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“The overall economy to me is going to be slowing down. It’s just a matter of when and the extent of it.” – J.P. Gervais.
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With crop in the ground, keep an eagle eye on cost of production: management specialist

With crop in the ground, keep an eagle eye on cost of production: management specialist

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Canadian farmers may have received more for what they sold last year, but they paid a pretty penny to get it to market. It showed in their profit margins. Overall farm income fell by nearly 10 per cent in 2022, according to a recent report from Statistics Canada. Canadian farmers’ realized net income — the difference between cash
Barclay Uruski, who farms near Arborg, Man., says Farmers Edge promised his carbon credits would pay for their services and then some.
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Farmers urge caution on carbon credits 

Farmers say they were told carbon credits would cover subscription costs with a little extra but the reality fell far short

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[UPDATED: June 13, 2023] Several farmers from Manitoba and Saskatchewan say they are out thousands of dollars after subscribing to a carbon credit program offered by Farmers Edge. “We have not seen a dime,” said Barclay Uruski, who farms near Arborg, Man. Why it matters: Carbon credits have been touted as a way for farmers
Employers can’t find workers and have a hard time attracting them due to their rural location, type of work and wages.
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Better pay, better opportunities: labour report

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada got comments from agriculture, food and labour groups about workforce challenges

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Pay workers more, increase benefits and provide more education and training for potential workers to improve the ag industry’s labour prospects. That’s a summary of comments from groups who responded to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s “What We Heard” report, released May 18, on the federal agricultural labour strategy. AAFC spent the last year surveying industry
BCRC board member Melissa Atchison represents the beef sector at the 2023 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.
Livestock, News

New vaccine tools launched for cattle

Clear guidelines and infographics aim to streamline vaccination management

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Cattle farmers have a new set of tools to help manage vaccination programs for their herds, courtesy of the Beef Cattle Research Council. “Vaccine schedules can be so overwhelming, and knowing when to use modified live or killed vaccines and the schedule for boosting them can be so overwhelming,” said BCRC member and Manitoba cattle
Lori-Ann Kaminski has been named president of the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition.
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Kaminski to head Canadian Wheat Research Coalition

Coalition sets Manitoba roots

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The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has a new, Manitoba-based president. Lori-Ann Kaminski, research programs manager for cereals with the Manitoba Crop Alliance, will be adding the role to her portfolio. Kaminski takes the reins as the organization shifts its home base to the eastern Prairies. A joint venture between the Alberta Wheat Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat
The race against the clock this time of year can increase risk.
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Safety risks lurk in rush to seed

It only takes a few seconds for things to go disastrously wrong

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A few things usually herald the busiest seasons for Canadian farmers: Equipment starts to move on highways, producers rack up more hours in the cab and every farm safety organization in the country reminds farmers to keep safety in mind during the race to plant. In Manitoba, Keystone Agricultural Producers is no exception. Spring safety
Limiting the use of mRNA vaccines would mean losing a new way to protect animals from pathogens that current vaccines can’t fend off.
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Comment: Beware misinformation on livestock mRNA vaccines

Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals — and there are safeguards to keep them out of food

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Effective vaccines for COVID-19 should have heralded the benefits of mRNA vaccines, but fear and misinformation about their supposed dangers circulated at the same time. These misconceptions have recently spilled into worries about whether their use in agricultural animals could expose people to components of the vaccine within meat or milk. In fact, a number
Fair attendees of past generations at the Portage Ex cattle show.
Farmit Manitoba, News

PHOTOS: History and community as Portage Ex celebrates 150 years

The fair circuit staple marks the major milestone this July

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Many things have changed in the century and a half since the Portage Ex was established, but the Trimble family has been a constant for the bulk of those years. “I think somebody from our family has been on the board since it was incorporated in 1907,” said Paul Trimble, a current Portage Ex board
The entry gate of the Fort Dauphin Museum.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

From prehistory to pioneers, Fort Dauphin has it

Sightseeing: The displays at Fort Dauphin Museum span the historical spectrum

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Those interested in getting a peak into Manitoba’s past may find Fort Dauphin Museum worth a visit. The facility, which covers settlers in Manitoba’s Parkland and the Métis community, fur traders and the region’s earlier Aboriginal history spanning 8,000 years, is on the west side of Dauphin, not far from the Vermillion River. Why it
The lessons learned through the BSE outbreak will hopefully safeguard the sector from experiencing anything similar in the future.  
photo: 123ducu/iStock/Getty Images
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

20th anniversary reflections on BSE

The cattle sector looks back on the crisis that rocked the industry, and the profound changes that followed

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The dates are seared in Dennis Laycraft’s brain. May 20, 2003, when the first positive test of a cow with BSE was confirmed; Aug. 10, 2003, when the U.S. and Mexico restored import access for Canadian boneless beef from animals under 30 months of age; July 14, 2005, when the U.S. reopened full access for

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