Ottawa must listen to farmers on CWB

Allen Oberg, a farmer from Forestburg, Alta., and chair of the Canadian Wheat Board’s board of directors, says farmers deserve a vote on the board’s monopoly The Canadian Wheat Board is the farmers’ marketing organization. As farmers, it exists for us. We control the organization through an elected board of directors. We pay all its […] Read more

CWB response

MP Brian Storseth’s March 31 letter begs a response on at least three fronts. First, a single desk is by definition an all-or-nothing entity. Everybody’s in, or the benefit bleeds away. Bill C-619 would do away with the single desk for prairie wheat and barley. Plain and simple, that’s not a decision that belongs to […] Read more

Otto agreement

It seems to me that Brian Otto and I agree on more than he might like to admit (CWB elections show need for changes,February 24). For a start, CWB directors would also have preferred a higher voter turnout in the recent CWB elections, especially as turnout in the 2008 director elections had reached a record […] Read more


CWB pricing

This summer’s rally in wheat prices has been a bright spot in an otherwise difficult growing season for most prairie farmers. During this challenging time, farmers need sound business and pricing information. The Canadian Wheat Board has been working to ensure farmers are alerted to potential opportunities in this volatile market environment. Recent comments from […] Read more