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The food currency program is entering its fourth year.
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Community food currency program returns

The program is an initiative from Direct Farm Manitoba

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Farmers’ markets across the province are again participating in a program meant to put fresh produce on the table for Manitobans who would ordinarily struggle to source it.  On June 27, Direct Farm Manitoba announced the 2023 launch of its Manitoba Community Food Currency Program.  The program partners with “community organizations who are already connected
Zebra mussels are infamous for clogging water infrastructure intakes, threatening local ecosystems and being almost impossible to control once they make their way into a lake or river.
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Forum to fight aquatic invasive species

The advisory group is the latest in Manitoba’s AIS measures

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The Government of Manitoba is hoping that a multi-stakeholder advisory group will help hold the line on water-based invasive species. The Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Advisory Forum was announced June 26 to “ensure a regionally diverse range of perspectives are incorporated into prevention and containment activities,” according to a government release. The forum will be
Funding is available for upgrades to hog barn ventilation systems, which can help stop the spread of diseases such as porcine epidemic diarrhea.
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Tight S-CAP deadline raises concern

The new funding focuses on sustainability and food safety

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While the ag sector is welcoming the latest program announcement under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (S-CAP), farm groups say there’s not a lot of time to get the paperwork in. “I think there are benefits for farmers across the board and I do give credit to [Manitoba Agriculture] minister Johnson and the department for
Chile’s bees devastated by floods after fires 
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Chile’s bees devastated by floods after fires 

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Reuters – Extreme weather events in Chile, including major recent floods and wildfires earlier this year, are devastating colonies of the humble bee, a key pollinator for crops of avocados and almonds in one of the global South’s key food-producing countries.  Heavy rainfall has caused floods that have blocked roads and prompted evacuations in the
Quick adapting and designed to spread, kochia seems biologically primed to pick off the punches farmers throw at it.
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On the ropes against kochia

Growers face a formidable foe. Fast mutations and efficient seed spread are a tough one-two combination

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Kill it with fire. That was the gist in 2018, after a photo of post-spray kochia in Saskatchewan made the rounds on social media. The image showed a swath of dead, brown plants. That made the single, green plant right in the centre stand out even more. There was a collective recoil from farmers in
Do More Agriculture executive director Megz Reynolds onstage at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina June 20.
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Platform promises anonymous, farm-based mental health help

The AgTalk peer support platform has been unveiled by Do More Agriculture

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Farmers who tap into a new mental health service will get relatable, anonymous support for their struggles, according to the organization behind the initiative. The Do More Agriculture Foundation has launched AgTalk, a platform for those in the Canadian agriculture industry. It is a partnership between the foundation, RBC, BASF and the McCain Foundation and
The honey sector wants the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to take another look at rules banning U.S. boxed-bee trade into Canada.
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AgriRecovery announced for honey sector

Beekeepers who suffered heavy losses during winter 2021-22 have until Aug. 31 to apply

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Manitoba’s beekeepers will be getting funds to rebuild after suffering devastating winter losses last year. An industry push for financial aid bore fruit June 20 when the province and federal government announced the Canada-Manitoba Bee Mortality Assistance Program, provided through AgriRecovery. The program has earmarked up to $7.5 million to ease rebuilding costs, according to
Mother Nature can have a toddler’s temperament
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Mother Nature can have a toddler’s temperament

Expert's Radar: Recession concerns may lead speculators to exit commodities

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Getting young kids involved with helping around the house is important for their development, building responsibility and growing their skills, but it can also come with plenty of unintended consequences. Dishes slip out of small hands and break. The soup bowls at the table are paired with dessert spoons. The mirror has more fingerprints than
Vet districts get funding
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Vet districts get funding

Joint federal-provincial funding will amount to $2 million for new large-animal veterinary equipment

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Rural veterinary districts are getting a financial boost. In a joint release June 22, the federal and provincial governments announced $2 million for “the capacity of rural veterinary services districts throughout Manitoba.” The funding is earmarked for new large-animal equipment. Districts can apply for up to $75,000 for purchases. The districts “provide essential veterinary services
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Excitement building for Ag in Motion

Ag in Motion will return to Langham, Sask., this year from July 18-20

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All the favourite field tours and demonstrations will be back at this year’s Ag in Motion show, and according to show director, Rob O’Connor, the excitement is building. “I think what excites me as a show director is how the farmers really take the time to look at what’s here,” he said. O’Connor is in

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