The tariffs that Canadian agriculture is bracing for, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, are not the first time the U.S. has reverted to protectionism.
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Europe’s agriculture regulations a cautionary tale for Canada: speaker
Canadian agriculture should take note of the European Union’s restrictive environmental policies and how they’ve impacted farmers to avoid similar headaches, speaker says
Help is out there for hog farmers applying for grants and loans
The Canadian Pork Council has contracted free help for producer members to detangle the often convoluted application process for government grants and loans.
Steam engines alive and well in Manitoba
Next generation of Manitobans get hands-on history lesson at steam engine "Steam School"
On the hunt for Lake Winnipeg’s phosphorus problem
Where is the excess phosphorus load in Lake Winnipeg really coming from? A network of citizen science water samplers hopes to help answer that question.
Solar storm sends field navigation haywire
Earlier this month, another solar storm washed over Earth. No telegraph operators were harmed, but farmers across North America were frustrated with suddenly misbehaving GPS systems. Autosteer and precision ag systems refused to work as advertised.
Natural resources more than just ‘stuff’ in our ecosystem
In scientific and conservation terminology, “ecosystem services” refer to the benefits that wetlands, diverse plant and animal life and wild spaces provide to society. For Indigenous peoples, those things are gifts, the audience was told during the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Conference in mid-March. The virtual conference was co-hosted March 12-14 by the University of[...]
Combining alone: Farming for the future with fewer farmers
It isn’t a setup you’d see any machinery company advise. The black-and-white photo, circa 1943, shows Murray and Archie Dickson atop their family’s Nichols & Shepherd Red River Special. The pull-type combine is hitched to a small, metal-wheeled tractor. There’s a long shaft with universal joints linking the tractor’s steering wheel to the one on[...]
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: A ‘found generation’ of farmers
Those with Indigenous heritage are increasingly self-identifying on StatCan agriculture surveys, especially Métis farmers.
Electoral candidates take on ag issues
Agriculture representatives from four of Manitoba’s political parties traded promises and verbal jabs over the education property tax, rural health care and water policy when they met at a Sept. 12 election forum. The Winnipeg event was organized by the Manitoba Farm Writers and Broadcasters. Candidates answered questions provided by Manitoba ag groups and had[...]
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