Manitoba livestock producers now have until the end of this month to get in on a program to help pay to haul feed to their animals, or to haul their animals to feed. The deadline to apply for the transportation component of the Canada-Manitoba Feed and Transportation Assistance Program (CM-FATAP) has been extended to March […] Read more
Man. livestock feed transportation program extended
Some CGC Fees Could Increase More Than 400 Per Cent
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers and grain companies could suffer sticker shock when they see the new fees proposed by the Canadian Grain Commission. For example, the CGC is proposing a five-fold increase for inward grain inspection. If endorsed, the CGC will charge $107.50 a car to grade wheat as it enters a terminal elevator instead of the current […] Read more
Non-GM Glyphosatetolerant Flax By 2014?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glyphosate-tolerant flax that hasn’t been “genetically modified” (GM) could be on the market by 2014, according to James A. Radtke, vice-president of product development for Cibus, an American plant trait development company. If the $6-million project between Cibus, the Flax Council of Canada, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is a success, Canadian flax growers will […] Read more
CP Working To Improve Grain Service
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Pacific Railway says avalanches and more orders to move grain than were forecasted are why its service is slow. “We are working to understand capacity needs and we are focused on implementing service-reliability initiatives,” CP spokesperson Breanne Feigel said in response to complaints from the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA). “We are looking to […] Read more
CWB Earned $5.2 Billion In 2009-10
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) earned $5.2 billion in gross revenues in 2009-10 on the sale of 21 million tonnes of wheat, durum and barley, resulting in returns to Western Canadian farmers of $4.6 billion. Farmer returns were down from the previous two crop years, according to the CWB’s annual report released Feb. 18, but […] Read more
Wheat Board Vessel Purchase A Solid Business Case: Oberg
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canadian Wheat Board says its decision to buy two Great Lakes shipping vessels will mean mean higher returns and lower costs for farmers. CWB chair Allen Oberg of Forestburg said the decision to buy two new ships to haul Prairie grain to eastern ports will earn farmers $10 million a year, net of operating […] Read more
Farmers Of North America Address “Free-Rider” Problem
Reading Time: < 1 minute Membership has its privileges. That’s why Farmers of North America (FNA) has made changes to how it shares benefits so its members get more and “free riders” less. “The fact of the matter is prices drop just when there are (FNA) members in a community and prices will often be disciplined,” Bob Friesen, CEO of […] Read more
Push Back On Doubling CGC Service Fees
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s grain industry, including farmers, are questioning the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) proposal to go to full cost recovery by more than doubling user fees that have been frozen since 1991. Currently about half of the CGC’s $80 million budget comes from fees charged for its services, most of which are ultimately paid for by […] Read more
Railways (Sort Of) Under Revenue Cap
Reading Time: 3 minutes Neither national railway will be penalized for exceeding their revenue cap in the crop year that ended July 31, even though farmers paid about $6 per tonne more to ship their grain than the cap allowed. The railways collectively were $5.4 million or 17 cents a tonne under the Canadian Transportation Agency’s (CTA ) revenue […] Read more
Did CWB Director Share Inside Info With Alberta Grains Council?
Reading Time: 3 minutes A leaked email shows that Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) director Henry Vos tipped off the Alberta government about a CWB barley study, but it’s not clear whether he has breached confidentiality rules. That can only be determined by the directors if it comes to their attention, said board spokesman and retiring district 9 director Bill […] Read more
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