by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Oct 19, 2011 | Corporate Member News
The Canadian Wheat Board will cease to be farmers’ organization under new legislation tabled today in Ottawa, said Allen Oberg, chair of the CWB’s governing board of directors. “The CWB will no longer be controlled by farmers or focused on...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Oct 18, 2011 | Government News
Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers said today he is speaking out on behalf of all prairie farmers because the federal government is planning to take away farmers’ rights by stripping the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) of its monopoly. ...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Oct 18, 2011 | Government News
Western Canadian wheat and barley farmers will have the freedom to market their grain as they choose and the true economic potential of the prairie grain sector will be unleashed by The Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act tabled today by Agriculture Minister Gerry...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Oct 18, 2011 | Corporate Member News
The CWB has outlined six key business requirements critical to the success of any potential new organization that might be created if Prairie farmers’ current wheat-marketing structure is disbanded by the federal government. “After extensive work by the...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Sep 23, 2011 | Corporate Member News
Prairie farmers, through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), have funded a major university endowment designed to tackle emerging threats to Canada’s international competitiveness in the grain trade. The University of Saskatchewan will use $500,000 provided by the...