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CanoLAB speaker: It’s time to check your flea beetle species
Striped flea beetles haven’t seen the dramatic rise here as they have in Alberta, but one of the CanoLAB speakers in Dauphin says the insects are still more common than they were decades ago
Request to double cash advance limit to $800,000
Rick White says it will help farmers get through the grain backlog, but is also justified because farms are much bigger than when the limit was last raised
Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices
A long-awaited surge in wool prices has met a shortage in key personnel and a low sheep count
Running on empty
AAFC researchers are tackling methane emissions from cattle
Senate passes amended version of transport bill
The move ensures further delay in passing legislation to address ongoing rail service concerns
Sidewalks a mess? Cycling scary? CAA wants to know
CAA’s Worst Roads campaign for 2018 has expanded and wants Manitobans to vote for the worst stretch of local sidewalk or unfriendly bike corridor too
Western farmers want rail headaches fixed for the future
Presentations to Commons agriculture committee all noted the need for a long-lasting fix to this problem
Province proposes changes to approval process for livestock operations
Bill 19 is ‘a balanced approach’ that will reduce red tape for municipalities, says Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton
NFU worried C-49 will help railways, hurt farmers
Terry Boehm believes the new legislation gives the railways too much wiggle room on grain service
NFU has plan to bolster producer cars
Producer cars are in decline and according to the National Farmers Union it is by design