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Title: Beyond the Farm Gate
Condition: New
Subtitle: The Story of a Farm Boy Who Helped Make the Wheat Pool a World-Class Business
Author: E.K. (Ted) Turner
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0889773343
EAN: 9780889773349
ISBN: 9780889773349
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Genre: Biography
Topic: Science Nature & Math, Technology & Engineering
Release Date: 15/04/2014
Description: One of Canada's greatest sons, E.K. (Ted) Turner helped set the stage for Saskatchewan's economic miracle. Raised on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, Turner threw open the farm gate to lead the farmer-controlled Wheat Pool to its greatest heights--the Globe and Mail called it "one of Canada's best run companies." He diversified its holdings and took on governments and vested interests in order to do it. Never afraid to make tough decisions, he even closed grain elevators in the face of farmer-led protests. Turner witnessed the rise and fall of the family farm, the rise and fall of the cooperative movement, and the transformation of agricultural policy in the age of globalization. From working the land to working with prime ministers, his memoir reveals a man who fought on behalf of farmers--both at home and internationally--while maintaining a sense of balance and the greatest integrity.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: CA
Item Height: 228mm
Item Length: 6mm
Item Width: 152mm
Item Weight: 318g
Release Year: 2014

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