Grain is loaded onto a ship in Churchill in this 1957 image from the Manitoba Co-operator. Image: Manitoba Co-operator archives

Calling all Co-operator readers

We want to hear your stories of the Manitoba Co-operator: the memories, the articles that stuck out, the farm history you watched play out on our pages

Hey farmers, we want to hear your Manitoba Co-operator stories: the articles that stuck out, the farm history you watched on our pages.

Wheat varieties on display at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research plots outside Brandon on Aug. 7, 2025. Photo: Miranda Leybourne

Canada’s agricultural innovation in crisis?

Experts argue that Canada’s ability to foster agricultural innovation and technology needs drastic improvement, and it needs to happen now

Experts argue that Canada’s ability to foster agricultural innovation and technology needs drastic improvement, and it needs to happen now


OECD subsidy chart

OECD lauds Canada’s low farm subsidies, except supply management

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Canada’s farm subsidies are among the lowest, but still criticized supply management industries like dairy, poultry and eggs

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Canada’s farm subsidies are among the lowest, but still criticized supply management industries like dairy, poultry and eggs.






As Canada’s seed industry nears long-awaited regulatory reform, stakeholders remain divided over who should lead certification and how data should be collected, issues that could shape the future of farming from seed to harvest.
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Five years and counting: Inside Canada’s seed regulatory overhaul

Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone’s convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough, given agriculture’s quick-changing landscape

Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone in agriculture is convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough.

A team of horses and farmer compete in the 1948 ploughing competition in Portage la Prairie.

100TH ANNIVERSARY: Where does ‘co-op’ fit in the Manitoba Co-operator after a century of farm reporting?

The Manitoba Co-operator is no longer owned by a co-operative, as it was at the start of its run, but Manitoba’s farm paper still reflects the spirit of co-operation that built this province

The Manitoba Co-operator is no longer owned by a co-operative, as it was at the start of its run, but Manitoba’s farm paper still reflects the spirit of co-operation that built this province



A farmer in central Manitoba blows snow out of his driveway with a tractor-mounted snowblower after a major winter storm. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

Prairie farms race to get ready for winter 2025

Equipment needs to be winterized and stored; fall field work needs to be done and there are a million tiny jobs to make sure both the farm yard and farm house are ready for the snow to fly

Equipment needs to be winterized and stored; fall field work needs to be done and there are a million tiny jobs to make sure both the farm yard and farm house are ready for the snow to fly