Book review: If you like agriculture and history and wanted to know more about the rise and fall of the Canadian Wheat Board, the new book by former CWB farmer-director Ken Motiuk is a good read.
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New book reveals details leading to CWB’s exit
Lee Hart reviews Culture of Control by Alberta farmer Ken Motiuk
What’s happening with your shares in G3?
How your stake in the equity trust set up for Prairie farmers sits today
Glacier FarmMedia — An owner of G3 Canada it may be, but Farmers Equity Trust won’t be a suitor for Bunge’s separate ownership stake in G3, if Ottawa decides to require a sale as part of its review of Bunge’s proposed takeover of Viterra. “The trust has no cash resources to invest that way, and […] Read more
Farmers’ CWB class action lawsuit gets certified
Suit claims federal government wrongly used farmers' money to help privatize the Wheat Board
A class action lawsuit alleging the government of Canada and G3 Canada Ltd. unlawfully used millions of farmer dollars to privatize the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has been certified after wending its way through the courts for 10 years. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Chris Martin delivered his written judgment Tuesday in Winnipeg, clearing the […] Read more
CWB class-action suit a step closer to litigation
Manitoba Court of Appeal overrules lower court, allows case to seek certification
A proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government and G3, alleging millions of dollars of farmers’ money was improperly used to privatize the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) in 2012, is a step closer to certification and litigation, says Stewart Wells, chair of the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board, which is backing the suit. The […] Read more
Former federal ag minister Don Mazankowski, 85
Long-time Alberta Tory MP deemed a 'minister of everything'
A private memorial is planned for long-time Alberta MP Don Mazankowski, whose work in the cabinets of prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark included a stint as Canada’s minister of agriculture. Mazankowski, the MP for the east-central Alberta riding of Vegreville from 1968 to 1993, died late Tuesday at age 85, his family said […] Read more
How grain companies are changing the numbers: Part 2
Know grain handling and cleaning charges to negotiate better prices
In my last column, I discussed how total grain production and total grain exports have not increased dramatically over the last five years. So why are grain companies building new facilities over this same time period? Grain handling is a volume and numbers business. If grain companies don’t handle the volume, they need to “change […] Read more
Former Conservative ag critic won’t run again
A former Conservative agriculture critic best known for his work on the Canadian Wheat Board file won’t return to the House of Commons after this fall’s election. David Anderson, MP for the southwestern Saskatchewan riding of Cypress Hills-Grasslands since 2000, announced Monday he won’t seek re-election on Oct. 21. Anderson, 61, didn’t give a specific […] Read more
Editor’s Column: Cashing in on the cash advance
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
CWB class action suit takes step forward
A proposed class action lawsuit against the federal government and G3, alleging farmers’ money helped privatize the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), is another step closer, says Anders Bruun, one of the lawyers working on the suit. In a written ruling released Monday, Master Shayne Berthaudin of the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench ruled against the […] Read more
Grain marketing changes over time
After all of the changes over the past decades, do farmers have more price control?
When I started my first job at a farmer-owned co-op grain elevator 36 years ago, the only way a producer could get a price was by calling or stopping by the local elevator to see the daily bids. These only included grains like canola, rye and flax, as all wheats, barley and oats were under […] Read more
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