A scholarship program that sends people around the world to learn about food and agriculture is open for applications. “Mid-career Canadians with a passion for agriculture” are invited to apply for the program, which is designed to develop leaders and influences in agriculture, Nuffield Canada said in a May 9 news release. Nuffield Canada’s mandate
‘Continuous learning’ Nuffield Scholarship open for applicants
The $15,000 scholarship sends recipients on 10 weeks of self-directed international learning
Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception
The Canadian Cattlemen's Association wants ground beef exempted from proposed rules
The cattle sector is less than pleased by a Health Canada proposal that would put a ‘high saturated fat’ label on retail ground beef. The proposal is part of a suite of changes proposed for Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations. As well as adding a front-of-packaging (FOP) label requirement for foods deemed by Health Canada
Manitoba nearly doubles recycled ag plastics
Cleanfarms celebrated a banner year across Canada, according to its annual report
Manitoba farmers recycled nearly double the ag plastics in 2021 compared to the year before, the recent Cleanfarms annual report says. “Cleanfarms can celebrate 2021 as a year where we hit the high water mark virtually across the entire spectrum of all we do to advance sustainability in agriculture,” wrote executive director Barry Friesen and
Province pledges cash for weather-beaten roads
$15-million grant to be doled out on per capita basis with Winnipeg getting $9 million
Municipalities will get extra cash to deal with weather-beaten roads, the province announced May 9. “Above-average precipitation and colder-than-average temperatures have caused a substantial increase in the number and severity of potholes on roads throughout the province,” said Premier Heather Stefanson in a news release. “Inflation and supply chain issues have also added to this
Quarry Rehab program open for applicants
The Manitoba government is opening a third intake for the Quarry Rehabilitation on Private and Municipal Land Program the province announced May 9. Up to $2.8 million will be available for the 2022-23 program, it said in a news release. Owners of private and municipal lands with a registration certificate or private quarry permit issued
Koch Fertilizer officially opens Brandon HQ
Koch Fertilizer Canada cut the ribbon on its new $33-million headquarters in Brandon May 4. The facility, which was planned with office space for 100 employees, expands the company’s presence in the western Manitoba city, where it has operated facilities for the last 55 years, company executives said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The company announced
PHOTOS: Flooded fields, island communities
Spring seeding is delayed on thousands of acres of Manitoba farmland, including in the Red River Valley south of Winnipeg, due to flooding following a winter of heavy snow accumulation and three snow and rain events in April. The photos seen here were taken the morning of May 6, 2022, by Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan
VIDEO: High waters from high above
Spring seeding is delayed on thousands of acres of Manitoba farmland, including in the Red River Valley south of Winnipeg, due to flooding. Levels on the Red River south of Winnipeg are expected to match those recorded in 2009 between Emerson and Letellier, with slightly lower levels from St. Jean Baptiste to the Red River
U.S. EPA proposes nod to canola-based biofuel
The April 18 proposal could open up new market opportunities for the oilseed
Canadian canola may have a bite at the U.S. biofuel market after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed in mid-April that canola oil-derived renewable diesel, jet fuel and other biofuels qualify as “advanced biofuels” under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The EPA determined that “greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from renewable diesel, jet fuel and other fuels
Project to analyze wetland carbon capture
The study, taking in both cattle and cropland, hopes to see results by 2023
A joint study in southwestern Manitoba hopes to jump-start understanding of carbon storage and greenhouse gas release from wetlands in two important agricultural landscapes. The study has deployed sensor-equipped towers (flux towers) to measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions from wetlands on both cattle and annual crop farms. The project is funded by the Canadian
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