Zack Koscielny tours visitors through his cover crops and perennial pastures during a field tour in 2022.

Koscielny in as MFGA board chair

Zack Koscielny is one of several more youthful faces chosen for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s incoming board

Zack Koscielny is one of several more youthful faces chosen for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s incoming board.

Peak of the Market CEO Pam Kolochuk. | Peak of the Market photo

Peak of the Market named to industry award

Peak of the Market was recently recognized for strengthening the link between Manitoba farmers and local food service kitchens

Peak of the Market was recently recognized for strengthening the link between Manitoba farmers and local food service kitchens.






John Deere introduced its fully autonomous 8R tractor for tillage applications in 2022 and began offering it commercially on a limited basis in 2023. Photo: John Deere

VIDEO: Technical skills gap looms for agriculture

Modern farming requires more technical skills and familiarity with the incoming wave of ever-more-sophisticated farm technology; that’s a gap in agriculture’s labour force, experts worry

Agriculture is facing a wave of ever-more-sophisticated farm and food technology. Experts worry the labour pool’s technical skills may not be keeping up.





verticillium stripe cross section, canola plant. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Manitoba canola embattled by verticillium

Verticillium stripe pressure has been growing in the province and growers have precious few tools to protect their crops from disease

Verticillium stripe pressure has been growing in Manitoba, and canola farmers still have precious few tools to protect their crop from the disease.

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Finally getting paid for sustainable farming?

Alberta project might have a line on a workable ecosystem credit model to reward farmers for sustainability. Manitoba might be next

Alberta project says they might have a line on a workable ecosystem credit model to reward farmers for sustainability, and Manitoba might be next