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Farmer Jeff McCole, 70, pauses in front of his family home destroyed by bushfire in Buchan, Victoria, Australia, Jan. 23, 2020.
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In fire-hit rural Australia, climate change debate burns deep

Per capita, Australia has one of the world’s highest carbon footprints

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Reuters – Returning from a morning feeding his sheep, Jeff McCole, a 70-year-old farmer, paused to take in the bittersweet scene – a few droplets of rain falling onto the remains of his fire-ravaged home. “Nothing like the sound of rain on a tin roof,” he said, as he scanned the residue of a lifetime of memories scattered
“We must protect the rights of farmers, but also ensure that we have a robust biotech industry in Canada.” – John Barlow, agriculture critic.
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Fraser: Feds still undecided on future of seed royalties

Either system will cost farmers, but proponents say the return will be worth it

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The federal government has still not made a decision whether to allow royalties on farm-saved seed in Canada, saying no decision has been made on “potential ways to grow seed research and development.” Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) started engaging cereal and grain growers “to explore ways to improve their profitability and competitiveness in the
Coyotes, wolves and other predators are the focus of a new working group pilot project.
Livestock, News

Livestock predation pilot given green light

Producers fighting predation loss got some news they’ve been waiting for Feb. 7

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An upcoming pilot project is promising livestock producers some long-awaited answers on predation. Manitoba’s Livestock and Predation Working Group is about to start a three-year research pilot, which has been in the works for years since the working group formed in 2013. The province has announced $300,000 to help launch the Livestock Predation Prevention Project,
When it comes to modern machinery, what counts as a repair versus a modification?

Equipment, News

Repair your farm equipment, just don’t remake it

Where’s the line between a fix and a change when it comes to machinery?

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[UPDATED: Feb. 25, 2020] By all means, get that tractor running like new, but watch out if you’re changing how it functions. That was the message 2020 attendees of CropConnect in Winnipeg were told as Eric Wareham, U.S. vice-president of government affairs with the Western Equipment Dealers Association, took the podium. “We as an industry
Beef producers vote on this year’s batch of resolutions, many of which dealt with Agricultural Crown Lands, during the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting in Brandon Feb. 6-7.
Livestock, News

Beef producers urge consideration for land improvements

Beef producers have a long list of changes they’re pushing with the province, including more room for land improvement values

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Beef producers want to roll land improvement costs into what people are bidding for when Agricultural Crown Lands come up for auction. In late 2019, the province said it would no longer be in the business of buying land improvements when a lease rolls over, one of a swath of changes made to the Agricultural
YouTuber and “Millennial Farmer” Zach Johnson speaks in Winnipeg at CropConnect 2020, Feb. 12.
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City folk want to hear from farmers, says YouTuber

‘Millennial Farmer’ Zach Johnson’s videos of everyday farm life have garnered him an audience of 425,000

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Millennial Farmer” Zach Johnson’s message for Manitoba farmers is simple: “People do want to hear from us.” “There’s such a disconnect now that it’s actually become popular to try and get yourself connected again,” Johnson told the Co-operator after his talk at CropConnect 2020. “Farmers have this massive opportunity right now to be able to
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India offers to import livestock products to seal trade deal with Trump

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India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets to win a limited trade deal during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official visit to the country this month, people familiar with the protracted talks say. India, the world’s largest milk-producing nation, has traditionally restricted dairy imports to protect the livelihoods of 80
Feds promise funds for hog disease risk pilot
Hogs, News

Feds promise funds for hog disease risk pilot

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was in Winnipeg last week to announce over $482,000 to enhance risk management in the pork sector

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Manitoba’s pork industry will get funding to revamp risk management against diseases such as PED (porcine epidemic diarrhea), federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced in Winnipeg Feb. 13. Bibeau announced over $482,000 in federal funds for the Manitoba Pork Council. The funds will be used to launch a two-year pilot program meant to, “create an
Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal agriculture minister, attended CropConnect 2020 last week in Winnipeg.
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Bibeau announces funding, but offers little on standing issues

The federal agriculture minister spoke briefly last week in Winnipeg

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The federal agriculture minister told CropConnect attendees about two new programs last week, but had little new to say on long-standing producer concerns. Marie-Claude Bibeau was at the annual event to meet with Manitoba farmers and while there announced a total of $1.2 million in funding for the grain industry. Most of the money is
People shop for politics-themed shirts and other items at the store Raygun on the day of the Iowa Caucus in Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 3, 2020.
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Iowa’s anger over ethanol gives Democrats opening

Farmers were strong Trump supporters but now they say they’re being ignored

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Reuters – In a speech last month to farmers in Texas, President Donald Trump won applause as he talked up recent U.S. trade agreements. When he tried to boast of his administration’s ethanol policy, however, he was met with silence. Iowa swung sharply to Trump’s Republicans in the 2016 presidential election, but Democrats hope anger

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