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Merit’s fall may create small setback in Manitoba pea market
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Merit’s fall may create small setback in Manitoba pea market

The sale of the cash-strapped processor won’t be finalized until the end of May, at least

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Manitoba farmers may see reduced opportunity to sell peas this year, as the fate of protein ingredient processor Merit Functional Foods remains undetermined until at least the end of the month. “Then the question is, do I continue to grow peas or do I switch to another crop. That’s a decision that the growers have probably made by now,”
Damage from the 2011 flood gave force to calls for outlet channels between Lake Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg.
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Promises stalled on flood control

On the eve of another spring melt, the Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba channels remain in regulatory limbo

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It’s been seven years since Brian Pallister stood on the shore of Lake Manitoba and promised that, if elected, channels to divert floodwaters into Lake Winnipeg would be built by the end of his first term. It was a promise from a party hoping to topple the then-incumbent NDP government, which had been faced with
External view of the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 30, 2020. (File photo: Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

U.S. to crack down on child labour amid massive uptick

Food processing plants among alleged offenders

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Washington | Reuters — The Biden administration in the U.S. announced measures to crack down on child labour on Monday amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports by Reuters and other news outlets on illegal employment of migrant minors in dangerous industries. U.S. officials said the Labor Department had seen a nearly 70
Screengrab from a CNH promotional video of its Magnum tractor assembly plant at Racine, Wisconsin. (CNH video)
Crops

CNH sees headwinds easing in 2023 after strong fourth-quarter results

Long-running strikes end at two CNH plants in U.S.

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Reuters — CNH Industrial said on Thursday its 2023 net sales of industrial activities would grow by between six and 10 per cent, after the group posted stronger-than-expected results in the last quarter of 2022. The industry faced several headwinds in 2022, including a choppy supply chain and inflation, but late in the year these
Ray Redfern and Redfern Farm Services announce $125,000 to benefit Assiniboine Community College in December 2022.
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Redfern gives ACC next funding boost

Ray Redfern’s company marked its 50th anniversary with a donation to ag education

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Most people receive gifts on major anniversaries. Ray Redfern of Redfern Farm Services viewed the business’s 50th anniversary as an opportunity to give. A donation of $125,000 marked the southwestern Manitoba company’s golden jubilee. It is bound for Assiniboine Community College and its multi-million-dollar Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. Why it matters: Assiniboine Community College says its planned
Local UAW union members arrive at Starbuck Middle School at Racine, Wis. to vote on CNH Industrial’s latest contract offer on Jan. 7, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Bianca Flowers)
Crops

CNH workers at two U.S. plants reject proposed contract

Plants' workers on strike since May

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Racine | Reuters — Members of two local unions that have been on strike since May at CNH Industrial factories in Wisconsin and Iowa on Saturday voted down a tentative labour contract, the United Auto Workers union said. The union did not disclose how many workers at the two plants rejected the four-year deal, which
Example of an on-farm water retention project in the SRRWD.
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Water retention projects can pay off

Cost-benefit analysis shows most farms see a net benefit

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An International Institute for Sustainable Development report says farms, particularly livestock operations, can see significant benefits from water retention projects installed on their land. The report is the culmination of a study of 10 water retention projects within the Seine Rat Rousseau Watershed District that began in 2019. The projects fall under Agriculture and Agri-Food
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Markets

Farm equipment demand to remain high, FCC says

Low inventories, high commodity prices and a good crop place pressure on demand

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Demand for farm equipment should remain high through 2023 despite higher interest rates and projected price increases, according to Farm Credit Canada. The federal ag lender has released an outlook on the farm equipment market that analyzed data and trends that affect the market. While the outlook attributes much of the current demand to relatively
“Manitoba is nowhere close to even starting construction. It’s time the PCs rolled up their sleeves and got this thing done.” – Wab Kinew, NDP leader. Ongoing flooding issues, such as this one in the spring of 2011, have made an outlet channel a necessity.
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Concerns raised over Lake St. Martin diversion delays

As flood risk increases, NDP accuses government of dragging its feet

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The Manitoba NDP is accusing the provincial government of dragging its feet on the Lake St. Martin outlet channels project. A media release issued Nov. 17 said residents in the area are frustrated that the project “appeared to be abandoned by the Stefanson government.” The release notes that ranchers were hit hard by the 2011
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China to step up investment in rural infrastructure

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Beijing | Reuters – China will accelerate investment in rural infrastructure to improve its ability to ensure food supply while also stabilizing the economy, according to a plan published by the agriculture ministry on Tuesday. The plan, backed by eight ministries and government agencies, comes amid slowing growth in the world’s second-biggest economy, due to

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