News - CWB

The implementation of the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement is a significant accomplishment which will assist Prairie grain farmers in remaining competitive in this important market, CWB president and CEO Ian White said.

The Canadian Wheat Board reports in areas where farmers were able to get their crops planted this year yield potentials are looking quite good.

Research into early-maturing wheat varieties, quick-adapting breeding programs, protected seed pricing and wheat disease resistance is being supported by western Canadian farmers through the 2011 CWB postgraduate awards program.

The fate of the CWB after the federal government imposes major, irreversible change will be the focus of six producer meetings to be held across the Prairies in August.

Farmers who have not yet received a ballot on the future of the CWB must apply for a ballot by August 8 if they wish to vote.

Voting packages are now being mailed to farmers eligible to vote in a producer plebiscite on the future of the CWB.

The sign-up window for the CWB’s FlexPro pricing option will be extended by six months, the CWB announced today, providing more choice and flexibility for farmers who use this popular program.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is disappointed the Canadian Wheat Board is pressing ahead with a producer vote in a vain attempt to preserve its monopoly over prairie wheat and barley growers.

The CWB announced that MNP, a chartered accounting and business advisory firm, has been contracted to administer a Prairie-wide plebiscite on the future of the organization.

A weather and crop analyst with the Canadian Wheat Board expects weather conditions between now and harvest to play a key role in influencing the quality of this year’s grain crops.