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2009

December
December 15 Canadian kids love pasta grown by Prairie "spaghetti farmers"
December 11 CWB announces final payments for 2008-09 crop year
  
 December 11 CashPlus concludes its first year with additional payment
  
 December 2 Farmers grow largest weather network in Western Canada
November
November 5 EU durum wheat tariff gone, market challenges remain
October
October 29 Churchill sees second-highest wheat volume in decades
October 21 Children's contest to thank Canada's "spaghetti farmers"
October 15 First CWB grain testing lab opens in saskatoon
October 9 CWB announces interim payments for the 2008-09 crop year
October 8 New wheat varieties most popular with prairie farmers
September
September 24 Colombia trade deal critical for prairie grain exports
September 18 Hopper car upgrades will net millions for prairie farmers
September 17 Decisions about grain marketing should be made by prairie farmers, not their competitors
September 17 450-bushel wheat bin at Forks Market connects city and farm
August
August 20 Farmers support research into natural food preservative
July
  
 July 30 Grain exports strong amid global economic downturn
July 27 Farmers load record number of producer cars
July 3 Winning photos highlight farm life "in all kinds of weather"
June
  June 30 CWB online mapping tool helps farmers target wheat pest
  June 23 Initial payments for 2008-09 crop year increased
  June 18 Farmer optimism clashes with weather fears: CWB survey
  
 June 11 Cold spring, dry fields lower 2009 crop prospects in Western Canada
June 10 WeatherBug network grows from Prairies to ports
May
May 22 Farmers need trade deals finalized with Peru, Colombia
April
April 17 CWB welcomes government's free-trade push with Morocco
March
March 3 CWB sets record straight on contingency fund deficit
February
Feb 19 From bull to bear - is the agriculture boom over?
Feb 17 CWB welcomes further review of risk management practices
Feb 17 Farmers invited to share their ideas with CWB directors
Feb 16 Initial payments for 2008-09 crop year increased
Feb 11 CWB returns to prairie farmers increase almost 60 per cent
Feb 5 In search of the barley sandwich: Farmers fund research for new food industry
January
Jan 29 CWB moves to ensure clear barley price signals for farmers
Jan 28 CWB supports new opportunities for organic farmers
Jan 22 Prairie wheat flour showcased in Beijing for Chinese New Year
Jan 13 Railway excesses should be returned to farmers: CWB
Jan 7 CWB projects more wheat exports, record malt barley sales