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Creating a canola-based plastic alternative

New research turns canola protein into strong, flexible films meant for food packaging

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Canola growers may one day be able to add food packaging to their list of markets. New research at the University of Manitoba draws on canola meal protein as a feedstock for biodegradable food product packaging. “I think it’s a more sustainable solution to the challenges created by all the petroleum-based plastic food packaging materials,”
The FeedFlo sensor in a hog barn setting.
Hogs, News

Funding heats things up for Manitoba ag-tech startup

Company targets precision feeding in hog barns

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A Manitoba agricultural tech startup hopes its product will raise the bar for feed monitoring systems in hog barns. “Our sensor goes right on the feed line within the barns, as opposed to general load cells, which go on the bins, or laser systems that are at the top of the bin telling you how
Tyson Foods rolls back ‘no antibiotics ever’ label
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Tyson Foods rolls back ‘no antibiotics ever’ label

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Reuters – Tyson Foods is reintroducing certain antibiotics to its chicken supply chain and will drop its “no antibiotics ever” tagline from company-branded chicken products, a spokesperson said July 3. The change will involve drugs that the company said are not important to human health. The antibiotics that Tyson plans to add to some of
Manitoba’s water strategy now has an action plan to go with it.
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Water strategy action plan launched

The document will guide initial implementation of the provincial water strategy

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Manitobans had their first detailed look last week at how the province intends to implement the water strategy it unveiled last year. The province announced its initial water strategy action plan July 5. The 38-page document includes 72 actions and itemizes $990 million worth of funding over the next five years. Why it matters: The
Have a plan before you climb that ladder and enter a bin.
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Grain bin safety starts with a plan

A few key points can improve safety when you have to enter a bin

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Every year, several Canadian farmers and workers suffocate in grain bins. These deaths are preventable. People can become caught or trapped in grain bins in three different ways: Moving or flowing grain is involved in all three. When working with grain – loading it, unloading it and moving it from bin to bin – farmers
Charley Sprenger of PAMI has been settling in at Brandon’s Assiniboine Community College.
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PAMI, Assiniboine Community College join forces

The research and development group has added its presence to the Brandon college

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The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute closed its doors in Portage la Prairie last year, but the ready source of agricultural research, innovation and equipment development hasn’t left Manitoba. Brandon’s Assiniboine Community College, now in the midst of a major expansion of ag and ag-related programming, has brought PAMI to its main campus. Charley Sprenger, a
“Monarchs as a species are not about to go extinct, but the fascinating long-distance migration of monarchs from Manitoba and other parts of central and eastern North America is under threat.” – Jeffrey Marcus, University of Manitoba.
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The tricky question of milkweed and monarchs

Milkweed species, the sole food source for the larvae of monarch butterflies, are reappearing in Manitoba farm fields, leading to a conservation balancing act

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The reappearance of milkweed in crops across the province is giving farmers a tough choice between weed control and conservation. In Canada, there are 14 species of native milkweed that are the sole food group for monarch butterflies. Two of those species are listed on Manitoba Agriculture’s noxious weed list: common milkweed and showy milkweed.
Aerial view of Centerm, a Burrard Inlet terminal for containerized cargo at the Port of Vancouver. Manitoba Pork says the hog sector has been especially at risk during the port strike.
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KAP, Manitoba Pork call for feds to end port strike

Continued port delays could hurt Canada’s export reputation the groups said

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KAP and Manitoba Pork are calling for decisive action from the federal government to end a costly strike at Canada’s western ports. “The Canadian supply chain and reputation of the reliability of our products abroad run the risk of being significantly damaged in international markets,” said Brenna Mahoney, general manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers in
Northern China drought-wracked
News, Weather

Northern China drought-wracked

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Reuters – About 7.4 million acres of Chinese farmland is suffering from drought, state media agency Xinhua reported June 25 after record-high temperatures hit a large part of the country’s north.  About 200,000 people and 760,000 large livestock do not have access to sufficient water as of the last week of June, Xinhua reported, citing
“If we give the farmer the tool of the soil health report, along with an understanding of what they need to do to improve soil health, they’re going to improve crop yields and profitability and reduce the risk in a dry year or a wet year.” – Wayne Black, A & L Laboratories
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Confusion remains about soil health

Producers get mixed messages on what they should do to improve their ground

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Soil health is a catchphrase that has dominated the agri-food landscape for at least five years, but what does it mean? The term has been adopted and re-imagined by countless individuals, organizations and groups to support everything from organics to cover crops, reduced till or no till, carbon sequestration, sustainability and regenerative agriculture. Adding to

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