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Firefighters work at the site of a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 14, 2024.
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From Ukraine: Our common hive

The people of Ukraine continue to adapt, survive and even thrive

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You wake up in the morning and drink coffee before starting the work day. You turn on the TV and listen to a long list of deaths and destruction that happened in your country overnight. The announcer speaks almost without emotion, as if he is talking about everyday, ordinary things. You hear that 10 missiles
As employee numbers increase on dairy farms, farmers have to learn to communicate the process improvement that has been part of their own way of working.
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How to make your dairy processes lean and clean

Stopping and observing are the first steps to efficiency

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Glacier FarmMedia – Dairy farmers work through similar processes every day, but taking another look at ordinary tasks can yield significant time and financial savings. Process evaluation has many names, including lean, Kaizan or Six Sigma, but the concepts are similar: constantly improve, find bottlenecks and reduce waste, according to Chris Church, a master’s student
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Bird flu found in U.S. alpacas

The bird flu strain that has infected dairy cattle herds in nine U.S. states has been detected in alpacas, says the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Seeding progression in 2024 compared to previous years.
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Agro-Manitoba sees more precipitation, seeding progress behind five-year average

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 5 (week 21)

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Seeding progress has been observed in many areas of the province this past week and is now at 64 per cent complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (80 per cent complete), spring wheat (87 per cent complete) barley (79 per cent  complete) and peas (96 per cent complete). Canola planting continues with 41 per
Bryan Driedger demonstrates spinner operation at the April grand opening of the Austin Woollen Mill.
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Spinning up value in local wool market

Austin Woollen Mill brings new fibre processing to the province

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The western Manitoba village of Austin has a new facet in its agri-business landscape: textile processing. The Austin Woollen Mill, owned and operated by Bryan and Lynda Driedger, held a grand opening earlier this spring. Visitors were introduced to the steps of wool processing as they toured the new facility. Why it matters: Lack of
A ship is docked for unloading at G3’s St. Lawrence River terminal at Trois-Rivieres, Que. (G3.ca)
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St. Lawrence Seaway grain movement up five per cent in 2023

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Grain movement through the St. Lawrence Seaway was up by five per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year, with Canadian wheat accounting for well over half of all the grain moved, according to a joint report from the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLMC) and the United States Great Lakes St. Lawrence Development Corporation (GLS) released May 27.
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Manitoba pork applauds TFW extension

Extended permits give workers two more years

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Manitoba’s pork producer group is applauding a federal decision that will see a two-year permit extension for some 6,700 temporary foreign workers.  “It was a good move,” said Cam Dahl, general manager for the Manitoba Pork Council.  The decision, announced May 8, affects mainly post-graduation work permit holders who are working in the Manitoba Skilled

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