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Rent cuts announced on Crown lands

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 27, 2023

The new NDP government has announced its first official policy change on the Agricultural Crown Lands program since taking the reins this fall. On Nov. 24, the province said it was immediately shifting plans for next year’s rent levels. The new plan will “essentially freeze rates to the same as 2023 and will provide producers[...]

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Co-operator reporters take home national awards

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 3, 2023

Three awards handed out by the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation this year had a Manitoba Co-operator name attached. Geralyn Wichers added two CFWF awards to her accomplishments. She took third place in the current affairs feature category for her Nov. 3, 2022, article, “Left out: Officials told First Nations farmers they weren’t eligible for BSE[...]

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Brandt adds to New Zealand holdings

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 8, 2023

Saskatchewan equipment firm Brandt Group of Companies has added another arm to its international reach. The Regina-based manufacturer of grain handling and tillage equipment and John Deere distributor said Aug. 31 that it had acquired New Zealand equipment company Wairarapa Machinery Services Ltd. The acquired company is 100 kilometres northeast of the country’s capital, Wellington. The dealership will[...]

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Significant snowmelt flooding likely in North Dakota, says NWS

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 11, 2022

The U.S. National Weather Service is predicting a turnaround from last year's record dry conditions, including a fairly high risk of significant flooding this spring. A March 10 report out of Grand Forks forecasts moderate risk of “significant snowmelt flooding” across U.S. portions the Red River and Devils Lake basins. That being said, the NWS[...]

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Community food currency program returns

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 10, 2023

Farmers’ markets across the province are again participating in a program meant to put fresh produce on the table for Manitobans who would ordinarily struggle to source it. On June 27, Direct Farm Manitoba announced the 2023 launch of its Manitoba Community Food Currency Program. The program partners with “community organizations who are already connected[...]

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Carbine gets green light against lygus bugs

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 8, 2023

Manitoba farmers have emergency approval to use Carbine against lygus bug infestations in confection sunflowers. The Manitoba Crop Alliance noted the allowance in a press release July 28. “The need for an emergency use registration was identified in the wake of the re-evaluation of lambda-cyhalothrin product use in Canada, which left a void in lygus bug control[...]

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Live fish hit the road

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 27, 2023

Stocked trout are arriving in Manitoba’s lakes via a new fish hatchery stocking truck, the province announced June 15. Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt said the new vehicle is already on the road. As of mid-June, the truck’s route was taking it into the Duck Mountains region. Last year, East Blue Lake[...]

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PAMI, Assiniboine Community College join forces

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 14, 2023

The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute closed its doors in Portage la Prairie last year, but the ready source of agricultural research, innovation and equipment development hasn’t left Manitoba. Brandon’s Assiniboine Community College, now in the midst of a major expansion of ag and ag-related programming, has brought PAMI to its main campus. Charley Sprenger, a[...]

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Mazergroup executive joins equipment dealers’ board

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 16, 2023

The chief financial officer for Manitoba-based Mazergroup has joined the board of the North American Equipment Dealers Association. The association announced June 2 it had elected four new members to its board, including Wally Butler, chief financial officer for the Brandon-based equipment dealership chain. NAEDA, an advocacy organization for retail equipment dealers, is based in Kansas City and has a Canadian office in Calgary.[...]

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University of Manitoba honours Verwey, Steppler

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 16, 2023

Two Manitoban agriculture leaders were honoured for outstanding professional contributions and public service at a University of Manitoba celebration June 1. Jill Verwey and Ian Steppler received certificates of merit, presented by the faculty and the School of Agriculture, a June 2 news release from the university read. Verwey runs a mixed dairy, beef and[...]

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Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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Rent cuts announced on Crown lands

Co-operator reporters take home national awards

Brandt adds to New Zealand holdings

Significant snowmelt flooding likely in North Dakota, says NWS

Community food currency program returns

Carbine gets green light against lygus bugs

Live fish hit the road

PAMI, Assiniboine Community College join forces

Mazergroup executive joins equipment dealers’ board

University of Manitoba honours Verwey, Steppler

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