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Processors consulted on food safety regulation
The new regulation’s intent is to allow innovation and flexibility for business while ensuring they follow safe food practices, government officials say

U of M project puts DIY back into plant breeding
DIY has done wonders in the metal shop. Why not try it in the fields, too?

Farms quarantined due to delays in TB testing
Cattle movements are restricted indefinitely

PEDv either a boom or bust for weanling producers
Staying clean means the difference between heaven or hell

Federal money will boost Manitoba’s TB fight in cattle
A two-pronged strategy aims to reduce need for herd surveillance testing

Two towns drop out, but two more sign up for harness racing circuit
Betting on the ponies losing favour with youth

Seedy Saturday turns five
The fifth annual Seedy Saturday reflects growing interest in urban gardens

Manitoba launches livestock price insurance for cattle, hogs
The program based on Western Canada prices offers better protection than CME futures hedging
Ranchers see no promise in premises ID
Fearing they are the target, not TB, some ranchers refuse to comply with premises ID

Ranchers flock to ‘no-bull’ bull sale
Douglas Bull Test Station’s annual all-breed bull sale passes 50-year milestone
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