Reading Time: < 1 minute Carmangay producer Kevin Auch is the new vice-chairman of Alberta Wheat Commission. Auch replaces Henry Vos as vice-chair. Vos remains on the board of directors, while Kent Erickson continues as chairman. “The AWC board of directors is made up of passionate people who have strong industry experience,” said Auch. “The AWC board has taken a […] Read more
Kevin Auch new vice-chair of Alberta Wheat Commission
Irma producer Kent Erickson continues as chairman of the organization
Website to shine a light on grain prices
Data updated on a daily basis for eight zones across the Prairies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Don’t know if your local elevator is offering a good price or not? There’s an app for that. Or at least there will be once www.pdqinfo.ca is fully up and running. The new website, created by the Alberta Wheat Commission with $743,000 in federal funding, aims to give farmers timely and accurate pricing data for […] Read more
New website to shed light on grain prices
Edmonton — Don’t know if your local elevator is offering a good price or not? There’s an app for that. Or at least there will be once www.pdqinfo.ca is fully up and running. The new website, created by the Alberta Wheat Commission with $742,725 in federal funding, aims to give farmers timely and accurate pricing […] Read more
Latest rail bill highlights the need for change, says farm leader
The $1.3-billion tab for moving last year’s crop shows ‘there will never be an open market,’ says Alberta Wheat chair
Reading Time: 4 minutes The final tally is in and Prairie farmers spent more than $1.3 billion on rail transportation in the last crop year. The average bill was $33.69 a tonne for the 2013-14 crop year (a drop of 30 cents per tonne from the previous year) and the total cost was almost exactly what’s allowed under federal […] Read more
Two-day course on hedging Prairie crops
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Canola Producers and Alberta Wheat commissions are co-hosting a two-day course on hedging Prairie crops. Attendees will learn from experts how futures and options relate to local cash prices for western Canadian crops, and how to manage price risks for their farms. The course, created in co-operation with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, will be held […] Read more
Crop sector starts its sustainability roundtable
As with beef, producers will be asked to document their practices, but carrying the system past the grain elevator may be tricky
Reading Time: 3 minutes The push for sustainability continues — and this time, it’s hit the Canadian crop sector. “End-users are looking to have a certified or verified supply chain that goes to the farm level,” said Kara Barnes, market development co-ordinator with the Alberta Barley Commission and a best practices specialist with the Barley Council of Canada. “Just […] Read more
Following the money: Farm leaders say it’s well spent
Saskatchewan and Manitoba aiming to keep admin costs below 15 per cent of spending — but their Alberta counterparts aren’t sure it can be done
Reading Time: 4 minutes Do Alberta’s wheat and barley commissions have a spending problem? The chair of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission suggested as much when he took a shot at GrainsWest, a magazine published quarterly by the Alberta Barley Commission and Alberta Wheat Commission. “You’ll not see us putting out a great big glossy magazine,” Bill Gehl said […] Read more
Wheat buyers pumped when Alberta farmers visit
Wheat buyers have all kinds of questions from mycotoxins and food safety to supply and crop data, and they also want to meet growers in person
Reading Time: 4 minutes When Lynn Jacobson went to Asia on a trade mission, he found his preconceived notions were completely wrong. “My preconception of what society was like over there was completely changed,” said the grain farmer from Enchant. “I thought they were 10 to 15 years behind us, but in some ways they’re 10 to 15 years […] Read more
AWC looking for directors and reps
Seeking nominations for Regions 2 and 4
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) is seeking nominations for two directors and three regional reps for Regions 2 and 4. “We are looking for individuals who are committed to advancing the interests of Alberta wheat producers and dedicated to further developing AWC’s strategic direction,” said AWC chair Kent Erickson. “It’s an opportunity to affect change.” […] Read more
Good times gone, farm aid back on the agenda
Alberta farm leaders have been cool to seeking additional aid, but wicked weather and plunging prices may be changing that view
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta farm leaders have stayed on the sidelines while their Prairie counterparts have been lobbying for improved farm support programs — but that may soon change. This month’s snowstorm and early frost coupled with the massive American harvest that has “hammered” the futures markets has dramatically changed the outlook in Alberta, said Greg Porozni, president […] Read more
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