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Technology is set to take over some agricultural labour, but it doesn't solve Canada's lack of farm and food processing and food manufacturing workers.
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Farmworkers in the US cultivate their own heat safety standards

Fair Food Program seeks to circumvent slow regulatory process

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While regulations to protect agricultural workers from the heat have been held up by political wrangling, Gonzalo and her colleagues have spearheaded an alternate strategy. They seek to sidestep the slow and increasingly politicized government machinery and instead appeal directly to consumers and large brands.
Les Henry. (University of Saskatchewan video screengrab)
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Prairie soil scientist and author Les Henry, 83

Henry's outreach to farmers spanned more than half a century

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Glacier FarmMedia — Saskatchewan soil scientist Les Henry, well known for his work on improving Prairie farmland and his outreach to Prairie farmers in the pages of Grainews, has died. Ending a long fight with congestive heart failure, Henry died Friday in Saskatoon at age 83, having continued to write until very shortly before his
PFGA Executive Director Angie Cormier.
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Tour puts fruit farms to the forefront

Two fruit farms showcased two different business models during June 5 tour

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Manitoba’s U-Picks, commercial fruit farms, biodiversity and farm management on display during Prairie Fruit Growers Association Farm Tour June 5.
Parliament Hill, in Ottawa – Ontario, Canada. Photo: Ulysse Pixel
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Farm groups criticize capital gains inclusion rate change

Ten national organizations say several tax-related changes in the 2024 federal budget will impact farmers 

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In a May 27 letter to finance minister Chrystia Freeland, agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay and national revenue minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, 10 signatories said they are concerned about the capital gains inclusion rate, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and the Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive (CEI), which were all announced in April.
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Loblaw to back Canada grocery code 

The code has been the focus of considerable back and forth between food retailers and Ottawa

After months of negotiation, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) says it’s standing behind a proposed grocery code of conduct.
Canola blooms in central Manitoba under an overcast sky.
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Building a better canola with broccoli

Traits from related species may punch up canola diversity

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Glacier FarmMedia – There’s little doubt that canola is a powerhouse crop. Nationwide, it covered nearly 22.1 million acres last year, more than 99 per cent of it on the Prairies. The Canola Council of Canada puts its economic contribution at nearly $30 billion a year. A University of Alberta researcher, backed by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Bayer Crop Science,
Trina Semenchuk, founder of The Little Greenhouse That Could, standing in front of Government House at the Manitoba Legislative Grounds.
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Vertical farming champion looks to stack Manitoba’s future

Vertical farming has garnered significant interest as a food security solution in remote areas

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Trina Semenchuk wants to make Manitoba the vertical farming capital of the world. “It’s a very bold vision, but yeah, it’s my vision,” she said. “Why not? We have a short growing season and we have so much talent here. We have quite a lot of resources already available in Winnipeg.” Why it matters: Vertical farming, which stacks crops
Deoxynivalenol is produced by fusarium, evidenced here in these heads of wheat.
Cereals, Crops, Other

Cold plasma tapped as grain mycotoxin solution

The fourth state of matter (in its cold form) could be coming to a malt house or barn near you

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Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian researchers are harnessing a high-tech concept to decontaminate grain. They’re using cold plasma, which is created by electrical discharge in a low-pressure gas. One of the most common uses is in florescent lighting, which creates light with little heat. Cold plasma is the fourth state of matter, alongside solid, liquid and
Chamali Kodikara’s work singles out health- promoting components of locally grown berries.
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University of Manitoba student lays international path

Work involves examination of Prairie berry components to help boost sector

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Glacier FarmMedia – Some researchers prefer to stay in laboratories and behind academic papers rather than deal with a lot of people. Chamali Kodikara isn’t suited for that sort of introverted life. “I really like to do the other stuff as well,” said Kodikara, after learning she had been elected vice-president of competitions for the

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