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(FIle photo by Allan Dawson)
Canola, Cereals, Crops

Grains sector continues to welcome transport legislation

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CNSC – Accolades from producer groups and others in the grain industry continue to roll in for the federal government’s upcoming transportation legislation. The planned measures were outlined this week by Marc Garneau, the federal transportation minister, in a speech in Montreal. The new legislation will allow reciprocal penalties in service level agreements between railway […] Read more
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Cereals, Crops

Proposed transportation legislation gets thumbs up from grain industry

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It might feel like Christmas came early for grain grower organizations, who have long been calling for reform of grain transportation regulations. The Federal government has promised to introduce legislation in early 2017 that is going to check some items off their wish list. Transport Minister Marc Garneau unveiled the federal government’s plans in a […] Read more
Moving on from the CTA Review
Crops, Features

Moving on from the CTA Review

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

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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
Columns

Reviewing the transport review

David Emerson't review of the transportation system isn't all great news for farmers

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I think it’s fair to say David Emerson’s transportation system review was a bit of a let-down for the grain sector. There were a few bright spots in the report. It suggests an infrastructure program to fund capital investments in short-line railways. Producer car shippers should have the same protection as other shippers, the report […] Read more
grain terminal at dawn
Cereals, Columns

Canada’s ever-changing grain scene

Understanding Market Bulls and Bears: Keep your eye on the changes underway in Canada’s grain and ag retail industries

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There are a lot of changes underway that will have significant impacts on the future of our grain buying and ag retail business. This is my second column on the Canadian grain scene. Viterra/Glencore We know the history behind Viterra/Glencore’s evolution from the days of the Prairie Pools to today’s corporate entity known as Viterra. […] Read more
A CN train near the Scott Research arm in Sask.
Cereals, Features

Is it time we scrapped that cap?

Prepare for the debate by reading the details about the Maximum Revenue Entitlement

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If you’ve been following the transportation debates, you’ve heard about the maximum revenue entitlement, or revenue cap. And that means you’ve probably heard a lot of contradictory, confusing, and outright false information about how the revenue cap works and how it affects rail service. While it’s a complex issue, there are facts to be found. […] Read more
The major Great Lakes ports serving farmers are Hamilton, Windsor, Sarnia, Goderich, Owen Sound, Johnstown, Port Colborne and Oshawa.
Crops, Features

Shipping grain through the Seaway

Investments and changing regulations are key to the future of the St. Lawrence Seaway

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Since 1679, commercial ships have plied the waters of the St. Lawrence moving goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. Today, 165 million metric tonnes (MT) of cargo is shipped through these waterways within North America every year. “The farming community is extremely important to our business and to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence […] Read more
A laker vessel sits docked at the grain terminal awaiting filling.
Crops, Features

PHOTOS: Your wheat, loaded up and ready

Your local elevator is not the last stop on your grains' journey to end markets

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These photos were taken by Dana Omland, grain merchandising manager for Ceres Global Ag Corp. Omland has been part of Ceres’ trading and risk management team since May 2015, when the company opened a grain merchandising office in Guelph, Ont. Omland took these photos in September. He said, “It really was a bit of history […] Read more
Torch River’s million-dollar loading facility has been running since June 2014. There are four bins, holding 14,000 bushels each.
Crops, Features, News

Torch River facility up and running

Starting short-line railways and local grain handling facilities is hard work, with a good pay-off

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Setting up a short-line railway takes a good deal of patience and determination, but Saskatchewan farmers are finding it’s a worthwhile endeavour. “I think at the end of the day this is definitely going to be well worth it to our farmers,” said Wayne Bacon, farmer and president of Northern Lights Rail. Northern Lights Rail […] Read more

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