Updated, Dec. 7 — Sweeping legislative changes to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s single marketing desk won’t be slowing down for a Federal Court ruling Wednesday that found those changes to be "an affront to the rule of law." One of the two court declarations requested Tuesday by a farmer group, Friends of the CWB, […] Read more
Federal judge rips Ritz’s plans for CWB reform
West considers shared livestock price insurance plan
While still well back from the study stage, Canada’s four western provinces are thinking out loud about sharing or standardizing a price insurance plan for cattle and hog producers. Alberta, which in the last two years has set up its own Cattle Price Insurance (CPIP) and Hog Price Insurance (HPIP) programs, has said it’s interested […] Read more
Editors’ Picks: Six killed in Kansas elevator explosion
Authorities in northeastern Kansas have confirmed and identified six men killed Saturday in a massive grain elevator explosion, in which grain dust is a suspected cause. The Bartlett Grain Co. elevator at Atchison, about 85 km northeast of Topeka, was rocked by a "large-scale explosion" at about 7 p.m. Saturday, city officials said. Reports have […] Read more
ICE plans new wheat, barley contracts for Oct. 2012 delivery
Winnipeg’s commodity exchange expects to have new contracts listed for milling wheat, durum and barley for October 2012 delivery if the Canadian Wheat Board’s single marketing desk ends next summer as planned. ICE Futures Canada on Wednesday laid out further plans for the new contracts, which it first proposed in May as the federal government […] Read more
Raw milk access a matter for consumers, not dairyman: Ruling
Getting handy access to unpasteurized or “raw” milk in Ontario will take a legal challenge by its consumers, not by a dairyman whose cows provide it, a recent court ruling finds. Judge Peter Tetley of the Ontario Court of Justice so ruled Sept. 28 in overturning most of last year’s acquittals on 19 charges against […] Read more
Manitoba to defend CWB status quo in ad campaign
Revised, June 13 — Manitoba’s provincial government has launched a three-week multimedia ad campaign urging Ottawa to reconsider its deregulation plans for the Canadian Wheat Board. Premier Greg Selinger announced the campaign Monday morning in Winnipeg, urging that the right to decide the board’s future be reserved for Prairie farmers — but also warning of […] Read more
Are you seeding yet? Let us know
Seeding still appears to be off to a flying stop in some cropland on the Prairies, while field reports in Eastern Canada suggest much better luck with planting. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) on Monday (May 16) reported “favourable weather” last week had allowed a “dramatic” increase in seeding progress, especially in Alberta, western Saskatchewan […] Read more
Following the funding, March 16-31
AGCanada.com here delivers a quick wrapup of 15 federal and federal/provincial ag-related funding announcements across Canada during the second half of March, up until the federal election call on Saturday. March 25 Pumped-up packer, Manitoba: The federal Slaughter Improvement Program has pledged a repayable contribution of up to $2.8 million for packing plant upgrades at […] Read more
Beef Agency Merger Back On Track
Reading Time: 2 minutes A proposal to merge Canada’s national beef checkoff agency with its domestic and international marketing bodies will continue, as the checkoff agency moves to take back its marketing roles. The National Check-off Agency – the nickname for the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency – announced March 11 it now has “clear […] Read more
Following the funding, March 1-15
AGCanada.com here delivers a quick wrapup of a dozen federal and federal/provincial ag-related funding announcements across Canada during the first half of March. March 15 Functional foods, Manitoba: The Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network, a brain trust made up of several research centres meant to “link the health benefits of Prairie-grown and -made foods to diets […] Read more