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The Canadian Wheat Board and your farm


Larry Hill: WTO agreement in its current form will hurt farmers financially
pdf icon Click here to download the text of the presentation by Larry Hill, Chair of the Canadian Wheat Board, to the NFU convention
Are you worried about grain prices and worldwide economic uncertainty? The Canadian Wheat Board was designed to minimize risk in exactly these kinds of circumstances.
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Pdf icon How will the loss of the single desk affect farm income? The answer is here.

Pdf icon Find out what the Canadian Wheat Board is really worth.


Canadian Wheat Board 2008 Director Elections

December 8, 2008
Huge victory for farmers in CWB Director elections
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The Canadian Wheat Board Director Elections were held in December, 2008, and a majority of pro-CWB single desk Directors were elected by farmers in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The next Director elections will be held in 2010 in Districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Thanks to all farmers who voted to retain the CWB single desk, and congraulations to the successful pro-CWB candidates.

The CWB Single Desk is the key to farmers' market power
Read the platforms of the pro-CWB candidates who ran in the 2008 election:

Gerald Pilger - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 2
Bill Woods - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 4
Cam Goff - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 6
Doyle Wiebe - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 6
Paul Beingessner - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 8
Rod Flaman - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 8
Lonny McKague - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 8
Bill Toews - Pro-CWB Candidate - District 10

For information on the election, voter eligibility, and how to obtain a ballot, log on to the Canadian Wheat Board Director Elections website (Meyers Norris Penny)
Canadian Wheat Board 2008 Director Elections


Take Action:

Join the Save the CWB Campaign by writing a letter. What's even better is that the NFU has made it even easier to write a letter to your MP

More information on what farmers are doing to protect the CWB can also be found at www.savemycwb.ca.




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