Three Prairie crop commissions announce funding will come from producer checkoffs paid to their provincial associations
REGINA — Funding commitments from producer organizations to a new Cereals Canada facility should help secure money from other sources, including governments, said chair Brett Halstead. Last week, Alberta Grains, SaskWheat and Manitoba Crop Alliance announced a collective contribution of $13.2 million to the proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) in Winnipeg. Grain Farmers of […] Read moreTag Archives Cereals Canada
Provincial associations commit funds to new facility
REGINA — Four organizations announced funding for the planned Global Agriculture Technology Exchange in Winnipeg Sept. 17. Alberta Grains, SaskWheat, Manitoba Crop Alliance and Grain Farmers of Ontario will contribute $13.4 million to the project known as Gate. All are members of Cereals Canada, which has proposed the $102 million building to advance Canada’s position […] Read more
Watch spray timing this year
Late seeding this year will require producers to watch pre-harvest intervals for any pesticides they apply. “That’s really critical, especially this year,” said Ian Epp, an agronomy specialist and market access and pesticides lead with the Canola Council of Canada. “There are a lot of products that have one- or seven-day PHIs (pre-harvest intervals), but […] Read more
Cereals Canada must turn its attention to governance
For summer holiday reading, I’m recommending my wife read Brian Hayward’s The Great Chair. It’s a book about proper and effective board governance, written by Hayward, the former longtime Agricore United chief executive officer and chair of a number of non-agricultural companies. My wife is the kind of person who ends up on a lot […] Read more
Cereals Canada board ‘strongly supports’ new building
WINNIPEG — Saying its refreshed board of directors “strongly supports” its plans for the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, Cereals Canada is now trying to turn its vision into reality. “It will allow us as Cereals Canada to maintain our globally recognized best-in-class expertise needed for today’s global markets,” chief executive officer Dean Dias said June […] Read more
Cereals Canada moves forward with building plans
Cereals Canada is moving ahead with its plans to build the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange. “The board of directors strongly supports Cereals Canada, including the vision for GATE,” chair Brett Halstead said in a June 27 news release. Related story: Membership crisis rocks Cereals Canada The new building planned for downtown Winnipeg in the heart […] Read more
Membership crisis rocks Cereals Canada
WINNIPEG — Several members of Cereals Canada are on the verge of quitting the organization, jeopardizing plans to build a major new ag tech centre in Winnipeg. The official launch of the funding campaign to establish the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) has been postponed, with Cereals’ Canada’s June 27 board meeting expected to clarify […] Read more
Wheat growers question need for new building
If you repeat it, if you say it louder, if that’s your talking point, people will totally believe it,” stated former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna. It seems supporters for a new agriculture building in Winnipeg bought into this infamous diatribe. Related story: Under one roof? Not so fast We have heard over and over […] Read more
Under one roof? Not so fast
A proposal to bring some of Winnipeg’s scattered agriculture industry organizations and institutions under one roof has provoked chatter and at least one denunciation. The idea, broached by Cereals Canada but not made public, has been around for years. It apparently grew from a desire to bring together a critical mass of crop industry players […] Read more
Keep It Clean urges caution with product use
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s nearly impossible for farmers to stay on top of the varied regulations set by various countries where their grain may be destined. Fortunately, Canadian farmers have an easy-to-follow tool to help them navigate these murky waters. “What we produce here in Canada far exceeds our domestic demand, so we need to […] Read more
