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Newly created buyer G3 to take majority ownership of government-owned CWB

Farmers can earn equity in CWB by delivering grain but it won’t be farmer controlled

By Allan Dawson April 23, 2015

When the Canadian Wheat Board had a monopoly to market western wheat and barley, grain farmers controlled its operation. But they didn’t own it. Now farmers who deliver grain to CWB can collectively own up to 49.9 per cent through a farmers’ trust, but they will have no control and little input. Control is with

Our History

CN says ‘thanks’, and Carman rallies in the face of low grain prices

Our History: April 1986

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 23, 2015

This CN ad from our April 24, 1986 issue thanked producers for attending its meetings across the Prairies that winter. Stories about low grain prices were prominent in the issue. The U.S. had launched the Bonus Incentive Commodity Export Program (BICEP), later renamed the Export Enhancement Program (EEP). There was speculation that the grain export

Crops

Streamlined cash advance program allows one-stop shopping

Grain and livestock farmers can get loans of up to $400,000, with the first $100,000 interest free

By Allan Dawson April 21, 2015

Canola farmers looking for a cash advance can now apply for it through the Manitoba Corn Growers Association if they like, or they can obtain a corn cash advance from the Canadian Canola Growers Association. Streamlining to the federal government’s Advance Payments Program means Manitoba farmers can now get cash advances for most crops with

News

Supreme Court kills $17-billion suit to compensate farmers for scrapped wheat board monopoly

However, legal action concerning allegations farmers’ money was wrongly used  to restructure the post-monopoly board can continue

By Allan Dawson April 20, 2015

The Supreme Court of Canada has quashed efforts to mount a class-action lawsuit claiming $17 billion in government compensation for the Harper government’s decision to end the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly. The court last week ruled it would not hear an appeal of a lower court’s decision last October to throw out most of the

Grain Markets, Markets

Canadian Prairie wheat bids drop with U.S. futures

Average Canada Prairie Red Spring (CPRS) bids were down by $17 to $19 per tonne compared to the week prior

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 17, 2015

Cash bids for Canadian wheat were down during the week ended April 10, as losses in the U.S. futures weighed on values. Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were down by $8 to $10 per tonne, with bids ranging from $200 per tonne in north-central Saskatchewan to $219 per tonne in Manitoba, according

Grain Markets, Market news

Seeding conditions swaying markets from day to day

An enthusiastic Canadian dollar is a drag on canola

By Terryn Shiells April 16, 2015

It was a fairly quiet period in grain and oilseed markets during the week ended April 10, with most futures prices moving lower amid a choppy spring pattern. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply-and-demand report was released April 9, providing some temporary direction for values, but the data was all for the 2014-15 crop

Cereals, News

Faller, Prosper wheat varieties receive three-year interim registration

The Canadian Grain Commission hopes to  assign them to a wheat class before harvest

By Allan Dawson April 16, 2015

Farmers have been given the go-ahead to plant American Dark Northern Spring wheats Faller and Prosper this spring after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency granted the varieties three-year interim registrations April 2. But it’s not yet clear which quality class they’ll be placed in. The Canadian Grain Commission expects to announce that before harvest. Western

Our History

Solway stock farm, and “Treatment of Stubbles for Wheat Growing”

Our History: April 1892

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 16, 2015

The cover of the April 1892 issue of the Nor-West Farmer and Miller featured an illustration of the Solway stock farm near Shoal Lake. “The proprietor, Mr. John Tizard, owns land in the vicinity to the extent of 3,200 acres. His land skirts the lake for 11 miles, and is peculiarly well adapted for grazing

Crops, Weather

U.S. spring wheat seeding ahead of average pace

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team April 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Hard red spring wheat planting in the U.S. is underway and advancing faster than average due to favourable warm, dry weather in many regions, according to the North Dakota Wheat Commission’s crop progress report. As of Sunday, 17 per cent of the U.S. spring wheat crop was in the ground, up from

Crops, Local news

On-farm scientific research saves Westman producers big bucks

What started off as a way to answer questions on one farm has evolved  into a research business other farmers can access

By Allan Dawson April 10, 2015

Adam Gurr says he and his partners have discovered a way to save more than a million dollars over their farming career, and they’re sharing it with others. Gurr, who farms 4,800 acres near Rapid City and Brandon with his father Barry and brother-in-law Stephen Vajdic, isn’t peddling a miracle product. Their money-saving discovery is

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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