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Nuffield journey shapes Manitoba farm, years later
Clayton Robins travelled across the world on a Nuffield scholarship over a decade ago; it profoundly impacted how he now farms in western Manitoba
Clayton Robins travelled across the world on a Nuffield scholarship over a decade ago; it profoundly impacted how he now farms in western Manitoba
International lessons in child farm safety
Jessie Adams shares lessons from her PHD research on child farm safety and what must be done to create a culture of safety.
Canada’s Loblaw raises annual profit forecast on resilient grocery demand
Loblaw raised its annual profit forecast after beating third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday, as the Canadian retailer bet on demand for grocery and medicines at its discount stores to remain resilient amid economic uncertainties.
Canada’s ‘Harvest for Victory’ in the Second World War
Farm work was war work in the Second World War, according to Canada’s government, and propaganda posters show how they sold that message to Canadians
Propaganda posters celebrating farming show the legacy of Canadian agriculture during the Second World War.
Manitoba’s forced Japanese-Canadian farmers
Manitoba sugar beet farms drew labour from displaced Japanese-Canadians from B.C. during the Second World War
Manitoba’s sugar beet farms drew on displaced Japanese-Canadians from B.C. during the Second World War.
REMEMBRANCE DAY 2025: Women who fed a nation
Documentary ‘We Lend a Hand’ chronicles the lives of farmerettes and farm labour during the Second World War
More than 40,000 young Canadian women supported the war effort between the 1940s and early 1950s, helping grow and harvest crops amid labour shortages. They were called Farmerettes.
Women who fed a nation
More than 40,000 young women supported the war effort between the 1940s and early 1950s, helping grow and harvest crops amid labour shortages. They were called Farmerettes.
The forced Japanese-Canadian farmers of the Second World War
Manitoba’s sugar beet farms drew on displaced Japanese-Canadians from B.C. during the Second World War
Canada’s ‘Harvest for Victory’ in the Second World War
Propaganda posters celebrating farming show the legacy of Canadian agriculture during the Second World War.
Manitoba grain elevator ownership expands
Carman-based Linear Grain buys Fannystelle elevator from Bunge, another three elevators sold to Morden’s BP & Sons Grain and Storage Inc.
Carman-based Linear Grain buys Fannystelle elevator from Bunge, another three elevators sold to Morden’s BP & Sons Grain and Storage Inc.