Insights and Stories of Allan Dawson

Jul. 25, 2012 at 3:01 pm CDT

The search is on for a way to allow higher-yielding wheats while protecting Western Canada’s reputation as a premium producer of  red spring and amber durum wheat. “All of the sectors affected by variety registration have come together in a very positive spirit to work towards developing something that will […]

By Allan Dawson

Jul. 3, 2012 at 1:50 pm CDT

There’s little point spraying canola at 50-per-cent bloom or later for protection against sclerotinia, says a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “You may see a visual difference (less disease) but there won’t be a yield difference,” said Holly Derksen. If conditions warrant, the ideal time to […]

By Allan Dawson

Jul. 2, 2012 at 3:20 pm CDT

Three Prairie farmers have been appointed to the Canadian International Grains Institute’s six-member board, just one of many changes to the institute in the wake of the end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s wheat and barley sales monopoly Aug. 1. Cigi, which teaches customers how to use Canadian crops, was […]

By Allan Dawson

Jun. 18, 2012 at 11:01 pm CDT

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz didn’t break the law by introducing legislation last fall to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly on the sale of Prairie wheat and barley, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled Monday. “We are pleased with this decision,” Ritz said in an email. “The Marketing Freedom for […]

By Allan Dawson

Jun. 11, 2012 at 6:44 pm CDT

The federal government plans to sign an agreement with the Alberta Barley Commission laying out how farmers’ money from a proposed new interim wheat and barley checkoff for research and market development is spent. "ABC and AAFC (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) intend to enter into an agreement that will specify […]

By Allan Dawson