How Long to Read The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 24 minutes to read The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers by Paul D. Earl

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

For much of the twentieth century, United Grain Growers was one of the major forces in Canadian agriculture. Founded in 1906, for much of its history UGG worked to give western farmers a “third way” between the competing poles of cooperatives like the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and the private sector. At its peak, more than 800 UGG elevators dotted the Canadian prairies and the company had become a part of western Canada’s cultural psyche. By 2001, then known as Agricore United, it was the largest grain company on the Prairies. The UGG’s history illuminates many of the intense debates over policy and philosophy that dominated the grain industry. After the Second World War, it would be a key player as the western Canadian grain industry expanded into new international markets. Through the rest of the century, it played an important role in resolving major disputes over regulation and grain transportation policy. Despite its many innovations, the company’s final decade and eventual demise illustrated the tensions at the heart of the grain industry. In 1997, to finance the rebuilding of its grain elevator network, UGG went public and entered equity markets. While successful at first, this strategy also weakened the company’s cooperative structure. In 2007, it was purchased by Saskatchewan Pool in a hostile takeover. The disappearance of Agricore United marked the end of a century of voluntary farmer-control of the grain business in western Canada. Paul Earl’s history reveals UGG’s central role in the growth and transformation of the western grain industry at a critical period. With meticulous research supplemented by interviews with many of the key players, he also delves into the details and the debates over the company’s demise.

How long is The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers?

The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers by Paul D. Earl is 322 pages long, and a total of 81,144 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 99% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 23 minutes to read The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers?

The Rise and Fall of United Grain Growers is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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