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Critical CWB Activity May Be Its Most Important

By Will Verboven October 21, 2010

Another Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director election is upon us and it seems a bit quiet so far. Considering the acrimonious position of the Conservative government on the CWB and its past meddling in its affairs, one almost expects some more political mischief from them sooner or later. On the other hand if they do

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MP Proposes National Food Day

By Alex Binkley October 14, 2010

Farmers should be as much a part of Thanksgiving as family gatherings and turkey dinners, says NDP MP Malcolm Allen who wants the Friday before the holiday to be known as National Local Food Day. Allen, the party’s food safety critic, presented a bill to the Commons Oct. 7 to authorize the change. It was

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KAP Awaits ‘Cost Of Capital’ Review – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 23, 2010

Farm groups say they won’t be snoozing when a study comes out next month on the arcane process of calculating railways’ cost of capital. Because if they snooze, they might lose and farmers will wind up paying more in freight rates. “I’m sure the railroads are saying there should be an adjustment In their cost

Cereals, News

CWB Directors’ Election Underway In Odd-Numbered Districts – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Allan Dawson September 9, 2010

Another Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) election is underway, but without the changes farm groups have called for or those recommended by a review panel five years ago. Eligible grain farmers in Districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 will elect fellow farmers to the CWB’s board of directors. District 9 covers western and northern Manitoba,

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Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 19, 2010

August 19, 2010

Jake was born in Romania. In 1930, with his wife Emelia, he immigrated to the Gilbert Plains area, eventually establishing a successful farm. He joined the co-operative movement and served as councillor of the R. M. of Grandview, contributing to significant road improvements. He believed in man’s rational capacity to work toward goals of fairness

Livestock, News

In Brief… – for Aug. 12, 2010

August 12, 2010

Bilingual cattle ID: The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) has launched the new French version of the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS). This bilingual resource is now available online at www.clia.livestockid.ca. The CLTS website will auto detect a computer browser’s language preference. The functionality of the French language version of the CLTS remains the same

Cereals, News

Regulator Dismisses Producer Car Complaint – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 12, 2010

CN isn’t bound by law to keep or operate a producer car site wherever one exists or a farmer wants one, the Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled. The regulator last week dismissed a level-of-service complaint filed late last year by Cam Goff, a central-Saskatchewan farmer and Canadian Wheat Board director. Goff’s December complaint followed Canadian

Cereals, News

Regulator Dismisses Producer Car Complaint – for Aug. 12, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 12, 2010

CN isn’t bound by law to keep or operate a producer car site wherever one exists or a farmer wants one, the Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled. The regulator last week dismissed a level-of-service complaint filed late last year by Cam Goff, a central-Saskatchewan farmer and Canadian Wheat Board director. Goff’s December complaint followed Canadian

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In Brief… – for Jul. 22, 2010

July 22, 2010

New faces at the NFU: The Saskatoon-based National Farmers Union has a new administration after incumbents Darrin Qualman and Terry Pugh resigned to pursue other opportunities. Ross Hinther, a Saskatoon-area cattle and organic grains farmer, is the NFU’s new director of research. Kevin Wipf, formerly a political science and public policy instructor at the University

Cereals, News

CFA Rejects NFU Presence At Pre-Ag Ministers’ Meeting

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2010

“I’ve been at meetings for years where CFA people have been around and I may be forceful and make my points but I’m certainly not confrontational. I think I know the difference.” – TERRY BOEHM The National Farmers Union (NFU) didn’t get to meet with provincial agriculture ministers last week because the Canadian Federation of

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Critical CWB Activity May Be Its Most Important

MP Proposes National Food Day

KAP Awaits ‘Cost Of Capital’ Review – for Sep. 23, 2010

CWB Directors’ Election Underway In Odd-Numbered Districts – for Sep. 9, 2010

Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 19, 2010

In Brief… – for Aug. 12, 2010

Regulator Dismisses Producer Car Complaint – for Aug. 12, 2010

Regulator Dismisses Producer Car Complaint – for Aug. 12, 2010

In Brief… – for Jul. 22, 2010

CFA Rejects NFU Presence At Pre-Ag Ministers’ Meeting

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