The ability to market grain without restraints imposed by the Canadian Wheat Board is enjoyed by Henry Vos, a former CWB director.  |  File photo

Elected CWB directors fail at governance

For the first time in my farming history, it’s near the end of October and all of the wheat I produced this year is delivered and sold. The CWB exercised authority over farmers’ wheat since 1943. Farmers were required to get a permit book under which grain deliveries were allowed. The CWB exercised stringent control […] Read more

We need CWB election reform – Opinion

Vos is a Canadian Wheat Board director who farms near Fairview, Alta. The Canadian Wheat Board voters list does not accurately reflect the farm community. It gives far too much clout to those who do not depend on farming as their main source of income. In the 2007-08 crop year, the CWB issued 84,403 permit […] Read more