Listen to Charlie Mayer speak at Breakfast on the Frontier here. (70 minutes)
Agriculture
John De Pape, Market and Business Consultant
The Canadian Wheat Board maintains that its monopoly on marketing barley adds value to the crop. The author of the famous Sparks barley study begs to differ.
Why You Should Vote for Choice in Marketing Barley
Early in 2007, the federal Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food held a referendum among barley farmers that asked them to make one of three choices about their preference for the future marketing of the crop. This opinion piece appeared in the ballot package in support of one of those choices.
Show Me the Money CWB – PowerPoint
PowerPoints from From Breakfast on the Frontier with Market Analyst John De Pape, February 1, 2007
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