With the Canadian Wheat Board directors election here,some candidates are clearly communicating their position regarding the CWB, while others are not. It is important to know each candidate’s views and see they have the courage to publicly voice their convictions. Candidates who use rhetoric such as “moving forward, new direction, momentum, etc.” without clearly stating […] Read more
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CWB election – for Nov. 18, 2010
Producers get per-acre aid but wanted per-head help
Saskatchewan agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud delivered welcome news to the province’s beleaguered livestock producers last week but did not come through with all the help producer groups had requested. Speaking at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities midterm convention in Saskatoon, Bjornerud announced $30 per acre for producers who have to reseed forage land damaged […] Read more
Charolais reigns supreme at Farmfair champion show
EDMONTON – A Charolais bull has been named grand champion for the first time at Farmfair International’s Supreme Show of Champions. The bull was led into the ring by Tyler Bullick of Prairie Cove Charolais, who leapt into the air waving his show stick when the judges slapped his animal on the hind end. “This […] Read more
Rodeo disaster averted
EDMONTON – Two pick-up men are being hailed as heroes after a rodeo bull jumped the fence into the stands and injured four people at the Nov. 12 Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton. Pick-up rider Gary Rempel of Fort Shaw, Montana, threw a rope onto the bull just as it leapt over the railing into […] Read more
Barley and the CWB
In a public commentary in Johnston’s Daily blog, Nov. 1, Allan Johnston reprints a claim by John De Pape stating the problem with the CWB single desk in barley is the international price is not translated into the domestic price. To directly quote Mr. De Pape: “This means that the local price of barley to […] Read more
Tax credit proposed for volunteer firefighters
Delegates passed a resolution to lobby the federal government for a $3,000 income tax credit for volunteer firefighters. The original resolution called for volunteer firefighters working more than 200 hours per tax year in emergency response or training to receive the credit. It was amended on the floor to reduce the number of hours to […] Read more
Cattle teach patience, life skills, says youth
EDMONTON –Shae-Lynn Hipkin wants a ranch full of horses when she grows up. If she gets over her “horse thing,” her next dream is to have cattle on this ranch. “I am really into cows,” said Hipkin of Sherwood Park, Alta., one of the many young cattle producers showing cattle at Farmfair International, held Nov. […] Read more
Rail service panel urged not to delay new rules
The federal rail freight service review panel shouldn’t wait until 2013 to decide whether to impose new rules on rail service, says the Canadian Wheat Board. “It is our view that the legislation and regulations be ready for implementation by November 2011 at the latest,” the board said in a submission to the panel last […] Read more
Farmers’ representation
Farmers are getting shafted. The Saskatchewan farmer continues to struggle without an effective voice in regard to agriculture policy. The individual commodity organizations are somewhat effective representing their individual commodities. The left and the right organizations have limited representation with individual membership. The only general farmer organization completely lacks credibility, with a president that no […] Read more
Delegates call for economic stimulus
Delegates to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities midterm convention passed a resolution calling for massive stimulus to the agriculture sector. The resolution called for SARM to lobby the federal government for a $250 per acre payment for farmers, in addition to whatever they would receive under crop insurance and AgriStability programs. It said the […] Read more
