Zack Koscielny is one of several more youthful faces chosen for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s incoming board.
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Koscielny in as MFGA board chair
Zack Koscielny is one of several more youthful faces chosen for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s incoming board
Peak of the Market named to industry award
Peak of the Market was recently recognized for strengthening the link between Manitoba farmers and local food service kitchens
Peak of the Market was recently recognized for strengthening the link between Manitoba farmers and local food service kitchens.
CBOT Weekly: Expect sideways trading for now
Look for trading of soybeans, corn and wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade remain sideways for the balance of January, perhaps longer, said Ryan Ettner, broker with Allendale Inc. in McHenry, Ill.
GATE project nears 50 per cent of fundraising goal
But farmers attending the SaskWheat annual meeting question the overall cost of Cereals Canada project
Farmers at the SaskWheat annual meeting hear GATE raises $42.65 million, but questions continue over cost of Cereals Canada project.
Researcher tackles tricky traits of saskatoon berry for future variety development
A University of Saskatchewan researcher seeks to catagorize varieties of the saskatoon berry — a fruit historically difficult to breed due to its complex genetic makeup.
China’s 2025 Canadian import slump to remind visiting Carney of economic stakes
China bought fewer goods from Canada last year for the first time since 2020, according to Chinese data released on the same day as Prime Minister Mark Carney starts his China visit.
Virden livestock auctioneer headed to world championships
Brennin Jack, branch manager of Heartland Livestock Services, will compete for the 11th time in the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in June
Brennin Jack, branch manager of Heartland Livestock Services at Virden, Manitoba, heads to the 2026 World Livestock Auctioneering Championship.
Large gap in canola ending stocks between AAFC, USDA
There’s a 760,000-tonne difference in the ending stocks for Canada’s 2025/26 canola crop respectively estimated by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the United States Department of Agriculture. Aside from that, the canola data from AAFC and the USDA remain quite similar.
Western Grains Research Foundation commits $2.71M to new crop research projects
The Western Grains Research Foundation has committed $2.71 million to fund 15 new crop-related research projects across Western Canada.
EU-Mercosur trade pact signals limits of Trump’s hardball diplomacy in Latin America
A mega trade deal clinched between the European Union and South America’s biggest economies after a quarter-century of talks may signal the limits of the Trump administration’s pressure tactics in the region, officials and analysts said.
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