Canadian Canola Growers Association Archives

One advantage to the Advance Payments Program is that producers only repay the cash advance as they sell the product they took the advance against.

Cash advances eases interest rate pain

The federal government's Advance Payments Program offers interest free farm loans

By Angela Lovell February 21, 2019

Over 10,000 producers use the Canadian Canola Growers Association’s (CCGA) cash advance program every year. The program advances around $1.5 billion annually, mainly to grain and oilseeds operations. CCGA is one of largest administrators of the Advance Payments Program (APP) to Western Canadian producers. The APP is a federal government program made available through Agriculture […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Cashing in on the cash advance – Part II

By Leeann Minogue December 6, 2018

Rick White was in Ottawa when I talked to him in early November. Rick is the executive director of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, and he was in Ottawa lobbying on behalf of western Canadian farmers. He called me from Ottawa rather than waiting until he was back at the CCGA office in Winnipeg because […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Cashing in on the cash advance

By Leeann Minogue August 27, 2018

On August 23, when you heard the Alberta Wheat Commission is going to start offering cash advances through its new program, FarmCash, you probably looked up from the swath you were combining, thought, “that’s nice. More cash advances.” then turned to check your yield monitor. When it rains, take time to consider this news. It […] Read more

Canola, Cereals, News

Grain transportation mostly smooth in January

CN hopper car demand up, while CP car demand down from previous year

By Lisa Guenther February 6, 2017

Grain movement has been relatively smooth for much of January, according to the latest numbers from the Ag Transport Coalition. Canadian National (CN) has supplied over 90 per cent of hopper cars order between January 8th and 21st, according the Coalition’s reports for grain weeks 24 and 25. Canadian Pacific (CP) filled 73 per cent […] Read more

Crops, Features

Moving on from the CTA Review

The Canadian Transportation Act has been reviewed, but changes are not finalized

By Lisa Guenther May 30, 2016

The Canadian Transportation Act Review has wrapped, but it’s far from a done deal. The federal government could shelve the report, but that’s unlikely given the stakeholder interest, says Steve Pratte, policy development manager with the Canadian Canola Growers Association. It’s also unlikely that the government will implement recommendations without consulting first, he adds. In fact, Transport Minister […] Read more

Crops, Features

Devil may be in the contract details

A grain contract should work both ways to protect the buyer as well as the seller

By Lee Hart September 29, 2015

It may seem like just a lot of fine print, but farmers are urged to read and understand the whole document before finalizing a contract when selling any commodity, says a manager with the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA).* Farmers need to know their rights, and they also need to understand any clauses that may […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Three things to read in your grain contract

By Jennifer Blair, GFM Network News September 11, 2015

Do you read your grain contracts from front to back? If so, you’re one of the few who do. A University of Manitoba study found only 17 per cent of Canadian farmers read their whole grain contracts — and that’s a mistake, says a grain industry expert. “For every grain buyer out there, the terms […] Read more

Canola, Wheat & Chaff

Navigating canola organizations

A quick summary of provincial and national organizations

By Leeann Minogue March 19, 2015

In past columns I’ve written about research levies and wheat industry associations. Today: canola. You might be asking, “Why are there so many organizations with ‘canola’ in their name?” Here’s a quick summary. Provincial canola organizations If you want to get involved in canola research and policy, start by paying attention to your local provincial […] Read more

Cereals, Features

Ten things to know about grain contracts

Cheryl Mayer explains 10 steps to better understanding and profiting from your grain contracts

By Leeann Minogue February 20, 2015

In a 2013 study, Jared Carlberg, a professor at the University of Manitoba, found that only 17 per cent of farmers read their entire grain contracts. This matters. How can we know whether or not we’re getting a good deal if we don’t know the details in the documents we’re signing? At a session at […] Read more

Features

Getting paid for the oil

Canola growers are talking about “component pricing”— getting paid  for your canola based on the amount of oil in the seed 

By Rebeca Kuropatwa February 20, 2014

Some canola growers have been considering the possibility of “component pricing” for their canola, that is, receiving payments based on the oil content of the canola they deliver. Oil is what the crushers want. Should they pay more for canola seed that contains more of it? Canola oil content Canola oil content varies from year […] Read more

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