John Guelly, a farmer from Alberta, says, “We don’t need loans or handouts, we need our market restored now and incentives to increase domestic crush for the future.”

Edon Klippenstein of Altona, MB, says when asked about his canola acres, “Upwards of 20% canola 5 years ago, down to about 5% 3 years and zero acres since — more oats and corn.” Why? “Risk-reward ratio on canola is not great for me.”

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