Ken Motiuk, a grain farmer from Mundare, Alta., has written a book about Canada’s grain industry and the Canadian Wheat Board.
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Farmer shares his perspective on Canadian Wheat board demise
Semi-retired producer from Alberta argues in new book that eliminating orderly grain marketing has been a success story
Farmers retain role in G3 thanks to CWB legacy
Feds set up trust for producers when wheat board turned into G3 Canada, but farmers’ share has been steadily shrinking
SASKATOON — Farmers Equity Trust will not be one of the suitors for Bunge’s ownership stake in G3 Canada if the government forces the sale of those shares as part of its review of Bunge’s proposed takeover of Viterra. “The trust has no cash resources to invest that way, and we’re not permitted under the […] Read more
Grain marketing debate was long and heated
A clash of visions between open and controlled markets dominated the prairie ag landscape for much of the last century
Murray Fulton didn’t hesitate when asked to identify an overarching theme in grain marketing on the Canadian Prairies over the last century. “It’s the big question — should you rely on markets, or should you rely on some kind of more controlled system, whether it’s co-op owned, or government controlled?” said the University of Saskatchewan […] Read more
