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More Family Celebrates 125 Years Of Farming In Western Manitoba

By Daniel Winters November 3, 2011

During the rush to settle the Prairies in the 1880s, thousands flocked to the promise of free land. Some hoped to turn a fast buck on a piece of land, while others hoped to put down permanent roots. Colin Thomas More, who arrived in Winnipeg from Bruce, Ontario, in 1882 with his wife Elizabeth and

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Apples And Oranges Add Up To Bananas

By Laura Rance-Unger November 3, 2011

We ve observed over time that it s become increasingly difficult for civil servants to maintain that blurry distinction between policy and politics. But there can be no question that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has crossed the line with its marketing freedom website. It was undoubtedly pushed, but the result is the same. There can

Cereals, News

Tories Tap Farmers For CWB Committee

By Alex Binkley November 3, 2011

The Conservatives have tapped their Prairie bench strength to serve on a special legislative committee that will review the bill to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly over wheat and barley sales. There was nearly endless political jockeying over the bill, with NDP MP Pat Martin charging it was a conflict of interest for

Cereals, Opinion

The Grain Trade Must Step Up

By John Morriss October 20, 2011

Throughout its history, this newspaper s editorial position has been that Prairie farmers are better off economically by selling wheat and barley through the Canadian Wheat Board. That has not changed, but since the board s end seems inevitable, we have recently focused not on saying don t do it but rather on emphasizing just

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Water Woes Century Old

By Shannon VanRaes September 29, 2011

Shannon Stunden Bower is arguing for a damp look at Manitoba s agricultural history. The professor and author notes the image of the 1930s Prairie dust bowl still persists with many Canadians today, when in reality much of southern Manitoba is very wet, with poor natural drainage and frequent flooding. The first settlers embraced wet

Cereals, News

Brewers And Maltsters Fund Barley Research

September 22, 2011

he Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI) has announced a total of $92,000 in funding for five projects this year. BMBRI represents brewing and malting companies from Canada and across North America. We recognize that barley acreage has fallen over the past several years, and our members want to contribute to research what will

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

There Are Other Issues Than The CWB

By John Morriss September 15, 2011

Though you d hardly know it, the Canadian grain industry is facing issues other than the Canadian Wheat Board. For example, just what are the long-term prospects for Prairie wheat and barley exports, wheat board or not? That came to mind last week while reading Reuters reports on production and export activity out of the

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Futures Fend Off Weather-Related Bearishness

By Commodity News Service August 25, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform managed to recapture some upward price action during the week ended Aug. 19. Support stemmed from the rally experienced in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex, with a drop-off in farmer sales of canola into the western Canadian cash market also providing a firm

Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

Shhh… Don’t Tell The Canola Council

By Laura Rance-Unger July 14, 2011

We want to believe those promises of good things to come Western Canada’s way once the Canadian Wheat Board is outa’ the way. We really do. According to Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz, the CWB monopoly is weakening our clout in world wheat and barley trade. “What was once Canada’s signature crop has fallen behind,”

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

CWB Single Desk To End, But When?

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2011

It’s not a question of if, but when Stephen Harper’s majority Conservative government will kill the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly over western Canadian wheat and barley. The Tories have promised since 2006 to abolish the CWB’s statutory single desk, but were stymied until winning 167 seats in the May 2 election, giving them a solid

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Tag Archives Prairie — page 7

More Family Celebrates 125 Years Of Farming In Western Manitoba

Apples And Oranges Add Up To Bananas

Tories Tap Farmers For CWB Committee

The Grain Trade Must Step Up

Water Woes Century Old

Brewers And Maltsters Fund Barley Research

There Are Other Issues Than The CWB

Canola Futures Fend Off Weather-Related Bearishness

Shhh… Don’t Tell The Canola Council

CWB Single Desk To End, But When?

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