Farmers frustrated that initial grain price payments do not reflect current high market levels should blame the Canadian What Board and not the government, says the federal agriculture minister. “The first application was done improperly so a good portion of the blame for the delay goes right back to the wheat board itself,” agriculture minister […] Read more
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Conservatives accused of CWB meddling
Appreciate animals for their animal attributes
Zenyatta is the talk and the toast of horse racing circles. The six-year-old mare was undefeated until last Saturday, when she ran her last race before retirement and finished a close second. Her career tally is 19-1. Breeders, owners and other keen judges of horseflesh laud Zenyatta’s conformation, height and stamina as reasons for her […] Read more
Churchill posts busy season
A busy shipping season at the port of Churchill has come to an end. The vessel Nikator left port Nov. 2 carrying 26,000 tonnes of durum bound for Nigeria, bringing the shipping season to a close. Total shipments for the year, including Canadian Wheat Board and non-board grains, were 656,298 tonnes, the second highest tonnage […] Read more
Hardpan’s new foe: the radish
FARGO, N.D. – If tile drainage and deep rippers are too rich for the budget, maybe a good crop of radishes can solve hardpan and salinity problems. Gerald Bosse says it works for him on his farm in southeastern North Dakota. A decade of too much rain on the Bosse farm has created expanding alkaline […] Read more
Man. hog producers test needle-free injection
Manitoba hog producers are acting as guinea pigs for the rest of the Canadian industry to see how well needleless medication injectors work. More than 100 producers have been using the developing technology, which the industry hopes can eventually eliminate the problem of broken needles in meat. “From a food safety perspective, it’s an excellent […] Read more
Lest we forget … appreciate sacrifices veterans made
Today is Remembrance Day, a day set aside to honour those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of others. It was first held in 1919 to mark the end of the First World War on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. What can we do to remember the gift […] Read more
Candidates avoid the ‘O’ word
Not a single one of the candidates running in the Canadian Wheat Board elections is publicly endorsing an open market. None of the 13 candidates describe themselves as supporters of marketing choice, a dual market, a voluntary wheat board, marketing freedom, or any of the other terms commonly used to describe an open market. Eight […] Read more
Slagging the board
For some time now, private market commentators have slagged the Canadian Wheat Board. These attacks alternate between the puppet farm organizations like the wheat or barley growers and the direct trade-paid market commentators. Commentator John De Pape, as a former Cargill employee and a tireless promoter of margin trading activities, is one of these CWB […] Read more
Sask. looks at adding parks
Saskatchewan people like to camp, particularly in provincial parks. And so do many visitors to the province, says the provincial government. The tourism, parks, culture and sport ministry is in the early stages of identifying possible locations for new parks to meet the growing demand. Parks minister Bill Hutchinson said it’s too soon to say […] Read more
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