Annual General Meeting
Resolutions Pass at
MCGA Annual Meeting
January 16, 2007
Resolution 1.
Resolved; That MCGA lobby the federal government and the PMRA to retain the Own Use Import program indefinitely and strengthen the process to make the availability of essential crop inputs for their use more accessible.
Resolution 2.
Therefore be it Resolved: That the Manitoba Canola Growers Association formally withdraw its support for the Grain Growers of Canada and lobby the Canadian Canola Growers Association to support and take membership in the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, which is a farm organization of national scope, that develops it's policy from it's membership through the resolution process.
Resolution 3.
Therefore be it resolved; That the MCGA lobby all levels of government to develop a renewable fuel policy, which has, at a minimum, parity with the United States legislation and incentives, thereby ensuring canola oil will have a vital part to play in the developing Biodiesel industry.
37th Annual General Meeting
Pioneer Room, Keystone Centre
Brandon, MB
Agenda
7:00 a.m. Buffet Breakfast & Registration
7:30 a.m. Annual General Meeting
Resolutions
Resolution #1
To be presented at MCGA’s AGM on January 16 2007
Whereas; The PMRA has created a great deal of uncertainty amoungst farmers and suppliers whether or not they will be allowed access the Own Use Import program for the 2007 spring period.
Whereas; The existing Own Use Import program recognizes that farmers must compete Internationally as well as in North America.
Resolved; That MCGA lobby the federal government and the PMRA to retain the Own Use Import program indefinitely and strengthen the process to make the availability of essential crop inputs for their use more accessible.
Moved: Larry Bohdanovich seconded: Dale Gryba
Date: December 11/06
Resolution #2
January 16 2007
Whereas: The Grain Growers of Canada no longer represents a national farmer network of organizations;
Whereas: The grain Farmers of Ontario and Quebec have terminated their affiliation with the Grain Growers of Canada;
Whereas: The Ontario-Quebec Grain Farmers Coalition have joined the Canadian Federation of Agriculture;
Whereas: the Canadian Federation of Agriculture represents farmers, through Provincial farm organizations and supply management groups throughout Canada;
Therefore be it Resolved: That the Manitoba Canola Growers Association formally withdraw its support for the Grain Growers of Canada and lobby the Canadian Canola Growers Association to support and take membership in the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, which is a farm organization of national scope, that develops it's policy from it's membership through the resolution process.
Moved by R. P. Brunel Inc and seconded by Deerland Farms Ltd
Resolution # 3
Whereas; Manitoba farmers seed well over two million acres of canola annually
Whereas; Canola oil is a major component and a desirable feedstock for the production of Biodiesel
Therefore be it resolved; That the MCGA lobby all levels of government to develop a renewable fuel policy, which has parity with the United States legislation and incentives, thereby ensuring canola oil will have a vital part to play in the developing Biodiesel industry.
Moved by Rene Saquet and Seconded by John Boerchers
Resolution # 4
Whereas; Companies who have been granted patents on seed can not supply the product and it is still registered
Whereas; One article in the Patent Act describes “Abuse of rights under patents” as, (2) “if the demand for the patented article in Canada is not being met to an adequate extent and on reasonable terms
Therefore be it Resolved; That the Manitoba Canola Growers Association lobby the Federal Government and the Patent Office, that if a patented seed variety can not be supplied that farmers demand no legal action be taken against farmers for using farmer saved seed.
Moved by Robert Messinbird and seconded by Murray Stoughton
Canola Days
Tuesday January 16, 2007
Amphitheatre, Keystone Centre
Brandon, MB
9:05 a.m. Canola Production – Meeting Future Demands
Derwyn Hammond, Agronomist
Canola Council of Canada
9:55 a.m. Canadian Canola Destinations – Providing the Right Product
JoAnne Buth - Vice-President,
Crop Production Canola Council of Canada
10:50 a.m. World Supply, Demand, and Price Outlook of Oilseeds and Oils
With emphasis on foreign demand for Canadian canola
Thomas Mielke
Director of ISTA Mielke
Oil World Publications
Biographies
Derwyn Hammond has over ten years experience as an agronomist in Manitoba within the Crop Production area of the Canola Council of Canada. His recent focus has been the Canola Advantage extension program which aims to help growers produce canola more profitably. Derwyn will share information on profitable canola production to meet the anticipated growth in demand for canola in the future. The presentation will discuss opportunities and challenges to meeting this demand, including some faced in 2006, as well as the Canola Advantage team’s initiatives to assist growers and industry in these endeavours. You can hear Derwyn at 9:00 a.m. in the amphitheatre.
JoAnne Buth is Vice President of the Canola Council of Canada with a focus on crop production and technical barriers to trade, including pesticides and biotechnology. JoAnne will discuss the innovation and resilience that the canola industry needs to ensure that the industry maximizes returns and can fulfill the growing demand for canola. Ensuring that we can meet export standards starts on the farm and she will cover the Council’s Export Ready program. You can hear JoAnne at 9:55 am in the Amphitheatre
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