Editorial & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Editor’s Take: Stuck in the middle

By Gord Gilmour November 3, 2022

As Canadian citizens, one of the phrases we should fear most in our language is “shared jurisdiction.” That’s the weird governance ‘no man’s land’ stuck between the federal and provincial government, where both are technically responsible for an issue and neither is likely to step up. It’s a poor dynamic, one that sets the stage

If the current government truly is a listening government, then we have a few suggestions.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Time to get serious about rebuilding cattle sector

By Gord Gilmour October 27, 2022

Several years ago Ralph Eichler, then the newly-minted provincial agriculture minister in the early days of the Pallister government, staked out a goal. He said he wanted to see the province’s beef herd rebuilt to its pre-BSE high water mark. Before that economic disaster hit the sector, Manitoba had been home to about 750,000 beef

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Guest Editorial: A carrot with a consequence

By Kristy Nudds October 20, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – In response to the backlash it has been receiving from farmers and industry over its nitrous oxide (NO2) emissions target, the federal government was quick to reiterate that it is a goal, not a mandate. However, whether this is an achievable goal is still up for debate. By setting a goal, the

‘If grain has always been a tool of war, the criminal syndicate disguised as a country that is Russia has taken it to a whole new level.’ – Gord Gilmour.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: The Great Grain Robbery II

By Gord Gilmour October 13, 2022

I suppose theft of grain has always been part of war. Armies have always foraged for food, and victors have frequently carried away these spoils of war. One defence tactic has been to go ‘scorched earth’ and burn crops while retreating. But if grain has always been a tool of war, the criminal syndicate disguised

Editorial, Op/Ed

Guest Editorial: Big food investments growing in agriculture

By Kristy Nudds October 6, 2022

Earlier this year McCain Foods Ltd. quietly purchased a little-known firm called Resson. Ten years ago, the news that a food company such as McCain purchased a predictive crop technology company would have raised a few eyebrows. Many may have wondered what a company known for its frozen French fries would want with a company

Editorial, Op/Ed

Guest Editorial: Strike while the iron’s hot

By Alexis Stockford September 29, 2022

There’s a stereotype that everyone, at some point, realizes they’ve become their parent. For me this year, as I pulled out the old canning skills to help beat back the grocery bill, it was more like temporarily becoming one of my grandparents. It makes sense since, much more like grandma’s day than in the last

Part of the recipe to make Manitoba a global leader in plant and animal protein production is simply time, something pulse and livestock sectors need to work together on to ensure.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: A five-year plan that works

By Gord Gilmour September 22, 2022

During the Soviet era, a perpetual source of amusement was watching the planned economies announce one “Five-year plan” after another, with lofty goals to boost steel production, grow more wheat and so forth. It was always worth a chuckle because they’d inevitably have just failed to reach the goals of the last five-year plan, yet

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack and Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace in ceremonial role as members of the Royal Company of Archers guard the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, ahead of the Queen's funeral on Sept. 19.

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: End of an epoch

By Gord Gilmour September 15, 2022

The world has lost two great leaders in recent days. First came news from Moscow of the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last general secretary of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent bad behaviour aside, it’s difficult some days to remember just how close the geopolitical bomb he defused was

Editorial, Op/Ed

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

By Kristy Nudds September 9, 2022

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

Columns, Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Simmer down

By Gord Gilmour September 1, 2022

It’s time for everyone to step back, take a deep breath, and tone down the rhetoric around the issue of fertilizer emissions. Because right now it’s being over-politicized, under-scrutinized and devoid of any rational examination. Here’s what we know so far. The federal government wants to see farmers reduce emissions from fertilizer by 30 per

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Editor’s Take: Stuck in the middle

Editor’s Take: Time to get serious about rebuilding cattle sector

Guest Editorial: A carrot with a consequence

Editor’s Take: The Great Grain Robbery II

Guest Editorial: Big food investments growing in agriculture

Guest Editorial: Strike while the iron’s hot

Editor’s Take: A five-year plan that works

Editor’s Take: End of an epoch

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

Editor’s Take: Simmer down

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