I went through the mountain of comments I received on a couple recent blogs dealing with the Canadian Wheat Board (okay so far there have been five, but I go for quality and not quantity). Following the first blog June 20, “The Canadian Wheat Board needs to realize the tribe has spoken”: Richard writes: “The […] Read more
Farmer thoughts on CWB columns
Further reflection on the CWB future
Nothing bugs me more than when facts and a good counter-argument conflict with or confuse my views. Does that spoil a party or what? I’m not saying that after now reading Allen Oberg’s speech on what’s ahead for the Canadian Wheat Board reverses my thoughts from a couple days ago (i.e. June 20 blog – […] Read more
CWB needs to realize “the tribe has spoken”
Canadian Wheat Board chair Allan Oberg may need a trip to the woodshed to help him move forward with his thinking on CWB reform, rather than dwell on the 75-year-old past. I didn’t hear Oberg’s speech to Canadian Wheat Board “supporters” at the Farm Progress Show in Regina last week, but I did watch his […] Read more
Western Grains searches for new exec. director
The organization that has been supporting development of new wheat and barley varieties in Western Canada for 20 years is looking for a new executive director. The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) based in Saskatoon hopes to have a short list of candidates to consider by early July, says board chairman Keith Degenhardt. And WGRF […] Read more
How To Build A Better Bin Yard
Doug and Troy Prenevost have been working the last few years to develop a more centralized and convenient grain-handling and storage system on their southern Alberta farm. It’s nothing fancy in terms of big bins, legs or grain transfer systems, but the father and son, who farm north of Lethbridge near Lomond, have put together […] Read more
Turn Your Bins Into A Dryer
Harvey Aberhart was impressed with how well a Fast Dry grain bin drying system worked last fall and winter on his eastern Saskatchewan farm and he’s even more anxious to see how new moisture-sensing cables now installed in those bins, will improve drying accuracy. He’s planning to add a third Fast Dry bin this fall. […] Read more
New CWB Will Have To Prove Its Value
While it is clear the newly elected majority Conservative federal government is proceeding with plans to revamp the Canadian Wheat Board, western farmers contacted for this month’s Farmer Panel are just waiting to see what unfolds. Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz, who was reappointed to that post by Prime Minister Steven Harper following the early May […] Read more
Beef Production Along The Mississippi
If you’ve ever been interested in how beef is produced and crops are grown along the Mississippi region of the southern U.S., the Foothills Forage Association in Alberta is organizing a 10-day all inclusive tour in late November through Mississippi and Louisiana. This is a 10-day, nine-night escorted agricultural tour that leaves Calgary November 30 […] Read more
Beef production along the Mississippi
If you’ve ever been interested in how beef is produced and crops are grown along the Mississippi region of the southern United States, the Foothills Forage Association in Alberta is organizing a 10-day all inclusive tour in late November through Mississippi and Louisiana. This is a 10-day, nine-night escorted agricultural tour that leaves Calgary November […] Read more
The End of the Canadian Wheat Board Lotto
Man, people didn’t wait for the body of the Liberal Party of Canada to cool Monday night (May 2) before I began seeing the odd Twitter message (Tweet) wondering when the new Conservative majority government will move in to revamp the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) . One farmer near Picture Butte, Alberta said he was […] Read more
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