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Is U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from NAFTA for real or just a negotiating tactic?

Trump could use NAFTA withdrawal as leverage

Are his threats just another negotiating tactic, or a real risk?

By David Lawder January 24, 2018

A NAFTA termination letter from U.S. President Donald Trump could become the ultimate sleight of hand from Washington as it seeks to gain negotiating leverage over Canada and Mexico in talks to update the 24-year-old trade pact. While such a letter would start a six-month exit clock ticking, the United States would not be legally

Slow feeders come in all shapes and sizes but all are designed to even out a horse’s food consumption.

Livestock

The numerous benefits of slow feeding to the horse

Horse Health: Horses are designed to eat low-energy forages nearly constantly 

By Carol Shwetz January 24, 2018

Horses are trickle or slow feeders by nature. This means that they are biologically wired to thrive when they are continuously collecting and eating small amounts of long-stem high-fibre forage. This most basic realization is instrumental in keeping the horse healthy. Forage is the foundation of every horse’s diet, and the forage needs to flow

Livestock, Local news

VIDEO: Challenges and rewards in Manitoba’s bison industry

Two of Manitoba's bison producers see hurdles for their industry, but also a bright future

By Greg Berg January 23, 2018

Take the road less travelled in some parts of rural Manitoba and you may see an iconic animal on the other side of the fence. There’s a good number of bison on the Prairies and Manitoba’s bison producers are hard at work meeting the demand of consumer appetites, but it won’t come without its own

Markets

Canada in on TPP pact, to be signed in March

By GFM Network News January 23, 2018

Tokyo | Reuters — Eleven countries aiming to forge a Asia-Pacific trade pact after the U.S. pulled out of an earlier version will sign an agreement in Chile in March, Japan’s economy minister said on Tuesday. Trade officials had been meeting in Tokyo to resolve rifts including Canada’s insistence on protections for its cultural industries

Opinion

Selling environmental benefits

New data management tools could help position Canadian agriculture  as a sustainable supplier in the global marketplace

By Laura Rance-Unger January 19, 2018

As momentum behind the tools and concepts of precision agriculture continues to grow, one of the most exciting — but least talked about — opportunities is their ability to improve farming’s environmental footprint. That’s a shame, because that’s one attribute of this latest revolution in agriculture that is most likely to resonate with an increasingly

Allan Preston is the chair of the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative (ARBI).

Local news

Good water management, like good fences, makes good neighbours

ARBI was formed in 2014 to bring diverse stakeholders together for better watershed management planning across the Assiniboine Basin

By Lorraine Stevenson January 18, 2018

Water is a critical resource, yet all too often viewed as a nuisance or an impediment to production — and a problem to pass off to the neighbours. “There can be lots of fights about water,” said Ag Days speaker Allan Preston, chair of the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative (ARBI) who began his Jan. 17

Ardyn Williams of Souris tries her hand at the wheel of a virtual combine Jan. 16, one of over 800 booths at Ag Days 2018.

Local news

PHOTOS: Ag Days holds the course on exhibitor numbers

This year’s Ag Days attendance and participation lines up with previous years

By Alexis Stockford January 17, 2018

The weather is clear, the crowds have arrived and the exhibitor list is as big as ever as Manitoba Ag Days kicks off. Exhibitors met the bar set last year during the 40th anniversary event. The show expanded both its footage and exhibitor list after opening up the over 19,000-square-foot Brandon Curling Club for booths.

The town of Roblin has recently installed new cost-saving aeration systems at a series of local lakes as part of its ongoing investment in the region’s recreational fishery.

Country Crossroads

Recreational fishery at Roblin luring visitors year round

Tourism doesn’t stop in the Parklands when the temperature drops, and now aeration upgrades to a series of local lakes will enhance fishing in all seasons

By Lorraine Stevenson January 17, 2018

It’s not just the wind biting in this wintry corner of the Parklands these days. So are the fish. Fly-fishers across Canada and the U.S. have long known some of the best fly-fishing is to be found here. The town is designated “Fly Fishing Capital of Manitoba” and has regularly hosted national championships since 2003.

Livestock, News

Landals named 2017 Carl Block Award recipient

The honour is to acknowledge a long career advancing animal health in Canada

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2018

An Alberta veterinarian has been named the recipient of a national award for outstanding contributions to animal health. Dr. Duane Landals, of Onoway, Alta., has been given the 2017 Carl Block Award by the Canadian Animal Health Coalition. The award is in memory of Carl Block, who was chair of the CAHC when he passed

Ian Thorleifson’s elk operation will feel the effect when the CFIA tightens chronic wasting disease regulations this year.

Livestock

Cervid producers call foul on CFIA participation requirement

They say a new move to require participation in a ‘voluntary’ program if farmers want support isn’t helpful for areas without CWD

By Alexis Stockford January 16, 2018

Manitoba elk and deer producers are less than impressed with incoming federal rules over chronic wasting disease (CWD). As of April 1, producers who want federal help with CWD are going to have to be part of the CFIA’s Voluntary Herd Certification Program. They’ll only be compensated for destroyed animals if they are registered with

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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