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Most Manitobans Support Keeping CWB Single Desk: Struthers

By Allan Dawson July 14, 2011

After connecting with Manitobans through a “virtual” meeting on the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) June 29, there’s no question most Manitobans support the board’s statutory single desk, Stan Struthers says. More than 70 per cent of respondents who voted over the phone favour that, Manitoba’s minister of agriculture, food and rural initiatives said in an

Cereals, News

More Than 5,100 Signed Petition For CWB Vote

By Allan Dawson June 30, 2011

As of June 24 more than 5,100 people had signed the Manitoba government’s online petition calling on the federal government to let farmers vote on whether or not to create an open market for wheat and barley Aug. 1, 2012. That figure doesn’t include those who have signed petitions in Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural

News

AgriRecovery Program For Unseeded Acres In The Works

By Allan Dawson June 30, 2011

Manitoba Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says his tour of flooded areas of southwestern Manitoba last week left him more determined than ever to get an assistance program in place by early July. “It’s a mess,” Struthers said in an interview after visiting Souris, Melita, Oak Lake, Deloraine, Whitewater Lake and Brandon June

News

Governments Scramble To Deliver Greenfeed Program

By Ron Friesen June 23, 2011

Ottawa and Manitoba are rushing to get an emergency greenfeed program for flooded cattle producers in place within the next two weeks. Time is tight because of the Oct. 4 provincial election. By law, the government may not announce a new program less than 90 days before the vote. That makes July 4 the deadline

Beef cattle, Livestock

New Manitoba Beef Producers General Manager Tackles Crises Head On

By Ron Friesen June 16, 2011

You might forgive Cam Dahl for wondering what he’s gotten himself into as the new general manager for Manitoba Beef Producers. Barely a few weeks into the job, Dahl finds himself in an industry beset with crises, the most immediate being record flooding. High water levels on Lake Manitoba and elsewhere are forcing cattle producers

Cereals, News

Struthers Opposes Ottawa’s Open-Market Move

By Allan Dawson June 9, 2011

With many Manitoba farmers struggling to seed this year’s crop, news that the Canadian Wheat Board’s (CWB) sales monopoly will end Aug. 1, 2012 comes at a bad time, says Manitoba Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers. “The last thing they needed was to have the federal Conservative government come along and run a knife through the

Country Crossroads

Manitobans Honoured For Community Leadership

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 12, 2011

Herm Martens, a well-known figure on Manitoba’s agricultural and municipal fronts was presented with an Outstanding Community Leadership Award at the recent Capturing Opportunities conference. Martens, who served as reeve of the RM of Morris from 1995 until last year, was honoured for his community service as chair of the Pembina Valley Water Co-op, the

Country Crossroads, Pulses

New Rural Economic Champs Appointed

April 28, 2011

The province has named 12 people to its Champions of the New Rural Economy program, designed to put rural innovators into contact with key business, community and government leaders, Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers announced at the Capturing Opportunities conference in Brandon. “It is my pleasure to recognize and announce these successful and energetic entrepreneurs who

Livestock, News

Cattle Insurance In The Works

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

The Manitoba government has set aside $200,000 for a livestock insurance pilot program for the province’s cattle producers. The allocation is hidden in the 2011-12 provincial budget brought down April 12 by Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk. TheCo-operatorlearned about it during briefings by Treasury Board officials in a media lockup prior to Wowchuk’s budget speech in

News

Pilot Projects Set For Interprovincial Meat Trade

By Ron Friesen February 17, 2011

Aseries of test projects allowing provincial abattoirs to sell meat to other provinces could soon go into effect. Nineteen pilot projects to permit interprovincial trading of meat products will soon be launched across Canada, federal and provincial agriculture ministers said last week. The move comes seven months after ministers at their last meeting promised to

Daily Network News

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U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives Stan Struthers

Most Manitobans Support Keeping CWB Single Desk: Struthers

More Than 5,100 Signed Petition For CWB Vote

AgriRecovery Program For Unseeded Acres In The Works

Governments Scramble To Deliver Greenfeed Program

New Manitoba Beef Producers General Manager Tackles Crises Head On

Struthers Opposes Ottawa’s Open-Market Move

Manitobans Honoured For Community Leadership

New Rural Economic Champs Appointed

Cattle Insurance In The Works

Pilot Projects Set For Interprovincial Meat Trade

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