Insights and Stories on Crops

Jan. 13, 2009 at 2:23 pm CST

(Updated Jan. 13) — The Canadian Wheat Board and the Prairies’ major grain handlers both want to see this year’s major reversal of grain freight revenue go directly to Prairie farmers, not to crop research. Under federal transportation rules, Canada’s two major railways must forfeit Prairie grain freight revenue over […]

Jan. 13, 2009 at 2:53 am CST

Over 1,000 potash mine workers at two Mosaic Co. operations in Saskatchewan have been served with layoff notices to take effect in the next couple of months, according to news reports. Regina’s Leader-Post reported Monday that 360 hourly employees at Mosaic’s Colonsay mine, east of Saskatoon, got their notices Thursday […]

Jan. 13, 2009 at 2:18 am CST

Conservative MPs’ letters to Prairie farmers during the recent Canadian Wheat Board elections broke no federal ethics rules, according to the government’s ethics watchdog. Mary Dawson, the federal conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, says she won’t pursue a review of letters sent to farmers by David Anderson, a southwestern […]

Jan. 12, 2009 at 7:19 pm CST

Jan. 12 — Surprise, surprise! Well, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports came out this morning and there were a few surprises, to say the least, mostly to do with larger-than-anticipated inventories for corn, beans and wheat. This caused an immediate selloff on the futures markets due to the now-larger-than-anticipated […]

By Brian Wittal

Jan. 10, 2009 at 3:03 am CST

Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois has named Iberville MNA Marie Bouille as the official opposition’s critic for agriculture, food and fisheries. As ag critic, Bouille replaces Labelle MNA Sylvain Page, who moves over to handle the regional development portfolio following the Dec. 8 provincial election, in which the PQ regained […]