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Northwest Manitoba’s Duck and Porcupine Mountains are a top-tier fishing destination, thanks partly to four decades of work by Swan Valley Sports Fish Enhancement Inc. 
Forget any social media fear mongering about oats — Oats are a healthy, nutritious, Prairie-grown option to add more whole grains to your diet. 
The snowy owl is the iconic species, but there are plenty of other superb owls to be seen in winter throughout Manitoba, Donna Gamache writes.
Leftovers and extra food abound in the first weeks of January. Give your kitchen a winter reset, clean out the fridge and save on your grocery bill
Manitoba, 1946 — Post-war rations for both people and cows: The latest look back at over a century of the Manitoba Co-operator
From new tractor announcements to the increasing pace of robot technology in agriculture, Glacier FarmMedia’s John Greig and Greg Berg share some of their impressions from Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover, Germany.
Scott Duguid, who raises cattle near Arnes, Manitoba, wanted his cattle to access water easier to keep them from getting bad cases of foot rot. The solution? An above-ground, solar-powered portable water trough that feeds from the dugout and keeps his cattle out of the mud.
Marla Riekman, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, talks about reducing the effects of soil erosion from tillage. (Recorded at Crop Diagnostic School 2025 in Carman, Man.)
Brennin Jack, branch manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, Manitoba, heads to the 2026 World Livestock Auctioneering Championship.
Interlake farmer Mike Duguid has become the latest to join the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s Wall of Fame. The mixed farmer and long-time board member was named to the honour Nov. 12, during the MFGA’s annual regenerative agriculture conference in Brandon, an event that, as 2025 conference committee chair, he helped bring about. WHY
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.
Manitoba, 1946 — Post-war rations for both people and cows: The latest look back at over a century of the Manitoba Co-operator
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From new tractor announcements to the increasing pace of robot technology in agriculture, Glacier FarmMedia’s John Greig and Greg Berg share some of their impressions from Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover, Germany.
Watch the video
Scott Duguid, who raises cattle near Arnes, Manitoba, wanted his cattle to access water easier to keep them from getting bad cases of foot rot. The solution? An above-ground, solar-powered portable water trough that feeds from the dugout and keeps his cattle out of the mud.
Watch the video
Marla Riekman, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, talks about reducing the effects of soil erosion from tillage. (Recorded at Crop Diagnostic School 2025 in Carman, Man.)
Watch the video
It was another of those teenage decisions I never got to make — ugh. Mom called me over to her on an August Sunday afternoon. “You’re going to help Grandpa and Uncle Willie with their haying,” she announced. She’d just got off the phone with her brother 90 miles away near Russell. “They’ve fallen behind.
November 11, 2020Five days before Christmas, Pilot Mound residents cut the ribbon and cut the carrot cake inside their brand new, community-run theatre. After a decade of work and community fundraising events, the volunteer board that runs the theatre was so happy to open, said Heather Brewster, a board member. On March 19 the Tivoli Community Theatre
November 11, 2020November 11 is fast approaching, but this year’s events may need to be somewhat different. If Remembrance Day programs are cancelled in your area, or if you’re unsure about attending a socially distanced service, consider an outdoors way of remembering and honouring our fallen soldiers. If the weather and roads remain good, one good way
November 10, 2020Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in agriculture continue to grow, driven by the increased demands of precision farming. This growth is due to increasing demand for agriculture produce, real-time livestock monitoring, and the need for enhanced decision-making to optimize farm management. Other factors contributing to the rising interest in precision farming solutions are growing food demand and government assistance to farmers. India, for
November 3, 2020A Manitoba beekeeper has received national recognition for his work advocating for and protecting pollinators. Ian Steppler accepted the 2020 North America Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) Farmer-Rancher Canada award for pollinator conservation during a virtual conference on October 20. “I’m quite flattered and really happy to be able to accept this award,” said Steppler who
November 3, 2020Glacier FarmMedia – The grain transportation system has been ‘pounding it,’ with monthly records falling like flies through spring, summer and even into harvest. So will it continue? That will depend on sales and demand from other sectors that ship by rail, say experts. “We’ve done very well in the aftermath of everything that’s happened
November 3, 2020
