Request to Minister of Agriculture - Fight COOL
Grain Monitor's Report - for the prairie grain handling and transportation system.
Agriculture Policy
Knowledge Impact in Society - Issues raised for discussion are those with policy implications such as rail transportation, R&D funding, carbon credit trading, the Canadian Wheat Board, removal of kvd, and biofuels.
Supply Management
Resource Guide on Supply Management (compiled by University of Western Ontario) - A brief guide to direct you to resources relating to a subject that is interesting both politically and philosophically and which has domestic and international components
World Trade Organization and Supply Management - an explanation of supply management by GO5 - a coalition formed to defend supply management following the WTO meetings in Montreal in 2003
SUPPLY
MANAGEMENT OF FARM PRODUCTS: A
costly system for consumers - A commentary from the Montreal Economic
Institute.
Surface Rights
Surface lease compensation rates - Alberta
The Farmers' Landman - articles, commentary and information on surface rights.
Rail Rate Service Review
The federal government has promised a review of Canadian rail freight service.
The terms of reference for the review
QGI, and Edmonton Consulting firm, will be gathering data from shippers and railways to identify problems and issues in the logistics chain.
Carbon Credit Trading
WEBSITES - General
Ag Canada - Carbon Sequestration
Carbon Credits: What does it all mean? - Prairie Centre Agriculture Newsletter, January 2007
Agriculture's likely role in meeting Kyoto
Carbon sequestration by agricultural soil
Government of Canada - Details of Green House Gas Regulatory Framework - Environment Canada
WEBSITES - Alberta
Agriculture in the Alberta Carbon Market
Alberta Reduced Tillage Linkages - RTL
AGGREGATORS
C-Green Aggregators.- Saskatchewan
Emission Credits Corporation - Alberta
AgCert
Canada
Agritrend Agrology
Baseline
Emissions Management
Carbon Credit
Corp
CO2e.com
ComputerAid Pro
Delphi Group
Direct Energy
Marketing Ltd.
ÉcoRessources
Consultants
Emissions Credit
Corporation
Flatlander
Environmental Services
Parkland Agriservices
Pike Management
Group
Prairie Sky
Ross Agri
Terra Verde
Viterra
ARTICLES & COMMENTARY
Carbon Offset Trading Becomes a Reality - Kevin Hursh
Carbon Trading Marches On - Future Energy Investor
Carbon Credits: Is There a Dollar in it for Farmers? - Alberta Ag & Rural Development
Emission Credits Corporation Announces Partnership with World Energy Solutions
Canadian Wheat Board Discussions and information
Saskatchewan
Institute of Public Policy. In their Winter 2007 Policy Dialogue, Dr.
Sylvain Charlebois and Wolfgang Langenbacher of the Faculty of Business
Administration, have written a compelling argument against the Canadian
Wheat Board, on 'Keeping Canadian agriculture relevant".
Small
Dead Animals - This weblog covers various topics, which includes
Canadian Wheat Board discussions. There is a search button to find
the discussions.
Knowledge Impact in Society - Adapting to New Environments: Agriculture and Rural Economies in the 21st Century
to
provide those involved in agriculture and rural economies - farmers,
agricultural organizations, policy makers, agri-business firms, First
Nations' people and academic researchers - with the means to adapt and
innovate.
Choice Matters - Marketing choice for Alberta farmers
reports and articles on marketing options vs Canadian Wheat Board
Agricultural Organizations
Saskatchewan
Agrivision Corp.
To encourage and foster the
development of Saskatchewan's agribusiness sector
Their mission is to Improve Farm Profitability and they achieve this mission by:
1. Reducing costs for member farmers (the input costs side)
2. Improving revenue earned on outputs (the marketing side)
3. Whenever necessary, advocating for regulatory change where existing regulations suppress farmers' ability to make profit.
Western
Grains Research Foundation
Research to benefit western Canadian Crop Producers. Farmer
funded, farmer directed.