NFU Demonstrates Against Grain Transportation Changes
NFU president James Mayne urged Ottawa to preserve the Canadian Wheat Board’s marketing system as farmers staged protests across the prairies. He blamed railways for grain delivery slowdowns and demanded a Wheat Board controlled transport policy with a legally empowered coordinator to order trains back to work.
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Saskatoon
NFU
James Mayne
Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
Prairie
Mayne
Marta
Jack Murta
M.P
Wheat Board
Canada
C.W.B
Railways
Western
Prairie Provinces
Murta
Mazankowski
Farmers Should Claim for Waterfowl Damage
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Jim Downey says negotiations are under way with Ottawa to renew the waterfowl crop depreciation compensation program for 1979. Farmers should contact their Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation agent 48 hours before harvest for an adjustment.
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Winnipeg
Jim Downey
Downey
Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation
Oak Hammock
Fall weed education and spray calibration days planned
The writer proposes fall programs on weed identification and sprayer calibration to aid farmers in controlling costs and improving spray efficiency. They invite suggestions and provide contact numbers 764-2128 or 2617 after hours for input and ideas.
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