In a post-monopoly world, the Canadian Wheat Board will disappear altogether, or it will become the "eBay" for grain exports by bypassing the grain-handling system with container shipments. Or it will become something in between. It all depends on who was talking at the recent two-day conference here organized by the universities of Saskatchewan, Regina, […] Read more
Conference explores life after the CWB monopoly
Frozen wheat lawsuit goes against CWB
The Manitoba Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling finding the Canadian Wheat Board liable for negligent misrepresentation in a 1983 wheat sale and must pay $4.6 million in damages, plus costs. The Dec. 14 ruling by Chief Justice Richard J. Scott stems from a trial held in 2009. Wheat board spokeswoman Maureen […] Read more
CWB fusarium programs to disappear
Farmers plagued with fusarium head blight are likely to see deeper discounts in the wake of the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly, the board’s agronomist Mike Grenier says. “I think you’ll see deep discounts pretty quickly on an individual year,” Grenier said during the recent 7th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight. “I guess you just […] Read more
Experts see CWB legislation entering legal limbo
A parliamentary expert says federal plans to change the Canadian Wheat Board are likely on hold until the courts have had their final say on last week’s ruling in favour of opponents. "The federal government can get the legislation through Parliament, but they won’t be able to implement it as long as it’s before the […] Read more
Farmer-Elected CWB Board Holds What
Reading Time: 3 minutes With a mix of sadness and resignation, the Canadian Wheat Board s farmer-controlled board of directors held what will likely be their last meeting at its Winnipeg headquarters Nov. 24. It was a bit of a historic occasion I guess, said board chair and Alberta farmer Allen Oberg. Thirteen years ago, control of the organization […] Read more
World Wheat Prices Set To Slide
Reading Time: 3 minutes The heady days of high wheat prices could soon be history. The world is not short wheat, said ProFarmer Canada market analyst Mike Jubinville in an interview Nov. 17. There is as much wheat in the world today as there has ever been in human history. World wheat ending stocks are projected to be 202.6 […] Read more
Farmer-Elected CWB Board Holds What
Reading Time: 3 minutes With a mix of sadness and resignation, the Canadian Wheat Board s farmer-controlled board of directors held what will likely be their last meeting at its Winnipeg headquarters Nov. 24. It was a bit of a historic occasion I guess, said board chair and Alberta farmer Allen Oberg. Thirteen years ago, control of the organization […] Read more
Historic Policy Change Loaded With Uncertainty
Reading Time: 4 minutes Next August 1 ushers in what is arguably the most radical policy shift in Western Canada s grain industry since the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly was created nearly 69 years ago. Western wheat, durum and barley farmers will have marketing freedom. What then? Farmers know how to price crops in an open market. But when […] Read more
Manitoba winter fertilizing ban begins Nov. 10
Did you know the last day to fall-apply fertilizer in Manitoba is Nov. 9? That’s how long Manitoba farmers who still plan to apply fertilizer this fall have to get the job done. Otherwise, they must wait until next April 10 under new regulations that came into effect last spring. Although the changes were announced […] Read more
Legislation to end the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly being tabled
Reading Time: 3 minutes Legislation to end the Canadian Wheat Board s monopoly was to be tabled in the House of Commons Oct. 18, but the board is fighting back and is urging farmers to fight too. (Agriculture) Minister Ritz and Prime Minister Harper would like you to believe that this is a done deal, wheat board chair Allen […] Read more
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