FCC announced the new Sustainability Incentive Program at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. The program is open to FCC customers who put a 4R nutrient management plan in place, record production activities through AgExpert Field, and have their 4R practices verified by a 4R designated agronomist.
FCC announces new 4R incentive
The program is open to FCC customers who use AgExpert platform
CAHRC puts out funding call for Indigenous training initiatives
Funds to be accessed Feb. to March., with deadline to apply at end of January
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) is looking to fund agriculture training programs for Indigenous participants this winter, it announced today.
Province backs sustainable aviation fuel plan
Plan includes plant in Portage la Prairie
The province is providing new funding to lay the groundwork for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the RM of Portage la Prairie. On Dec. 19, the provincial and federal governments announced a $2.9-million agreement between the Government of Manitoba and biofuel company Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. Funds will be provided through the Sustainable
Stories that didn’t make it into the paper
What to do with a badger in a box and how to license your steam tractor
While talking with farmers and experts and reading far more than anyone ought to during the year, reporters come across many odd stories. They’re funny and make good anecdotes at Sunday dinner but, due to either lack of time or lack of relevancy, they don’t make it into print. As a great fan of the
Combining alone: Farming for the future with fewer farmers
Technology led to exponential productivity growth in the 20th century, but bigger, fewer and more advanced farms also had a role in rural migration
It isn’t a setup you’d see any machinery company advise. The black-and-white photo, circa 1943, shows Murray and Archie Dickson atop their family’s Nichols & Shepherd Red River Special. The pull-type combine is hitched to a small, metal-wheeled tractor. There’s a long shaft with universal joints linking the tractor’s steering wheel to the one on
Kostyshyn wraps up 2023
Ag minister light on detail for weighty agricultural files, but says discussions are ongoing
Consultations on major agricultural issues, including some carryovers from the previous government, were still plugging away as Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn wrapped up 2023. Kostyshyn looked back on the year during a Dec. 19 interview with the Manitoba Co-operator. Why it matters: The Dauphin region MLA, elected Oct. 3, regained his old post as
Sask. union serves Viterra strike notice
Grain handling giant says its committed to negotiation, but has contingency plans in place
Yesterday, the union issued Viterra a 72-hour notice that they intend to strike as early as 2:00 pm on Jan. 5.
GSU members from Viterra Country Operations and Maintenance and Viterra's Regina head office have been negotiating for "fair wages, improved work-life balance, and workplace respect," for more than a year, the union said.
Smaller U.S. swine herd likely as Prop 12 takes effect, think tank says
Canadian pork sector concerned the animal welfare law will act as a non-tariff trade barrier
The cost of compliance with a California animal welfare law, which takes full effect on New Year’s Day, will likely shrink the U.S. national hog herd and lead to further consolidation, a Washington State think tank says. “No one will be spared the change in market pressures,” wrote Pam Lewison, director for the Washington Policy
Feds ask for public input on standards for municipal waste to be used for fertilizer
Municipal biosolids contain chemicals that don’t degrade, are toxic to humans, environment
The federal government is asking for public input as it prepares to implement interim rules for municipal wastes imported into Canada or sold as fertilizer.
How do you keep a kid on the farm?
Part 1: STEP ‘73 and the ongoing conundrum of rural depopulation
The truck’s name was Little George. It was brilliant orange, the only colour available when, decades before online shopping, Wanda McConnell went to town to pick up paint. The truck takes up the foreground of a grainy photo, taken in the summer of 1973 around the time of the Hamiota parade. In it, Little George
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