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Sources say the Canadian Grain Commission’s chief commissioner is pushing a pro-grain company agenda with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

CGC review predetermined?

Farmers worried their interests won’t be  considered

By Allan Dawson March 28, 2019

Evidence has surfaced that the Canadian Grain Commission’s chief commissioner is promoting a pro-company agenda in a pending review of the Canada Grain Act while sidelining two assistant commissioners in the process. The review was announced at a meeting of the industry’s Grains Round Table and confirmed in last week’s federal budget. It said the

The Manitoba government is expected to open the Portage Diversion this spring to control flows on the Assiniboine River.

Local news, Other, Weather

Manitoba March flood outlook

Red River Valley prepares as flooding expected to reach 2009 levels, closing ring dikes and PTH 75: Schuler

By Province of Manitoba March 27, 2019

The province’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre (HFC) forecasts a flood in the Red River Valley at or marginally above 2009 levels with normal to unfavorable weather, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said today. There also remains a moderate risk of flooding along the Assiniboine River. “Manitoba Infrastructure continues to make preparations for high water and is working

Cereals, News

U.S. wheats get limited nod for forage use

The varieties are limited to a small region  of British Columbia

By Alexis Stockford March 26, 2019

A British Columbia company has got a bit of breathing room in its efforts to promote forage wheats, but it’s not necessarily setting a precedent. Premier Pacific Seeds successfully argued its case to gain a limited interim registration for four U.S. soft winter wheat cultivars (Yamhill, Madsen, Kaseberg and Brudage) were better suited than any

Lana Shaw is asking for producers to give $200 to “adopt” one of 48 plots in her flax-fababean intercrop trials in Redvers, Sask., this year.

Crops, News

Research to go to a good home

‘Adopt a Plot’ campaign turns to crowdfunding to test novel intercrop combinations

By Alexis Stockford March 26, 2019

Lana Shaw has a long list of crop combinations she would like to test in the intercrop trial plots, and she hopes farmers themselves will give her the funds to get that research off the ground. The researcher from the South East Research Farm is back again with another crowdfunding research campaign. Shaw is asking

University of California researchers say growing cannabis compounds may be supplanted by producing them using yeast.

Did you know?, News, Other

Yeast produces low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids

The development isn’t commercially ready yet, but it could change the budding cannabis and hemp industries

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 26, 2019

Before Canadian hemp and cannabis growers have even begun to capitalize on new markets, they could have new and novel competition. University of California synthetic biologists have engineered brewer’s yeast to produce marijuana’s main ingredients — mind-altering THC and non-psychoactive CBD — as well as novel cannabinoids not found in the plant itself. Feeding only

The iconic heavy horses of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair have been disappearing in recent years.

Country Crossroads, Local news, Other

Where are all the heavy horses?

The RMWF’s iconic heavy horse show is in serious decline

By Brenda Hunter March 25, 2019

Just 15 years ago the heavy horse show at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair was so popular that there had to be a draw to determine who would be awarded one of the 16 coveted show slots. Last year however, just eight teams participated in the show. This year there could be even fewer, disappointing

Former agriculture minister Gerry Ritz (centre) was presented with an Honorary Life Membership Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the canola industry by council president Jim Everson (l) and outgoing chair David Dzisiak.

News, Oilseeds

New chair and board members elected for canola council

Bradley named new chair at the organization’s annual meeting in Montreal

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 25, 2019

Charlene Bradley has been elected the new chair of the board of directors for the Canola Council of Canada (CCC). Bradley is vice-chair of SaskCanola. She succeeds David Dzisiak who finished his two-year term as chair and is stepping down from the board as a director. Several new members were also appointed to the CCC board of directors:

Patty Rosher is the new general manager of KAP.

Local news, News

Patty Rosher new KAP GM

The new general manager has held roles at Manitoba Agriculture and the Canadian Wheat Board

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 25, 2019

Patty Rosher is the new general manager of the Keystone Agricultural Producers. The province’s general farm organization announced the hire in a recent press release. “I am very pleased to welcome Patty to KAP. She brings with her a wealth of experience in our industry and the ability to continue KAP’s work of making farms

Crops, News

Crop insurance deadline coming up

Crop dollar values are generally slightly higher, while premiums on average are down seven per cent

By Allan Dawson March 22, 2019

The deadline for making crop insurance changes for the coming season, or enrolling for the first time, is nearly here. The March 31 deadline is a Sunday this year so Manitoba farmers have until Monday, April 1, says David Van Deynze, vice-president of insurance operations at the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), which administers the

News, Other

Carbon tax fix needed for ag fuel card locks

KAP was hoping changes would be in this week’s budget

By Allan Dawson March 22, 2019

Farmers are lobbying the federal government to make sure they don’t have to pay its carbon tax when filling up at purple-fuel card locks. Farm fuel is exempted from the tax that takes effect April 1, but as things stand farmers will have to pay when they use an agricultural fuel card lock, Keystone Agricultural

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U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news

Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

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