Maggie, me and the CWB
My grandmother always referred to Margaret Thatcher as "that horrible woman."
That attitude…
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Trade, trade, trade – and complications
I was rather delighted while covering the Canada Grains Council's annual meeting on Wednesday…
Debate over MP independence has a complicated context
Through almost 20 years, Alberta MP Leon Benoit has not built a reputation in Ottawa as a…
Trade dependent
Trade dependent. Holy Crap. Canadian farmers are.
This Yodalike wisdom uttered from my…
U.S. trade harassment presents Manitoba’s weanling hog producers with terrible choices
In the wake of the American decision to double-down on the trade-harassing effects of COOL (Country…
Conservative bully tactics at ag committee becoming unseemly
Since the Conservatives won their majority two years ago, one of the most noticeable changes at the…
Piggyback markets: when stocks-to-use means squat
Wanna know why Canadian traders, analysts and farm newspapers often seem to obsess about U.S. crops…
2013: the Ultimate Year for Crop Marketing and Hedging
Well, farmers, you're facing the ultimate year for crop marketing and hedging in front of…
Grainworld Day Two: prairie crops slip, sliding away as good times give farmers lots of great opportunities with big crops?
Day two of Grainworld, Canada's biggest crop outlook conference, seemed to have two themes running…
Controversy over senator residency misses the real point
Since the glory days of political journalism, the 1972-73 Washington Post pursuit of the Watergate…
