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Members of Grain Farmers of Ontario sport a banner outside a provincial cabinet minister’s office in 2015. (File photo by Ralph Pearce)
Crops, Soybeans

GFO quits Grain Growers of Canada

Grain Farmers of Ontario flags national group's 'governance' and structure

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Grain Farmers of Ontario has dropped out of Grain Growers of Canada. The Ontario organization, which represents about 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers in the province, cited a lack of representation in the national policy group. GFO publicly announced its withdrawal in a news release on Thursday, days after it informed the […] Read more
File photo of an Alberta wheat field. (ImagineGolf/E+/Getty Images)
Crops, Machinery

Fraser: The case against carbon pricing for farmers

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The federal government continues to suggest the carbon tax imposed on Prairie farmers is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and may not be causing undue harm to the country’s agricultural sector. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks publicly about “special considerations” for farmers, while at the same time openly questioning carbon pricing’s effect on their […] Read more
A GSI grain drying system at Bashaw, Alta. (Grainews photo courtesy Western General)
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Prairie provinces react to Bibeau’s questions on carbon price impact

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Ottawa — The Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments continue attempts to convince the federal government’s carbon pricing program puts farmers at a disadvantage. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently suggested the carbon pricing system may not be disadvantaging farmers, questioning the impact of carbon pricing on agriculture, but saying she will continue to seek out more […] Read more
“On this and other trade agreements, those in the supply management sectors will be fully and fairly compensated, with many farmers in the dairy sector receiving their first cheques this month.” – Gov. General Julie Payette, reading from the Throne Speech. Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable
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Throne speech kicks off Parliament with nod to agriculture

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The federal throne speech opening the first session of Canada’s 43rd Parliament further committed the Liberal minority government to combating climate change, supporting natural resource sectors and removing international trade barriers. Including a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the speech, delivered Thursday in Ottawa, showed the government again demonstrating its commitment to a […] Read more
The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS file photo by Jade Markus)
Crops, Machinery

Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill

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The federal government’s latest commitment to restore and maintain rail service from the eastern Prairies up to Hudson Bay will involve $117 million over the next 10 years. Ottawa’s pledge follows the Aug. 31 announcement of a deal for a private/public partnership group to buy the Hudson Bay Railway line, which has been closed since […] Read more
The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)
Crops, Machinery

Proposed deal ‘fallen apart’ for Hudson Bay Railway

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An acquisition deal-in-principle for northern Manitoba’s Hudson Bay Railway appears to have collapsed and the line’s current owners warn the railway may now be down for yet another shipping season. Hudson Bay Railway (HBR), a subsidiary of Colorado-based shortline operator OnmiTrax, announced Tuesday “it now appears that this transaction has fallen apart.” The proposed sale […] Read more
Canada Bread has been complaining that since the CWB was dismantled, sourcing consistent quality of wheat has been difficult.
Columns, Hart Attacks

Canadian Wheat Board is missed

Changes to Canadian grading and specification systems causing concerns

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Oh, boy… the Canadian Wheat Board may be coming back! Not likely, I am just being an alarmist, but it was interesting to read in our sister pub — the Western Seducer — where some bread manufacturers are mourning the loss of some features the CWB offered. I haven’t heard too many complaints about the […] Read more

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