Producers face new charges on grain producer cars
A Canadian Grain Commission proposal would let terminal elevators charge up to 50 for documentation per producer railway car, potentially raising terminal operator receipts to over 325000 annually. The plan draws criticism from the Western Producer Car Group which calls the tariff unjustified and feared to raise costs amid rising producer car usage.
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ST. Malo
Canadian Grain Commission
Charles Mayer
Western Producer Car Group
Wheat Board
Grain storage and soil survey guidance from Manitoba agriculture
Farmers should inspect stored grain for spoilage and insect signs as warmer weather fosters mold and pests. Primary grain feeders require fumigation, fungus eaters need turning and drying. send insect samples to the Entomology Section for ID. A June to October soil survey by Canada Manitoba Soil Survey covers Oak Lake Plum Lake areas to map soils for land management.
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Manitoba Agriculture
York
Canada- Manitoba Soil Survey
Oak Lake
Plum Lake
Sifton Municipal Office
R. E. Smith
Canada-Manitoba Soil Survey Department of Soil Science
University of Manioba
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Notable new reads at the library shelves
This week readers highly recommend several titles. Maggie Higgins writes A Canadian Tragedy about Colin Thatcher's life and trial, described as hard to put down. Jack Higgins Confessional is a fast moving documentary thriller.
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Maggie Higgins
Colin Thatcher
Jack Higgins
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John Corbey
Avenue
Soil Survey
Prairie Canola Growers Associations
Flax Growers Western Canada
Western Canadian Wheat Growers and
Western Barley Growers Association
Mulligan
Mavis George
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Hamiota, MB
Beauty
Janice Hunt
Harding
Man
Hamiota - Birtle
Herb Andres
Roblin
John Saunders
DeBin’s
Hamiota
Shoal Lake
Petro Canada
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