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Pullet farmers seek answers after marketing agency denied

The government turned their application down, but hasn’t given a reason

By Alex Binkley May 20, 2014

Canadian pullet producers are trying to find out why their application for a national marketing board was denied by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “We are awaiting the official written response from the minister’s office in that regard and in the meantime we are considering our options,” said Andy DeWeerd, chairman of the Pullet Growers of

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

FNA gets into cash advance administration

By Allan Dawson March 23, 2012

Ontario’s ACC wants to expand in the West, but only into crops that aren’t covered now, says Jaye Atkins

Farmers taking out cash advances on their crops this year will see some changes in who is administering the programs. As the Canadian Canola Growers Association expands its administration to take over the crops formerly handled by the Canadian Wheat Board, a new player has emerged to manage the program for several commodities in Ontario

Cereals, Opinion, Poultry

Is Supply Management Next?

By Allan Dawson September 22, 2011

The Conservative government s decision to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly has supply management s critics in the media, business and academia sharpening their knives. Not surprisingly, the detractors are saying it s also time for an open market in milk, eggs, chicken and turkey. If marketing freedom and open markets are good

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Canola Pool, Maybe. Wheat? Probably Not

By John Morriss August 11, 2011

As we pointed out last week, opponents of the CWB monopoly are doing their best to distance themselves from the reality that ending the monopoly means ending the board altogether. They are throwing out red herrings claiming that the CWB would still be around in some fashion, including one that the board could run a

Cereals, Crops

Getting Agriculture Some Recognition In The Federal Election

By Alex Binkley April 7, 2011

Grain Growers of Canada was the first farm group to pitch farm policies to the parties competing in the May 2 election. President Stephen Vandervalk asked the party leaders “to make agriculture a key part of your election platform. Recent issues like food prices, food safety, biofuels and sustainability have created public interest in agriculture.”

News

Pullet Growers Seek Separate National Agency

By Ron Friesen March 17, 2011

Canada’s supply management industry could have a new member if efforts by pullet growers to form a national marketing agency succeed. Pullet farmers are asking the Farm Products Council of Canada to grant them Part 2 Agency status under the Farm Products Agencies Act. The move, if granted, would recognize pullets as a separate sector

Livestock, Poultry

Rethink Farm Support, Former Farm Economist Says

By Alex Binkley January 20, 2011

Government farm aid is being misspent on farmers who don’t need the help, and Ottawa and the provinces are misguided in their support for supply management, according to a man who was once the voice of Quebec’s powerful Union des Producteurs Agricoles. Instead of subsidizing farm incomes, governments should “support agricultural entrepreneurship in order to

Crops

Kiwi Mischief Behind Trade Pact Claim

By Alex Binkley May 13, 2010

Trade experts wonder if there’s some Kiwi mischief behind claims that objections from dairy farmers kept Canada out of the initial round of negotiations on a pan Pacific trade agreement. A slew of stories appeared in the mainstream media in mid-April, citing no one in particular, about how Canada was excluded from 2006 talks involving

Opinion

Peak Does Damage Control

By Laura Rance-Unger April 22, 2010

Peak of the Market did some serious damage control late last week when it negotiated a so-called “cease fire” in what had come to be known as this province’s Potato Wars. The marketing agency for Manitoba’s potato and root crops was in an untenable position – under attack by a vocal coalition of locavores dedicated

News

Peak Calls Truce In Spud War

By Ron Friesen April 22, 2010

“This is in place right away. We’re not going to enforce anything else.” – LARRY MCINTOSH Trevor Schreimer figured something was up when he and other members of the Manitoba Potato Coalition met with Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers earlier this month to lobby against Peak of the Market’s new regulation governing small potato growers. “He

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

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