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David Wiens says dairy farmers across the country are now asking ‘what’s their future?’ as they try to access the impact of the trade deal on the farm and processing sectors.
Dairy cattle, Local news, News

Manitoba dairy producers reeling from USMCA trade deal

Trade deals are starting to add up when it comes to the impact on dairy farms

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Manitoba dairy farmers attending annual meetings this month are trying to understand the coming changes as a result of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). There are some serious questions being asked about what the new deal means for the family farm and their future, said David Wiens, a Manitoba dairy farmer and vice-president of
Local news, News

Hemp coffee creamer developed at U of M

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Hemp could soon be the (non-dairy) creamer in your coffee. A recent research project at the University of Manitoba’s Richardson Centre For Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals has reported the successful formulation of a hemp-based coffee creamer for Natures Hemp Corp. “Working with the University of Manitoba, Natures Hemp formulated an all-natural, hemp-based, non-dairy coffee creamer
Vince Barletta (right), president and CEO of St. Boniface Hospital Foundation, presents a plaque in recognition of the family’s donation to Lloyd and Jackie Dyck and their son Chad. The Dycks have made the donation through The Kali Dyck Foundation, which they established in memory of their daughter.
Local news, News, Other

Family honours daughter and son through major donation for autism research

The Dyck family, whose son Chad has autism, has donated $300,000 through a foundation established in memory of their daughter Kali, who died in a car accident in 2011

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Research at St. Boniface Hospital seeking a new way to classify autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been given a significant boost thanks to a Manitoba family with ties to the agricultural community. The Dyck family, owners of BrettYoung Seeds, has given the hospital a $300,000 donation through The Kali Dyck Foundation, which they established in
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Cold, wet conditions slow harvest, livestock culling begins

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 15

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Southwest Region Colder and wet conditions prevented harvest progress for the past week.  Friday was dry enough for harvesting and fieldwork to start, but snow and rain came in the afternoon.  Snow on the weekend and very cold temperatures most of the nights.  Temperature reported down to -14C on some nights.  Day temperature was also
Manitoba’s Pelly Lake water-control project is cited as one example of how natural features can control flooding more cheaply than engineered structures.
Local news, News, Other

‘Natural infrastructure’ — retain what you have; restore what’s lost

A new report says natural infrastructure can be cheaper than built infrastructure for controlling floods

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Saving and carefully managing of wetlands, forests and other working natural landscapes can save Canadians millions in yearly flood damage costs, says a new report supported in part by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. This ‘natural infrastructure’ is also a viable and cost-effective alternative to traditional — and often much more expensive — built flood
Bayer Canada’s CropScience Division has decided to keep its headquarters in Calgary. As a result, Monsanto Canada’s head office in Winnipeg will close by Sept. 1, 2019.
Local news, News, Other

Monsanto Canada’s Winnipeg office closing Sept. 1, 2019

Bayer, which purchased Monsanto in June, will keep its crop science headquarters in Calgary

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Monsanto Canada’s ‘legacy’ head office at the University of Manitoba’s SmartPark in Winnipeg will close by Sept. 1, 2019, Trish Jordan, public and industry affairs director for Bayer Canada’s CropScience Division, confirmed in an interview Oct. 12. It’s part of Bayer’s US$63-billion purchase of Monsanto in June. Bayer Canada’s CropScience Division is headquartered in Calgary
Remaining crops in western Manitoba got another taste of snow on Oct. 5.
Local news, News

Used grain dryers face battle for certification

Anyone hoping a used grain dryer will save their moisture-laden crop may be in for a fight to get it certified

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Farmers in the market for a used grain dryer say they are frustrated by a quagmire of red tape during a year when crops are already buried under snow and wetted by weeks of rain. It’s a potentially hard hit for Andrew Dalgarno of Newdale, who said only about 15 per cent of his crop
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Little harvest progress, snowfall causes lodging in standing crops

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 9

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Southwest Region Unseasonally cool and wet weather swept the region with rain and snow, precipitation amounts between 10 to 45mm.  Soils also still cooling and are at 5C. Northern parts of the region got more moisture as compared to southern parts. Wasagaming had 45mm, Newdale, Shoal Lake and Oakburn areas had 25mm. Air temperatures were
Premier Brian Pallister and Sustainable Development Minister Rochelle Squires unveiled the Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan Oct. 27, 2017 at Oak Hammock Marsh. The plan included a flat $25-a-tonne carbon tax and programs to cut carbon emissions. Last week Pallister announced since Ottawa is going to impose its carbon tax on Manitoba, the province won’t implement its tax. However, the green plan programs will still go ahead, he said.
Local news, News

Manitoba scraps carbon tax in anticipation Ottawa will impose its own

But Premier Pallister wants Ottawa’s carbon tax to include the same exemptions for farmers as Manitoba’s

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The Manitoba government won’t launch its Made-in-Manitoba carbon tax because Ottawa is imposing its own, but Manitoba is going ahead with the carbon reduction programs in its Climate and Green Plan. The province also says when the federal government starts taxing carbon here the same exemptions for farmers set out under Manitoba’s cancelled tax should
The former chair of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is questioning how money held for crop and hail insurances purposes is being handled.
Local news, News, Other

MASC trusts — protecting farmers’ money or better bookkeeping?

The Manitoba government says both, but a former MASC board chair isn’t so sure

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Frieda Krpan was puzzled when the Manitoba government announced it transferred the crop insurance and crop hail insurance reserve funds totalling $265 million to two trust accounts to ensure the money couldn’t be used for anything other than crop insurance. “What brought this on? In all the years that I was there, there has never

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