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Deadline extended for comment on cash ticket deferral

Public consultations on the income tax treatment of deferred grain cash tickets, with an eye toward “potential elimination” of farmers’ option to defer grain income, have been extended by two months. The federal government on Tuesday said the consultation, first announced in Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s March budget and due to end Wednesday, will instead

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: A fine balance

By Gord Gilmour May 18, 2017

A big thumbs up to the five Manitoba commodity groups that announced recently they will work towards a merger. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association, the Manitoba Flax Growers Association, the National Sunflower Association of Canada and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association have signed a memorandum of understanding

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Manitoba farmers making good seeding progress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 15, 2017

By Manitoba Agriculture May 17, 2017

Manitoba Agriculture – Some rainfall received in most regions but at very low levels, only delaying seeding operations by a few hours to a day. All regions report good seeding progress made during the week with warmer temperatures and improving seedbed conditions. Approximately 50 to 60 per cent of seeding is done in Manitoba with

Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Council cautions on seed integrity

The group is worried more acres could see the return of Triffid

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 12, 2017

With the latest official acreage estimates showing a jump in flax acres across much of Western Canada, the Flax Council of Canada is urging caution. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s latest Seeded Acreage Report is expecting 1.1 million acres to go into the ground this year, putting pressure on seed supplies, and putting the integrity of

The five Manitoba commodity groups working towards a merger have no preconceived ideas on what a new association will look like, says Pam de Rocquigny, general manager of the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association and Manitoba Corn Growers Association.

Local news

Commodity groups exploring merger

For now Manitoba’s canola, winter cereal and oat producer associations have opted to remain on their own

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2017

Five Manitoba commodity groups have signed a deal to spend the next year working towards a merger. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association (MWBGA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)

Crops

Flax Council cautions on seed integrity

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 12, 2017

With the latest official acreage estimates showing a jump in flax acres across much of Western Canada, the Flax Council of Canada is urging caution. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s latest Seeded Acreage Report is expecting 1.1 million acres to go into the ground this year, putting pressure on seed supplies, and putting the integrity of

Livestock

Sobeys, Safeway parent seeks cost-cutting ‘leverage’

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 6, 2017

Empire Co., the parent firm for about 1,500 grocery stores across Canada, plans to restructure from a regional to a “largely national” operation cutting $500 million in annual costs by the end of 2020. Nova Scotia-based Empire — whose stores operate under brands including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, and Lawton’s — on

Our History

Weed-Bane herbicide, ‘harmless to humans’

Our History: May 1948

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 4, 2017

Naugatuck Weed-Bane advertised in our May 6, 1948 issue was said to be a 2,4-D formulation developed specifically for Canada’s colder climate, and harmless to grass, soil, animals and humans. We reported that flooding was causing serious damage along the Red and Assiniboine rivers, and that many homes had been flooded on low river land

Wild oats, known to be highly competitive with wheat, have declined in relative abundance, according to weed survey results.

Crops, Local news

Weed rankings shuffle in latest provincial weed survey

Wild oats are down, but experts are warning producers to take a closer look at their foxtail, it might not be the species they think

By Alexis Stockford May 3, 2017

Green foxtail is still the province’s top weed, yellow foxtail is on the rise and wild oats have declined, according to last year’s Manitoba Weed Survey results. Wild oats, usually the second-most-abundant weed in the province, slipped to fourth in 2016, overtaken by both wild buckwheat and barnyard grass. Dr. Jeanette Gaultier, principal investigator of

Crops

Manitoba crop groups officially on merger track

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 2, 2017

Five Manitoba-based crop producer associations, nearly all of which already work out of the same building, have a memorandum of understanding to work toward forming a single merged grower group. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley

Daily Network News

Feds pause update on food from cloned livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end limit down

AAFC makes few changes to November S/D report

Flax

Deadline extended for comment on cash ticket deferral

Editorial: A fine balance

Manitoba farmers making good seeding progress

Flax Council cautions on seed integrity

Commodity groups exploring merger

Flax Council cautions on seed integrity

Sobeys, Safeway parent seeks cost-cutting ‘leverage’

Weed-Bane herbicide, ‘harmless to humans’

Weed rankings shuffle in latest provincial weed survey

Manitoba crop groups officially on merger track

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