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Live fish hit the road
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Live fish hit the road

Manitoba fisheries to get new stocking truck

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Stocked trout are arriving in Manitoba’s lakes via a new fish hatchery stocking truck, the province announced June 15. Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt said the new vehicle is already on the road. As of mid-June, the truck’s route was taking it into the Duck Mountains region. Last year, East Blue Lake
Soyoil futures recently found themselves in a near vertical uptrend, gaining more than 25 per cent.
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Veg oil markets bubble up from depths

Expert's Radar: Dry conditions lift futures well off recent lows

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Mini-donuts, churros, beaver tails, rollkuchen, funnel cake, corndogs, French fries, even Mars bars — they all taste better when fried in oil. The summer festival season of fried food from food trucks is just getting underway, while the markets for the vegetable oils filling all those deep fryers have also been heating up. Soyoil Since
Conservation officers speak during a field day on livestock predation in 2022.
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Manitoba Conservation to get centralized dispatch

The 24-7 service will be offered out of Brandon

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Manitoba’s conservation officers will operate through a 24-7 dispatch service in the near future, the province said June 14. In a joint release, Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said the move would “enhance officer safety in the field and strengthen environmental enforcement across the province.” The province
Ripe haskap berries ready for the picking at Haskap Prairie Orchards.
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Local haskap growers launch national event 

Haskap Berry Days aims to educate the public about the crop and will run July 3-9

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Haskap berries will have their national moment in the spotlight this July, and a couple of local growers are spearheading the effort. Trena and Wayne Zacharias of West St. Paul have taken the lead on establishing Canada’s first national Haskap Berry Days. The event is designed to educate the public on the berry, which is
Crop Diagnostic School in 2022.
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Good crowd expected for this year’s Crop Diagnostic School

New sponsors on board for Farmers’ Day

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As many as 500 agronomists and farmers are expected to attend this year’s Crop Diagnostic School next month. “That’s the number that we’ve seen over the years,” said Marla Riekman, soil management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and co-organizer of this year’s school. “It’s always great. We have a lot of experienced and junior agronomists that
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Tyson Foods announces layoffs

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Reuters – Tyson Foods, which is seeking to cut costs, will lay off 228 corporate employees in Illinois who declined to relocate to the meatpacker’s Arkansas headquarters, the company confirmed June 13. The company said it will eliminate 177 positions from an office in downtown Chicago and 51 positions in Downers Grove, a suburb of
Flea beetles can cause significant crop damage in canola.
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Manitoba farmers get flea beetle reprieve

Faster plant establishment has helped canola get ahead of the pests

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There is good news about flea beetles. “This year has definitely been a better story when it comes to flea beetles for Manitoba,” said Courtney Boyachek, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. To say flea beetles have been a nuisance for canola farmers for the past several years would be an understatement. Normally,
A sprouted wheat kernel, with the sprout within the contour of the germ, is classified as “regular sprouted.”
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Sprouted wheat gets grading revamp

Canada’s grain grading guide has a tighter definition of ‘severely’ sprouted wheat starting Aug. 1

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The grading threshold will change this summer regarding severity of sprouted wheat. On June 13, the Canadian Grain Commission announced changes, effective Aug. 1, for how Canadian wheat is graded. It also issued a list of clarifications and new housekeeping rules for the grading of other crops it regulates. They include a shift in how
“It’s unfortunate that any grower would have felt that it was a slam-dunk revenue stream.” – Amit Padhan, Farmers Edge.
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Tough carbon markets to blame for payment delays: Farmers Edge

There was a lot of optimism around agricultural carbon credits, but returns were never a “slam dunk,” the company says

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Farmers Edge says producers in its Smart Carbon offset program can’t get paid for their credits until those credits sell — and there aren’t a lot of willing buyers. “We have done a good job at serializing these offsets. Where we have not done a good job is selling them,” said Amit Pradhan, vice-president of
Manitoba’s first potash mine begins production
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Manitoba’s first potash mine begins production

Business plan focuses on local economic development

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After decades of exploration and several attempts, Manitoba’s first potash mine is up and running. The Potash and Agri Development Corporation of Manitoba (PADCOM) mine is near Harrowby, 16 kilometres west of Russell. It is expected to produce between 100,000 and 250,000 tonnes of potash per year. “After years of researching the potential of this

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