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The Manitoba Co-operator is no longer owned by a co-operative, as it was at the start of its run, but Manitoba’s farm paper still reflects the spirit of co-operation that built this province 
Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone in agriculture is convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough. 
Manitoba hunting season 2025: Sneak peeks and predictions for hunters this fall, from grouse to waterfowl to going after deer
Animal Health Canada released a first-of-its-kind nationwide wild pig mapping study in September 2025.
Outside the walls of the Manitoba Ag Days Innovation Showcase, it was still the depths of winter. Gardens were still buried under a thick covering of snow. Planting season was still months away; the first produce of 2023 was even further. Inside the re-purposed barn in Brandon’s Keystone Centre, however, leafy greens were thriving. The
If you’re planning or in the process of transitioning your farm to the next generation, you aren’t alone. Farm Management Canada estimates that 75 per cent of farms across Canada will change hands over the next decade. Today is Farm Transition Appreciation Day, a day to acknowledge the efforts underway across the country to get
Inside the barn, it’s always a hot summer night. It’s 34 C, and a million crickets sing a soft but steady chorus. Outside the barn, it’s a textbook, idyllic early-harvest day on a Manitoba farm. A handful of cattle chew their cuds in a nearby pasture. The wheat across the drive is in the late
A mass of writhing maggots feasting on decomposing organic matter isn’t the most appetizing mental image. In fact, for most people, the role of the fly in the circle of life is probably best not thought of while eating. But for one Danish firm, the black soldier fly belongs in the food system and is
Philippe Sabourin’s memoir shares author’s formative farm years in the Red River Valley, as well as lessons rooted in world travel and the food systems found there.
Laura Rance-Unger, former Manitoba Co-operator editor, swept up the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 20.
Long public service, focus on community and industry leadership launch Dori Gingera-Beauchemin into 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame honourees
This month saw more damaging storms, some hitting the same areas as June, while crops from potatoes to canola went into full bloom. Have a quick look, here.
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Sweltering heat, a return of dry weather worries and a number of intense storms in western Manitoba marked the month of June as producers switched the seeder for the sprayer or baler.
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Many things have changed in the century and a half since the Portage Ex was established, but the Trimble family has been a constant for the bulk of those years. “I think somebody from our family has been on the board since it was incorporated in 1907,” said Paul Trimble, a current Portage Ex board
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Outside the walls of the Manitoba Ag Days Innovation Showcase, it was still the depths of winter. Gardens were still buried under a thick covering of snow. Planting season was still months away; the first produce of 2023 was even further. Inside the re-purposed barn in Brandon’s Keystone Centre, however, leafy greens were thriving. The
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Laura Rance-Unger, former Manitoba Co-operator editor, swept up the Canadian Farm Writers Federation 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award on Sept. 20.
September 29, 2025Manitoba’s beekeepers harvest local, high quality honey every year —Here are some tips and honey recipes that feature the sweet bounty
September 25, 2025Animal Health Canada released a first-of-its-kind nationwide wild pig mapping study in September 2025.
September 23, 2025Get the best of fall in Manitoba: Many parks are worth a trip in the off season; from quiet beaches to explosions of fall leaf colour on the hiking trails
September 17, 2025Misinformation and disinformation are enjoying a surge in the age of the internet. Experts say agriculture and farmers shouldn’t take that threat lightly.
September 11, 2025Ripe garden produce piles up in kitchens across Manitoba this time of year: Here’s how to use it up without working yourself to the bone
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