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The Question Now, Is How?

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The federal Conservatives made no secret of their plans to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly if given a majority. Canadians, including the vast majority of Prairie farmers, gave them the mandate. So no one should be surprised if they do what they said they would, despite the results of CWB director elections. You don’t
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

CWB Single Desk To End, But When?

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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
Cereals, Oilseeds, Opinion

I Want My Money Back

I strongly object to the efforts of the Manitoba Canola Growers to put canola under the Canadian Wheat Board “Marketing survey not supported” (Co-operator,April 14). Canola has been a great, profitable success story for Prairie farmers and putting it under the CWB would only threaten this success.
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Marketing Survey Not Supported

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The canola growers’ associations in Saskatchewan and Alberta are distancing themselves from efforts from a group of Manitoba growers who want to try marketing the crop through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). Last week the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) ran a survey in the Manitoba Co-operatorand Western Producerasking how many tonnes of canola farmers
Cereals, Crops

Getting Agriculture Some Recognition In The Federal Election

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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.”
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Mar. 31, 2011

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Data collection:Rural community foundations will benefit from federal funds helping them collect annual data on how their communities are surviving. Vital Signs portraits measure the vitality of local communities using selected social and economic trends and evaluating areas having a significant impact on the quality of life, such as health, environment and education. A $200,000
Cereals, News

Flood Fears Prompt Grain Movement

Farmers are taking advantage of a Canadian Wheat Board program to move stored grain out of areas at risk of flooding this spring. As of March 18, 100 Manitoba producers had signed up to move 24,000 tonnes of grain, mostly wheat, off flood-prone farms and into elevators, the CWB said. Most of the signup is
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Will Farmers Support Voluntary CWB Canola Marketing?

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Western farmers will soon be asked whether they’d like the option to voluntarily market canola through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). A survey will be distributed via farm newspapers and the Internet this month or early next month, Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) director Butch Harder told about 70 farmers here March 15 at the
Cereals, Crops

Elite Barley Producers Share Ideas

The “Elite Barley, Canadian Malting Barley Grower Recognition Program,” recently named the 10 farmers selected by industry as top producers for the year. The goal of the program is to promote grower best management practices for malting barley, and showcase the value that malt and malt barley bring to western Canadian agriculture and the Canadian
Cereals, News

Conference Board Of Canada Issues Report On Grain Transport

Giving the grain-handling and transportation sector a more commercial orientation would improve its efficiency and speed up the movement of wheat from terminals to ports, says a report issued by the Conference Board of Canada. “The greater flexibility allowed by regulators has helped to address some of the industry concerns, with the result that performance

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