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Members of the BMW growing project in 
Boissevain plan this year’s crop via Zoom meeting.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Foodgrains Bank bringing food aid to locked-down families

Manitoba growing projects preparing to plant as fundraising becomes crucial

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Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing projects in Manitoba are preparing to plant as usual despite the complications of COVID-19. These fundraisers will be more crucial than ever, as a worldwide health crisis quickly is becoming a food crisis, the organization says. “The situation is very dire. Families can’t last more than a few more weeks like
Sylvia Mitchell has been a fixture in Manitoba’s 
agriculture industry since the late 1950s.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Sylvia Mitchell to receive honorary diploma from ACC

She moved to the farm in ’59 with no rural experience

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Assiniboine Community College will be presenting Sylvia Mitchell with an honorary diploma in agribusiness at this year’s graduation ceremony in Brandon to be held in late October. Sylvia was born and raised in Brandon, living there for 27 years before marrying Donn Mitchell. Settling on Donn’s grandparents’ homesteaded farmland north of Douglas in 1959 was
PMU producers have seen volumes fall and the collection season curtailed in recent years.
Livestock, News

Remaining PMU producers brace for more cuts

The once-robust industry is now a fading shadow of its former self

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The hits keep coming for the region’s remaining pregnant mare urine producers. They’ve been told to expect further production cuts for the 2020-21 season, despite signing a three-year, 18-week collection contract with Pfizer Canada in 2019. It follows of the heels of last year’s cuts which resulted in production of PMU to cease at five
A more secure seed supply will mean a more secure food supply, the non-profit SeedChange says.
News, Other

Non-profit touting food resiliency

SeedChange says a more stable food system starts with greater access to saved seed

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SeedChange, a non-profit that works with farmers in Canada and around the world to save seeds and grow food sustainably, is launching a campaign for a more resilient post-COVID Canadian food supply. “It’s no secret that the coronavirus is impacting Canada’s food supply,” said Jane Rabinowicz, executive director of SeedChange. “Covid-19 has revealed the importance
Pallister muses about cuts to Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.
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Pallister muses about cuts to Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.

KAP says doesn't want Manitoba farmers' most important business risk management program to be undermined

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Premier Brian Pallister appears to be determined to make funding cuts to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), despite calls for caution from the Keystone Agricultural Producers. During his regular COVID news conference Tuesday, Pallister was asked why MASC salary cuts of up to 20 per cent are being considered. “Manitoba Ag Services has been
Crop Report, Crops, News

Pulse, cereal crops see seeding progress across Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 12

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Southwest Region Cool and wet conditions were the norm last week. Moderate snowfall happened across much of the region, stalling all field activities for two days. Total precipitation was 2 to 10 mm in different areas. Snow melted quickly and producers were able to start some seeding again. Very cold overnight temperatures coupled with below
Crown land rents should be rolled back in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the provincial opposition says.
Livestock, News

NDP calls for Crown land payment suspension following Cargill closure

The NDP is adding Crown land payments to its list of ag-related recommendations as the COVID-19 pandemic continues

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Manitoba’s NDP is pushing the provincial government to roll back Crown land rent increases due to the impact on the beef sector from COVID-19. The rent increases came last year as part of a list of changes to the Crown land allocation program. The province introduced a new rental formula, which tied rents to beef
The canola value chain isn’t ready to give up
yet on getting back into China.
Crops, News

Canola council not giving up on China market

More than a year after losing its biggest canola seed market the council is still working to restore normal exports

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The Canola Council of Canada remains committed to regaining full access to the Chinese market for Canada’s canola seed. “Our priority is certainly to restore full trade and have all Canadian exporters included in that trade and we will keep working on this file until full trade is restored,” Jim Everson said during a webinar
CP Rail working to fix private rail crossing kerfuffle
News, Other

CP Rail working to fix private rail crossing kerfuffle

KAP says private crossings are safe for now, despite CP threats to remove them if agreements hadn’t been reached with landowners by April 30

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Private rail crossings along CP Rail’s Bredenbury Subdivision are safe for now. But if landowners want to keep them to access their fields they will eventually have to sign an agreement with CP and pay for upgrades and maintenance, which in some cases could be thousands of dollars. That’s the understanding the Keystone Agricultural Producers

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