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Farmers' friend in high places

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It’s about 6,700 kilometres from a farm near Wilcox, Sask., to Canada House on London’s historic Trafalgar Square. But the road that took a long-serving Canadian politician from that village, population 322, to heading Canada’s second-largest diplomatic mission is even longer. Ralph Goodale is a familiar name to Prairie farmers. He served as member of[...]
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Kinew finds inner Pallister

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Manitoba NDP premier Wab Kinew apparently isn’t afraid to borrow ideas, even from Brian Pallister, his one-time foe, former premier and once leader of the Progressive Conservatives. Kinew argues that Manitoba deserves a better deal on the federal government’s carbon pricing scheme, based on how much Manitobans have invested in hydroelectric power. That investment, in[...]
Farmit Manitoba

Bringing farming to new heights

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Farmer Kristof Grina takes elevators to get to his fields. The field in question, with a street address of 55 M Street, is on the 10th storey of an office building overlooking the U.S. capital. It is one of Up Top Acres’ 18 rooftop plots, totalling almost three acres. Members of the ag sector have[...]
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Consensus, collaboration and KAP

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Collaboration and consensus building, hallmarks of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) since its founding 38 years ago, remain front and centre. “At every turn, we emphasize collaboration with farmers, commodity groups and governments,” KAP president Bill Campbell told the farm organization’s online annual meeting Jan. 25. “We know that farmers’ issues are interconnected. No matter the[...]
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Crop insurance figures growing fast

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Crop insurance figures keep getting bigger. The 2021 group season will generate around $650 million in payouts due to low yields during the drought. And the resulting higher prices will mean that is followed by a record $4.66 billion in crop insurance coverage for the 2022 growing season. That $4.66 billion in coverage is based[...]
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Rethinking the Green Revolution

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The climate change and farm income crisis have many of the same causes and solutions, according to a major new discussion paper. Cutting back on petroleum-based inputs, including nitrogen fertilizer, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and increase net farm incomes by lowering input costs. The result: more farmers and revitalized rural communities, says the[...]
Crops

Cover crop becomes double crop on Manitoba farm

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Double cropping is rare in Manitoba, but Marg Rempel did just that on 200 acres of her farm near Ste. Anne this year. The first was a 70-bushel-an-acre barley crop harvested in early August. The second was barley silage grown in the same field that yielded between 1.5 and two tonnes an acre harvested by another farmer for livestock[...]
Crops

2021 drought inspires innovation

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Argyle farmers Alfred and Judy Billingham have been baling corn stover for years, but this year they tried a slightly different technique. They aren’t alone. “Some of the positives from this drought is the innovation and utilization of products,” Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Bill Campbell noted during KAP’s online advisory council meeting Oct. 20. “I know[...]
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EU agriculture plan uneconomic, USDA model concludes

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[UPDATED: April 19, 2021] If implemented, the European Union’s (EU) Farm to Fork Strategy and Green Deal will cost the EU and the world, according to an economic model run by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The EU is aiming to make agriculture more sustainable by cutting farm inputs such as pesticides and[...]
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KAP welcomes snow, Churchill and $21 canola

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Manitoba farmers welcomed the precipitation much of agro-Manitoba received April 12 and 13, even if most of it was snow. "The moisture is certainly appreciated..." Keystone Agriculture Producers' (KAP) president Bill Campbell said during the general farm organization's online advisory council meeting April 15. However, in an interview later Campbell stressed more timely rains will[...]

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