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"Labour shortages in Canadian agriculture can only be addressed by taking decisive action.” – Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, CAHRC executive director
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Farm human resources crunch to worsen

Grain, beef and horticulture production will be the hardest hit

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There are no signs that Canadian agriculture’s labour crunch will be easing any time soon. In fact a recent labour market forecast from the Canadian Agriculture Human Resources Council (CAHRC) suggests the situation is set to worsen sharply over the next 10 years. That will limit future growth and delay expansion plans, the group says.
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Canada’s barley sector streamlining for synergy

Barley Council, Cereals Canada, CMBTC, Brewing and Malting Research Institute formalize collaboration

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Canada’s barley industry wants to become more efficient and effective through increased co-operation, says Barley Council of Canada (BCC) chair Zenneth Faye. To that end the BCC “will undergo a strategic realignment” with Cereals Canada, the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), and the Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute (BMBRI) starting Aug. 1. “The
Kent Collins, recent graduate in Communications Engineering Technology at Assiniboine Community College, examines a beehive at 4K Honey.
Farmit Manitoba, Local news, Other

High-tech hives

Beekeepers might get constant hive conditions at their fingertips once a student project out of Assiniboine Community College is fully developed

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Kent Collins has a different idea of the ideal beehive — it involves a lot more wiring. Collins, along with his partner, Adam Lennox, are the minds behind the Bee Aware hive-monitoring system, a remote sensing system that promises real-time hive feedback to beekeepers. The project is the pinnacle, or “capstone project” of their study
Carson Callum is the new Beef Producers general manager.
Local news

Manitoba Beef Producers names new general manager

Carson Callum hails from the Miami area

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The Manitoba Beef Producers has a new general manager. Carson Callum was recently appointed by the MBP board of directors. Callum grew up on a mixed grain and beef operation south of the community of Miami and he holds an agriculture degree and a master’s degree from the University of Manitoba, where he majored in
KAP says that farmland is appreciating faster than other types of property so the tax burden is increasing for farmers and declining for everyone else. (Photo: Bill Campbell, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers)
Local news, Other

KAP wants education taxes to be an election issue

Data shows the education tax burden is shifting to farmers as land values rise and the province’s contribution as a percentage declines

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Manitoba’s education tax burden is quickly shifting to farmers. To blame is the declining portion of education paid directly by the province and the rising value of farmland. It’s causing the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) to push the issue to the front of the debate during the provincial election campaign. With a vote slated for
Currently most of agro-Manitoba’s MLAs are PC and most of them are in safe seats, says University of Manitoba political scientist Christopher Adams.
Local news, Other

Expectations were that PC government would fix education taxation

The current government has many rural MLAs and cabinet ministers

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There was an expectation when the current Progressive Conservative (PC) government was elected three years ago changes in how education funds are raised would follow. The PCs took most of the rural seats and rural MLA’s made up two-thirds of cabinet. The government lived up to its promise to review Manitoba’s education system, which is
VIDEO: How to treat grasshoppers that have made the jump to your fields
Crops, Local news

VIDEO: How to treat grasshoppers that have made the jump to your fields

What to look for when deciding to spray for the voracious pest

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If you’re seeing plenty of grasshoppers in your fields, you’re likely far from alone. John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, said at the Crop Diagnostic School on July 9 that populations have been on the increase for about three years. So, what action should you take if you see these hungry pests eating your crop?
Beginning in our July 11 issue we’re launching our exciting new ‘FarmIt’ section. It aims to reflect the unique culture of farms and tell the stories important to the sector in an engaging and fresh way.
Local news, Other

Adapting to changing times

As the Manitoba Co-operator moves into the future we plan to reflect the changing faces of Manitoba farms

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The Manitoba Co-operator has seen a lot of change since its inception in 1925. Through the Great Depression, Second World War, the postwar boom, the farm boom of the 1970s and the bust of the 1980s and 1990s, it has evolved right alongside its readership. It chronicled the end of summerfallow, the evolution of zero
Ongoing flooding issues, such as this during the spring of 2011, have made an outlet channel a necessity.
Local news, Other

Divided by a ditch: Landowners left in limbo

Lake St. Martin-area landowners say they can’t get on with their lives until the expropriation process ends

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David Gall of Moosehorn doesn’t know where his family will be living in two years, nor does he know how much he will be paid for his house, his barns or the rest of his home quarter, land already expropriated by the province. Gall is among the Interlake farmers in the direct path of the
Manitoba farmers enjoy significant rainfall
Local news, Other, Weather

Manitoba farmers enjoy significant rainfall

The recent system gave many producers their first shot of moisture since seeding

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Much of agro-Manitoba has enjoyed its first decent rain since the start of the year. A rain system passed through the province July 8 to 10, with significant rainfall accumulations in many regions. The two regions with highest seasonal accumulations are the southwest and southeast corners of the province. In this storm Waskada saw 17

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