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The quilts have been displayed in the North Norfolk-MacGregor Library and in Victoria Place Assisted Living.

Quilters find the ‘Silver Linings’ in pandemic-era project

MacGregor-area group adapted to COVID times with unique pass-along project

By Donna Gamache February 2, 2022

A group of seven MacGregor-area quilters haven’t let the coronavirus stop them from doing what they love — creating quilts. It has stopped some of the social aspects of the pastime, but they have managed to adapt, with some unique changes. So far, the group consisting of Heather Stone, Jennifer Wiebe, Heather Martens Rempel, Sharon

File photo of Canpotex potash cars. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets

Nutrien eyes potash production boost amid turmoil in Russia, Belarus

Idled Saskatchewan mines could be restarted

By GFM Network News, Polina Devitt, Rod Nickel February 1, 2022

Winnipeg | Reuters — Nutrien, the world’s biggest potash miner, could boost production by up to 29 per cent in coming years, depending on any sanctions facing rival producers in Russia and Belarus, the Canadian company’s interim CEO told Reuters. Prices of granular potash fertilizer are near 10-year highs in the United States and Brazil,

An oTENTik is a rustic but comfortable winter camping option.

Farmit Manitoba

Try some new outdoor activities in ‘COVID times’

From skating to skiing and even winter camping, opportunities abound

By Donna Gamache January 21, 2022

With indoor activities still limited, it’s time to try out some new outdoor activities. For certain there will be days when frigid or blustery conditions may limit what you do, but if you take care to dress warmly, particularly your head, hands and feet you will discover that staying warm is possible if you keep

(M+M Food Market video screengrab via YouTube)

On The Run operator to buy M+M Food Market

Parkland Corp. to pay $322M for frozen-food retailer

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 19, 2022

A well-known Canadian food retailer selling flash-frozen meals, entrees, side dishes and desserts direct to consumers is headed to expansion-minded new owners. Calgary-based Parkland Corp., which operates fuel and convenience retail chains and bulk fuel distribution businesses in Canada and elsewhere, announced Tuesday it’s signed an agreement to buy M+M Food Market for about $322

“The momentum’s building and the support, not only in the region, but province-wide, is really starting to bear fruit.” – Tim Hore, ACC.

News

ACC ag education hub $500,000 closer to breaking ground

Manitoba’s post-secondary ag training capacity is set to grow once ACC’s Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture breaks ground

By Alexis Stockford January 7, 2022

The Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture, touted by Assiniboine Community College (ACC) as its future hub for ag programs and applied research, is a half-million dollars closer to breaking ground. On Dec. 16, the Brandon-based college announced a $500,000 joint donation for the project, divided between the Brandon Area Community Foundation and Gord and

Poonam Singh is a faculty researcher at Assiniboine Community College.

News

Researcher digging up sustainable growing medium for bedding plants

Peat is extracted from sensitive ecosystems that sequester a lot of carbon, so replacing it could have a big impact

By Geralyn Wichers December 30, 2021

A Manitoba researcher is studying how to use local waste materials to make flower beds more environmentally friendly. How? By replacing peat — the fluffy, brown “dirt” in which petunias and marigolds are planted at the greenhouse. “It’s extracted from sensitive ecosystems that sequester considerable amounts of carbon and store excess precipitation,” said researcher Poonam Singh in

The province’s horse breeders say they’re being frozen out of drought relief programs.

Livestock, Other livestock

Horse breeders push back against AgriRecovery exclusion

DROUGHT | The horse industry argues its ranches were equally drought stricken as its beef-producing neighbours

By Alexis Stockford December 24, 2021

Horse breeders in Manitoba are questioning why PMU horses are the only equines eligible for feed and animal transportation programs through AgriRecovery. “There are a lot of horse breeders in the province of Manitoba who have foals on the ground that are just as big and contributing just as much, if not more, to Manitoba’s

Canadian Drought Monitor map of drought conditions and intensity in Canada at Nov. 30, 2021. (AAFC)

Crops, Other, Weather

Precipitation eases drought conditions on Prairies

Hardest-hit Manitoba sees 'modest' improvements

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News December 9, 2021

MarketsFarm — Varied amounts of precipitation are either maintaining or alleviating drought conditions in much of the Prairies, according to the latest nationwide drought map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM). The latest assessment for the period ended Nov. 30 showed very few areas of worsening drought in the region with

Farmit Manitoba

Feeding birds an opportunity to watch and photograph birds

Chickadees, nuthatches and woodpeckers are among the most common winter bird visitors

By Donna Gamache December 2, 2021

Whether you’re a newcomer or a longtime participant in the joys of watching and feeding birds, the hobby can offer months of enjoyment and education. These COVID times seem to have prompted more people to take up both birdwatching and bird photography. Winter’s arrival brings changes to these pastimes but those who feed birds have

Delivery vans from the Save-On-Foods grocery store chain wait for a police escort to cross through a landslide near Hope, B.C. on Nov. 18, 2021 to restock the local grocery store after rainstorms caused flooding and landslides in the region. (Photo: Reuters/Jesse Winter)

Weather

Panicked shoppers clear out flood-hit B.C.’s grocery stores

By GFM Network News, Nia Williams, Rod Nickel November 19, 2021

Reuters — Shoppers in British Columbia have emptied grocery shelves following catastrophic flooding, although the shortages are as much down to panic buying as disrupted supply chains, industry associations said on Thursday. Even as flood waters start to recede, some parts of the province are expected to face to temporary shortages of dairy supplies, with

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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