A mobile market of fresh local produce is bringing the farm fresh to families and seniors in Winnipeg inner-city neighbourhoods. “Everybody wants what’s good for the people that they love. Everybody wants to be able to give fresh, healthy food to their kids,” said Stephanie Fulford, garden and food skills programmer at NorWest Co-op Community

Three years ago, hemp looked like it was getting set for a rocket ride. Riding a contact high from the frenzy of attention around cannabis legalization, it looked like new markets ranging from health and wellness nutraceuticals to sustainable building materials were about to take off. That was good news for a crop that, at

Back in 2018 hemp conference speakers were conveying the message that the future looked bright. An age of development and expansion was at hand for the crop. Hemp acres since, however, have not matched the surge in excitement. Grain hemp acres have yet to recover to their pre-2018 levels, according to seeding data from the

The beef sector cannot ignore the possible ripples when delegates arrive in New York later this month for the first UN Food Systems Summit. That’s the message Robynne Anderson, director general of the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN), had while addressing the 2021 Canadian Beef Industry Conference in early September. Why it matters: Livestock producers should

For two classic tractor owners, Steinbach’s Tractor Trek brings together history, hobbies and helping.  “I enjoy driving my tractor and seeing the people enjoy sitting on the side of the road and watching that, or coming to the museum,” said Henry Doerksen who was on this year’s organizing committee for the event.  “It’s just the

The water co-op that supplies some water to houses, hospitals, businesses and farms in Morden, Winkler, Altona, Carman and many other south-central communities has been forced to install temporary water intakes in the Red River after water levels fell too low to reliably reach its system. “For us, our life is turned right upside down