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Flooded roads are seen near Chilliwack, B.C. on Nov. 15, 2021 after rainstorms lashed parts of the province, triggering landslides and floods and shutting highways. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)
Other, Weather

Severe B.C. rainstorms spur landslides, shut roads

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian helicopters carried out multiple missions on Monday to rescue hundreds of people trapped in their vehicles on a highway after huge rainstorms sparked landslides in British Columbia. The rainstorms that started on Sunday triggered landslides, shut roads, prompted the evacuation of an entire community, forced an oil pipeline to close
The Dauphin Rail Museum has extended its hours this fall to celebrate the anniversary of the line’s arrival in the community.
News, Other

Dauphin Railway Museum celebrates 125 years of rail travel in community

The Gladstone to Dauphin line was completed in 1896 and later became part of the Canadian Northern Railway, then the CNR

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It’s 125 years since the railway arrived in Dauphin, an important historical event for the city. The Dauphin Rail Museum board has decided it is worthy of a celebration and a number of commemorative programs have been planned for this fall, with some already carried out. Historically, this section of railway had a different beginning
Worm poop is a prized soil amendment, and Annelida sells it and blends it with other organic compounds. The worms’ diet includes food waste and other products, including cardboard.
Farmit Manitoba

Canadian company worming its way into plant food and ag markets

The worms turn waste into an increasingly sought-after soil supplement

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Glacier FarmMedia – It all started with a few worms and an idea, and has now grown to four facilities and 70 million red wigglers. And that’s what makes Canada’s largest worm farm different — it scaled way, way up. “One of the biggest challenges with worm farms is scalability,” said Michael Launer, CEO of
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Markets

APEC ministers call for curbs on farm, fuel, fishing subsidies

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Washington/Wellington | Reuters — Pacific Rim trade and foreign ministers on Tuesday pledged to sustain the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic while pursuing talks to curb subsidies for fisheries and agriculture at a forthcoming World Trade Organization meeting. The ministers from the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries said in a communique issued after
File photo of a soybean plantation in Brazil. (Mailson Pignata/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Other

More acres seen needed worldwide to meet mounting crops demand

U.S. acres may have already hit ceiling: AgResource chief

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Geneva | Reuters — Farmers need more space to grow crops to meet mounting demand for food and renewable fuel at a time of slowing growth in yields, consultancy AgResource said on Tuesday. A renewable fuel push under U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate agenda is set to trigger a boom in soyoil use, reinforcing a
File photo of a Conagra production facility at Oakdale, Calif., about 150 km east of San Francisco, on Dec, 18, 2015. (Photo: Reuters/Fred Greaves)
Markets

Conagra flags price increases to cushion inflation impact

Prepared foods firm raises sales forecast

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Reuters — Conagra Brands said on Thursday it would increase prices again on its frozen meals and snacks to help cushion the blow of higher inflation, after the diversified food maker raised its annual sales forecast and topped quarterly results. Packaged food companies are grappling with inflation as the U.S. economy rebounds, while spending heavily
A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)

Police reopen Ambassador Bridge

Bridge reopened following search for explosives

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Updated, Oct. 4 — Toronto | Reuters –– Canadian police reopened a major road bridge between Canada and the U.S. after largely shutting it down for hours on Monday to search for possible explosives in a vehicle, resulting in long delays for truckers at the busiest international crossing in North America. The Canada Border Services
Ken Forth, president of Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services, said the federal government lacked planning by pulling funding to quarantine workers before the end of the growing season.
News, Other

Effect on Manitoba farms uncertain after feds stop funding TFW quarantine costs

Organizations frustrated with apparently arbitrary cut-off, government going back on its word

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Some are frustrated after feds cut funding to help farmers pay for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to quarantine after arriving in Canada, though Manitoba employers may not know how this affects them until next season. “People found it frustrating because when they initially did this and started the quarantine, their initial statement was that they would support us
File photo of equipment tracks over a field in England. (Georgeclerk/E+/Getty Images)
Crops

Regulations on gene-edited crops to be eased in England

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London | Reuters — Britain’s farming and environment minister George Eustice announced Wednesday that regulations related to gene editing in agricultural research would be eased in England following a public consultation. Rules will now largely be aligned with conventional breeding methods for research and development into plants although scientists will still be required to notify
Assiniboine Community College on track for ag expansion
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Assiniboine Community College on track for ag expansion

Construction on the Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture will begin next year

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Brandon’s ACC (Assiniboine Community College) is expecting to almost triple its students in ag-related programs over the next few years. The college is also set to start construction on its Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture by next year, part of efforts to grow ag programs from 300 annual student spaces to 800. The college expects that

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