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The honey sector wants the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to take another look at rules banning U.S. boxed-bee trade into Canada.
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AgriRecovery announced for honey sector

Beekeepers who suffered heavy losses during winter 2021-22 have until Aug. 31 to apply

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Manitoba’s beekeepers will be getting funds to rebuild after suffering devastating winter losses last year. An industry push for financial aid bore fruit June 20 when the province and federal government announced the Canada-Manitoba Bee Mortality Assistance Program, provided through AgriRecovery. The program has earmarked up to $7.5 million to ease rebuilding costs, according to
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Weather

Saskatchewan drainage work rebates expanded to farmers

Channel clearing, drain maintenance program shares eligible costs

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A program to help rural Saskatchewan municipalities and local authorities cover costs of channel clearing and maintaining drains for flood prevention will now expand to include individual landowners. The province’s Water Security Agency (WSA) said Friday its $1 million cost-share rebate program will expand its eligibility beyond RMs, conservation and development area (C+D) authorities and
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Weather

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low to bring bit of a cooldown

Issued June 28, covering June 28 to July 5

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After a fairly active weather pattern over the last few days, at least across the eastern half of the Prairies, it looks like most regions will see much quieter few days to start off this forecast period. Weak upper-level ridging combine with a broad but weak area of surface high pressure should bring typical summer
An excavator works on Parliament Hill on Oct. 22, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Patrick Doyle)
Markets

Adjournments put off ag bills to September at earliest

Farm fuel, supply management, produce trust bills on hold

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Federal private members’ bills with potential significant weight for Canada’s grain, livestock, dairy, poultry, egg, fruit and vegetable producers are now on hold until mid-September at least. Members of the House of Commons voted June 21 to adjourn until Sept. 18, while the Senate did likewise June 22, to return Sept. 19. While the two
Ripe haskap berries ready for the picking at Haskap Prairie Orchards.
Crops, News

Local haskap growers launch national event 

Haskap Berry Days aims to educate the public about the crop and will run July 3-9

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Haskap berries will have their national moment in the spotlight this July, and a couple of local growers are spearheading the effort. Trena and Wayne Zacharias of West St. Paul have taken the lead on establishing Canada’s first national Haskap Berry Days. The event is designed to educate the public on the berry, which is
Most importantly is not the issue of whether bread should be classed as ultra-processed, it’s the levels of salt that could be more of a problem.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: In defence of bread

Store-bought bread might be considered ultra-processed, but that doesn’t mean it’s all bad

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Today’s sliced bread often contains so many more ingredients than what our ancestors ate that it is now considered an ultra-processed food. This doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad for us. There are many definitions of what makes a food ‘ultra-processed.’ The most common is the Nova classification, developed by researchers at the University of Sao
Ducklings on display at the Red River Ex in Winnipeg on June 20, 2023 stuck to the shady side of the waterer as daytime temperatures maxed out at nearly 36 C. (Dave Bedard photo)
Weather

Prairie Forecast: Shift in the pattern

Issued June 21, covering June 21 to 28

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The weather pattern that brought some record heat to the eastern Prairies, and some significant rains to parts of Alberta, looks like it will be undergoing a bit of change during this forecast period. The overall flow across the Prairies appears as though it will become predominantly northwesterly as an upper low sets up over
File photo of the produce section at a Canadian grocery store. (FatCamera/E+/Getty Images)
Markets

Canada retools inflation baskets with more focus on food, gas

Snowblowers and barbecues in, DVD players out

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s national statistics agency on Tuesday revealed new weights for the basket of goods and services in its Consumer Price Index, giving more prominence to changes in the prices of food and gasoline. The reweighting, which Statistics Canada carries out every year, has historically had only a marginal impact on the
File photo of storm clouds over northeastern Alberta. (ImagineGolf/E+/Getty Images)
Weather

Prairie Forecast: Alberta low looks to dominate

Forecast issued June 14, covering June 14-21

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So far, the weather models have been doing a good job with the medium-range forecasts, only falling off late in the forecast period. Of course, in the summer, short-range forecasts can be difficult, especially when it comes to just when and where thunderstorms will develop. I always find it interesting that a forecast could be

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