Farmers who sell wheat, durum and barley through the CWB can now make deliveries to any grain elevator on the Prairies. CWB president Ian White confirmed Aug. 7 that the voluntary wheat board has reached commercial grain handling agreements with 10 more companies, including Paterson Grain, Parrish & Heimbecker, Weyburn Inland Terminal, Prairie West Terminal, […] Read more
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CWB gains elevator, port access
Modern cattle require less feed, water
Modern beef cattle are models of efficiency. Better genetic selection, improved nutrition, pasture management and disease control have created a beef animal that uses 80 percent less feed and 88 percent less water to achieve market weight compared to animals in the past. An efficient animal is also environmentally friendly because it releases less methane, […] Read more
Growers seek new pulse specialist in Manitoba
Vacancy hurts high value crop, say producers Former specialist promoted two years ago but not yet replaced; others are filling in
Manitoba Agriculture needs to fill a long neglected job vacancy, says a provincial farm group. The Manitoba Pulse Growers Association wants the province to hire a new pulse crop specialist to replace the one who got promoted more than two years ago. “I would like to see that position filled as soon as possible,” said […] Read moreGrain commission sampling program targets crops exported in shipping containers
The Canadian Grain Commission has announced two new programs aimed at assuring the quality of Canadian grain shipped in containers. The Accredited Container Sampler Program and the Certified Container Sampling Program were launched Aug. 1. The voluntary programs are designed to address industry concerns and ensure that the grain shipped in containers meets the expectations […] Read more
Pay-back time for growers assisted by Hay West
Ten years ago, prairie livestock producers were putting their names into a lottery that didn’t cost them a dime but in some cases may have saved their herds. It was 2002, a year of drought on the Prairies but abundance in Eastern Canada. It was the year of Hay West, brainchild of producer Willard McWilliams […] Read more
Ottawa stretches concept of input to breaking point with farm program talks
Federal and provincial agriculture officials and their political bosses have been discussing the next five-year farm program framework for at least two years. They are down to the last weeks with the final details not decided but the outline clear — farm support programs will be radically changed, support levels reduced and emphasis switched to […] Read more
Pat on the back to us on design, photos, writing
William DeKay, the guy with the eye at The Western Producer, has scored his hat trick. It may not be a trio of goals seen by the world at the Olympics, but in the world of agricultural journalism, it’s gold medal stuff. For the third year in a row, Bill has been named photographer of […] Read more
Unsung heroes at the equipment parts counter
The lineup at the parts counter was long and many of the farmers were impatient. Behind the desk, three people were rushing around trying to serve each customer in turn, but there’s nothing simple about farm equipment parts. “The last thing on my list is some fingers for a Hart-Carter pick-up reel,” said the producer […] Read more
Roundup Ready canola threatens soybean crops
Negates rotation benefit | Glyphosate resistant canola brings disease into the field
CARMAN, Man. — Volunteer canola is causing headaches for Roundup Ready soybean growers in Manitoba. It is a difficult weed to manage when soybeans and canola are both resistant to glyphosate, according to Paul Gregoire, a graduate student at the University of Manitoba who explained the problem during a recent field day at the U […] Read moreLogistics give grain companies plenty to ponder
New marketing era, new issues | Private firms take over from the CWB in co-ordinating sales and shipping routes
Executives from major grain handling companies say the transition to an open marketing environment has been a smooth one so far. However, there are unanswered questions about how the industry will evolve, particularly when it comes to grain movement. “To a large extent, the move from a single desk to an open market environment is […] Read more
