increase More Than 400 Per Cent

Voluntary CWB Proposed In Bill C-619

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