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VIDEO: A message for Canadian agriculture

Meet misinformation with storytelling, says CBC Radio's Terry O'Reilly

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Terry O’Reilly, veteran ad man and host of the popular CBC Radio show “Under the Influence” told an Ag Days audience in Brandon, Man., on Jan. 18 that telling an emotional story is a better way to influence opinion than repeating facts and figures. Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson met with O’Reilly after his presentation
It was standing room only for some of the breakout sessions at CropConnect 2017 at the Victoria Inn and Convention Centre in Winnipeg Feb. 15 and 16, including when the University of Minnesota’s Seth Naeve spoke about intensive soybean management Feb. 15. Between 1,500 and 1,600 people attended CropConnect last week, including 100 ‘walk ups’ co-chair Roberta Galbraith of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association said Feb. 17 in an interview. “And yes it was packed,” she said. That has organizers wondering about the future of the event, which the commodity groups involved — canola, corn, pulse/soybeans, flax, sunflower, oat, seed growers and wheat/barley — will discuss, Galbraith said. The first step will be to cap registrations. “We are at capacity that is for sure,” she said. “We are looking at options, however we have made no decision to move the show as of yet. The Victoria Inn facility and staff are fantastic to work with and so responsive to conference staff requests and this is definitely a plus for the event.” It cost $75 a day to attend CropConnect this year, but the cost would be double without funding from the participating commodity groups, Galbraith said. Sponsors and trade show participants also help fund CropConnect, she said.
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Commodity collaboration, mergers discussed at CropConnect

Commodity group leaders are urging their members to weigh in on how 
much groups should collaborate and their thoughts on merging

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Manitoba farmers are being asked if they want their checkoff-funded commodity groups to collaborate more — or even merge. It was one of the main themes at commodity group annual meetings at the fourth annual CropConnect conference in Winnipeg Feb. 15 and 16. And the man credited with planting the seed in 2013 — Halbstadt-farmer
Yield Manitoba, a supplement in today's Manitoba Co-operator, is a valuable benchmarking tool for farmers, says Doug Wilcox, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s manager of research administration.
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Yield Manitoba 2017 valuable tool for Manitoba farmers

The 18th edition of the annual publication is a supplement in today's issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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Manitoba farmers, on average, reaped a bumper crop in 2016, despite a record number of hail claims and excessive rain in some areas. A few new yield records were set and most major crops, except for field peas, yielded above the 10-year average. This information comes from a breakdown of yields by crop variety provincially
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French MNAs take EU-Canada trade deal to court

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Paris | Reuters — More than 100 French left-wing lawmakers decided Tuesday to appeal to the country’s Constitutional Council to block a contentious free trade deal between the European Union and Canada. Supporters of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) say it will boost economic growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic.
(Dave Bedard photo)

FCC launches new loan for young agri-businesspeople

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Canada’s federal farm lending agency is expanding its loan offerings in agribusiness and agrifood with a new program aimed at young businesspeople. Farm Credit Canada’s Young Entrepreneur Loan, launched Thursday in Ottawa during Canada Agriculture Day celebrations, will offer financing of up to $1 million per qualified applicant under age 40, at closed variable rates
VIDEO: An important planning tool for Manitoba farmers
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VIDEO: An important planning tool for Manitoba farmers

Yield Manitoba offers real numbers on Manitoba crops and varieties told by producers

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The 18th edition of Yield Manitoba, a joint effort of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) and the Manitoba Co-operator, will be included in an upcoming issue of the Co-operator. Doug Wilcox, MASC’s manager of research, sat down with Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson who begins his interview by asking why Yield Manitoba is an important
(WhiteHouse.gov)
Livestock

Trump expects only ‘tweaking’ of trade relationship with Canada

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Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the country would be “tweaking” its trade relationship with Canada, stopping short of calling for a major realignment in a development likely to please visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump has pledged to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) linking the
(EC.europa.eu)
Livestock

Key European body backs EU-Canada trade deal

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Brussels | Reuters — A planned EU-Canada free-trade deal moved closer to reality on Tuesday after a key committee advised the European Parliament to give its backing after months of protests and heated debate. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is seen as a test of Europe’s ability to forge future trade accords

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