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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 tops profit, sales estimates even as consumers turn thrifty

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Reuters — Conagra Brands beat quarterly sales and profit estimates on Thursday, boosted by higher prices for its Marie Callender’s and Slim Jim brands even as consumer demand wanes under the weight of decades-high inflation. Global food companies have been increasing prices over the past year to shield profit margins, which have been squeezed by
At the Quebec site, a sandblasting unit was rigged up to the side of a tractor.
Crops

Research team looks at sandblasting-style weed control

‘Projectile’ method needs work to tackle between-row growth

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Glacier FarmMedia – A plot of white beans at Agriculture and Agri-food Canada’s (AAFC) Harrow, Ont. research farm is part of a new four-site study taking a sandblasting-style approach to weed control in Canadian crops. “No, it’s not a joke,” begins a news release from the federal agriculture ministry about the research into what’s being
Frost falls on Manitoba fields, harvest progress less than 50 per cent
Crop Report, Crops, News

Frost falls on Manitoba fields, harvest progress less than 50 per cent

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 21, September 27, 2022

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Overview Harvest progress sits at 47 per cent completed across the province, approximately 3.5 weeks behind the 5-year average of 79 per cent complete by week 39. Few crops were harvested last week until the weekend, since frequent drizzling rains, high humidity, and overcast conditions prevented harvest operations. Crops that were harvested before the start
RCMP officers near a building destroyed by Hurricane Fiona at Port aux Basques, N.L. on Sept. 26, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/John Morris)
Weather

Fiona batters Eastern Canada’s farms, fishery

'You'll hear me swearing in Saskatchewan'

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Winnipeg | Reuters — Powerful storm Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern fishing and farm industries over the weekend, smashing wharves, food processing plants and barns that will take months to repair. One of the worst storms Canada has ever faced left more than one-third of customers in Nova Scotia without power, swept homes into the
A composite satellite view of Hurricane Fiona nearing Nova Scotia at about 6 p.m. local time on Sept. 23, 2022. (U.S. National Hurricane Center image, NOAA.gov)
Weather

Fiona pounds Bermuda as Canada braces for major jolt

Up to eight inches of rain expected along path

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Hamilton, Bermuda/Halifax, N.S. | Reuters — Hurricane Fiona pounded the Atlantic island of Bermuda with heavy rain and winds on Friday as it tracked northward toward Eastern Canada, where it threatens to become one of the most severe storms in Canadian history. Fiona had already battered a series of Caribbean islands earlier in the week,
Rain stalls harvest progress, canola harvest struggles to accelerate
Crop Report, Crops, News

Rain stalls harvest progress, canola harvest struggles to accelerate

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 20, September 20, 2022

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Overview Harvest progress sits at 40 per cent completed across the province, approximately 3 weeks behind the 5-year average of 71 per cent complete by week 38. Steady rainfall across the province late last week stalled harvest progress. Farmers are anxiously awaiting drier weather to return to straight-cutting cereal and canola crops, and for breezy
Past week sees rapid harvest progress
Crop Report, Crops, News

Past week sees rapid harvest progress

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 19, September 13, 2022

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Overview Harvest progress sits at 32 per cent completed across the province, with rapid progress over the past seven days. This puts harvest completion approximately 10 harvesting days behind the 5-year average of 65 per cent completed by this time.  Cereals Winter cereal grains  Fall rye harvest is complete. Reported yields were between 45 to
Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Let’s be careful not to greenwash regenerative agriculture

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Food companies like to use descriptors such as “non-GMO”, “gluten-free”, “humane certified” and numerous labels to differentiate their products in the marketplace. These often follow consumer trends, usually initiated by lobbyists for environmental, animal welfare, nutrition and health groups. They can also be considered greenwashing when they are used incorrectly or fraudulently. The latest trend
Attendees of a Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre field day in August learn to diagnose early symptoms of black dot.
Crops, News

VIDEO: Researchers brainstorm on potato vine removal

Labour is the biggest hurdle to the disease management practice

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Researchers at the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (CMCDC) are looking for ideas that would lessen the labour of removing green potato vines in the fall. The practice is pitched as a control measure against pathogens such as black dot, verticillium wilt, early blight and other diseases that carry over in potato crop residue. Why it

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