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Senators get technical on Bill C-234

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Options to fuel farmers’ grain dryers are limited and grain drying without fossil fuels is still years away. That’s the message the Senate’s standing committee on agriculture and forestry heard as expert witnesses were called to give their two cents on the state of grain drying technology. Why it matters: Bill C-234, which would exempt[...]
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Hay prices, supply steady for now

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Areas across Manitoba may be hard up for hay and feed, but those watching the market say there’s good supply available for purchase and prices have yet to rise significantly. Ads for new-crop and carryover forage are plentiful, said John MacGregor, forage expert with the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association, and prices have been fairly[...]
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Organic checkoff gets the green light

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The Manitoba Organic Alliance (MOA) says its new checkoff levy on organic cereals, pulses and oilseeds will help fund organic-specific research and extension work. “It wasn’t felt that the research and development and marketing were actually benefiting organic grain farmers,” MOA project manager Karen Klassen told the Co-operator. “This is the first organic grain levy[...]
Farmit Manitoba

Gardening for a lower food bill

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Although snow in the third week of April suggests otherwise, Manitoba is only weeks away from gardening season. And while the large farm garden is an institution in rural areas, the memory of soaring lettuce prices and food costs in general may have Manitobans everywhere looking for a little extra from their growing space. Why[...]
Beef cattle, Livestock

Cow, calf records offer valuable insight

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Most cattle producers keep some form of calving and herd records but there’s always room for improvement. In fact, there’s almost no limit to how much one can ‘geek out’ on herd data collection. “To try to track everything is overwhelming and just about a full-time job in itself,” said Andrea Bertholet, a provincial livestock[...]
Farmit Manitoba

Pilot mill gets food-grade green light

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The University of Manitoba’s Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN) has always been about bringing the food industry in Manitoba and Western Canada to the next level. The centre has produced research into how canola and flax oil impact cardiovascular health, or analysis to help develop food products in a bid for later[...]
News, Oilseeds

Canola groups among Canada’s busiest lobby groups

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The Canadian Canola Growers Association was the busiest Canadian lobby group in any sector last year, said president Rick White. “We have been extremely busy,” White said, speaking to the Manitoba Canola Growers at their AGM on Feb. 16. The Canola Council of Canada also cracked the top ten most active lobby groups, White added.[...]
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KAP members say “not yet” to biofuels

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KAP members voted to tell provincial and federal governments and the public that farmers can’t power their operations on biofuels and current energy sources. “We’re very limited with the options that we have,” said Les Felsch, who brought the resolutions before KAP. “Windmills will not run grain dryers, solar panels will not run grain dryers[...]
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Website signals provincial shift in food business support approach

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A new website for developing food businesses in the province is a way for Manitoba Agriculture to do more with its business support resources. “We are going to be looking at our service delivery being more of a one-to-many approach,” said Robin Young, director of Manitoba Agriculture’s value-added branch. The province launched the “Business Pathways:[...]

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