I have a few words of enlightenment for Louise Waldman, a spokesperson for the Canadian Wheat Board, and Terry Boehm of the National Farmers Union regarding the CWB administration of the cash advance program. First we must bear in mind that it was a federal government program, not a CWB program. A number of years […] Read more
Stories by Roger Brandl
Real world?
I would like to comment on the “Trudeau taught” letter, (Open Forum, Nov. 11). I am sure the author of the letter of Oct. 28 was referring to the private sector, not a taxpayer-funded occupation as the real world. So Justin Trudeau was a teacher and is taking further education in geography. I guess when […] Read more
Input costs
When will the economics of the cattle business improve? Cow-calf producers in particular are asking this question and as you can see in the photo above, the cattle have queries as well. Joanne McQueen of Blue Ridge, Alta., sent this photo some time ago, and we’ve been waiting for the ideal time to use it. […] Read more
