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Richardson buys major Winnipeg trucking firm
The owner of Canada’s biggest agri-food company has bought full control of one of Canada’s biggest trucking companies. James Richardson…
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Livestock sector benefiting from mild winter weather
As Manitoba basks in a startlingly mild winter, the province’s graziers are catching a long-overdue break. After successive years of…
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Innovations Showcase heads up reined-in Ag Days
It’s going to be yet another quiet week at Brandon’s Keystone Centre, when normally there would be tens of thousands…
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Swath of MARD, MASC offices slated for closure
Reactions were mixed as Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development announced it would close 21 of its community offices in the…
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Biologicals in agriculture: what’s old is new (and improved)
The term ‘agricultural biologicals’ conjures up images of white lab coats and test tubes. But the practice itself — deriving…
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COVID surprise comes to grain movement in 2020
When it comes to the grain transportation file in 2020, it was a story of extremes. Record western Canadian grain…

Dry weather hits Argentine crops, soy markets in rationing mode
Weather woes and accelerating purchases by big buyers like China are boosting the market

Canada Summer Jobs Program open to farmers
Some changes made in response to COVID job losses kept from last year
Seymour named watersheds builder
Annual award from Manitoba Association of Watersheds recognizes outstanding contributions

Smithfield Foods plots new course
New CEO has shaken up management team of world’s largest pork processor amid COVID challenges

Richardson buys major Winnipeg trucking firm
Bison’s divisions include refrigerated hauling and intermodal trucking
KAP hires new communications, government relations co-ordinator
Graham Schellenberg previously worked as a provincial policy analyst, communicator

Livestock sector benefiting from mild winter weather
Producers entered the fall worrying about feed supplies, that are now stretching further
Germany finds more African swine fever in wild boar, cases reach 480

Innovations Showcase heads up reined-in Ag Days
The ag sector will have to make do with a few online efforts and a special publication this year

Swath of MARD, MASC offices slated for closure
Any cost savings will be eclipsed by investments in new technology, says Pedersen
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