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Fire claims a combine in Saskatchewan during harvest in 2017.
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Tinder-dry harvest elevates fire risk

Dry conditions and hot weather could elevate the chance of a costly combine fire

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Field conditions and an early harvest have elevated the risk of combine fires. “Certainly the risk is great this year because of the dry conditions,” said Keystone Agricultural Producers farm safety consultant Morag Marjerison. “Across Canada, there have already been some combine fires this year. So it’s definitely something that they should be considering.” Why
A Brandt manufacturing facility in Moose Jaw, Sask.
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Brandt adds to New Zealand holdings

Deal brings North Island construction, forestry and ag equipment market under one umbrella

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Saskatchewan equipment firm Brandt Group of Companies has added another arm to its international reach. The Regina-based manufacturer of grain handling and tillage equipment and John Deere distributor said Aug. 31 that it had acquired New Zealand equipment company Wairarapa Machinery Services Ltd. The acquired company is 100 kilometres northeast of the country’s capital, Wellington. The dealership will
(Left to right) Western Grains Research Foundation chair Laura Reiter, Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and WGRF executive director Wayne Thompson.
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Second agronomy cluster to receive funding

The Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster will be publicly backed for another five years

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The Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster will receive more than $7.6 million for its second phase. Funding, which comes from sources including the Western Grains Research Foundation, the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership and industry partners, will cover a five-year period between April 2023 and March 2028. Why it matters: Projects will tackle everyday agronomic problems faced
HyLife’s new 47,462-square-foot headquarters in Steinbach, Man.
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HyLife opens new Steinbach headquarters

Local dignitaries and HyLife Foods leaders cut the ribbon Aug. 25

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HyLife celebrated the grand opening of its new, nearly 50,000-square-foot headquarters in Steinbach on Aug. 25. “This is more than a building; it is a new home and anchor for HyLife that we hope will become a community landmark,” said Grant Lazaruk, HyLife’s president and CEO, in an Aug. 28 news release. “After several years
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Mosaic CEO to step down

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Reuters – Fertilizer maker Mosaic’s CEO, James O’Rourke, will step down from his position effective Dec. 31, ahead of his planned retirement next year, the company said Aug. 29. Shares of the top U.S. phosphate maker fell 1.7 per cent in extended trading. Bruce Bodine, Mosaic’s senior vice-president of North America, will take charge as
Extreme weather events are increasingly commonly being blamed on climate change, but how much of that is real, and how much is hot air?
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Pummelled by hail: The onslaught of erratic weather is real

Extreme weather events are increasingly commonly being blamed on climate change, but how much of that is real, and how much is hot air?

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If farmers think the weather was erratic this year, data says they’re right. Earlier this summer, the Co-operator reported that farmers in the Rivers area were pummeled with near-apocalyptic hail. Weeks later, they’d been hit again. At the time, hail claims in Manitoba had already exceeded the total number of claims last year. Why it
Kelsey Sunaert speaks with a tour group beside a now-empty irrigation reservoir built on his Deloraine-area farm.
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Tile recycling opens path to water Goldilocks zone

Tile drainage, capture and recycling system shows promise in face of increasing wet and dry extremes

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A system to recycle tile drainage discharge is helping Kelsey Sunaert keep his field moisture levels just right. The system, installed on Sunaert’s Deloraine-area farm, uses tile to reclaim flooded fields, but that water doesn’t disappear downstream. Instead, it is retained and used for irrigation later in the season. “Not only do we get to farm those acres, but we
The maritime industry accounts for nearly three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.
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The rebirth of sail-based shipping?

Cargill charters ship to test modern wind power at sea

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Reuters – A dry bulk ship chartered by Cargill has launched on its first voyage to study how harnessing wind power can cut greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in the shipping sector, the U.S. commodities group said Aug. 21.  The maritime industry, which accounts for nearly three per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions
“We’ve always been dealing with a certain group down there that want to push mandatory country of origin labelling.” – Dennis Laycraft, Canadian Cattle Association.
Livestock, News

U.S. COOL proposal unlikely to affect Canadian beef

Tabled legislation would see processors fined per pound of improperly marked meat

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Proposed American legislation could see distributors fined for meat that is improperly labelled as “Made in the USA,” but industry experts north of the border say it is unlikely to pass muster. The bill would set out processor fines of $5,000 per pound of beef that doesn’t meet label standards. Why it matters: A proposed
Barry Janssens was among the producers worried about encroaching water levels from Whitewater Lake in 2020.
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Sweet and salty: Using sweet clover to fight salinity

Producers use salt-tolerant forage to claw back productivity on previously flooded land

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East of Deloraine, in the far southwestern corner of Manitoba, waves of yellow sweet clover are reclaiming farmland that, three years ago, was under the waves of Whitewater Lake. A road runs near the field planted with the legume, a raised snake of land that, in 2019, would have been surrounded by water. In August,

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