Opinion & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

To replicate what beef does to your taste buds requires a great deal of mastery and food science.

Comment: Blurring the lines in the protein battle for consumers

By Sylvain Charlebois June 3, 2019

Plant-based nutrition is alive and well in Canada, according to a recent poll. The poll from Angus Reid Global, in partnership with Dalhousie University, found that by April 2019, 38 per cent of Canadians had tried a plant-based protein food item in recent months. The Beyond Meat phenomenon certainly has something to do with it.

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Wild things roaming

By Gord Gilmour May 30, 2019

A few years back, an acquaintance returned to school at mid-career and studied natural resource management. He was lucky enough to land a job with the province that first summer, checking boats at a stop on the Trans-Canada Highway at the Manitoba-Ontario border, to prevent the spread of zebra mussels. I mentioned that this sounded

How does Canada protect its trading relationships when the rules of trade have been thrown out the window?

Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: Protecting trade in a protectionist era

Canada needs to respond to trade barriers by using dispute settlement mechanisms

By Cam Dahl May 28, 2019

The world has become protectionist. There is, justifiably, much focus on issues with China. But it is not just China. Canadian agriculture commodities are blocked in India, Italy, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam and face issues in key markets like Peru. Countries are turning inward, finding new ways to block trade. How do we protect our

'We are absolutely confident of the high quality, cleanliness and technical superiority of Canadian canola.'

Comment, Opinion

Comment: Defending market access for Canadian canola

By Ralph Goodale May 27, 2019

Regaining full market access for our canola producers is Canada’s top international trade priority, right alongside the fight to get rid of illegal U.S. tariffs on steel and pipe products. Long before the recent Chinese action to block shipments of canola from well-respected Canadian firms like Richardson and Viterra, we have had an ongoing dialogue

Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: Bring back the PFRA

Soil conservation in Canada has been losing ground despite a general feeling erosion is a problem of the past

By John Morriss May 26, 2019

Some say it saved Western Canada. But the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, perhaps the most respected government agency in Canada’s history, was dissolved in 2003. It’s time to bring it back. Scientific principles are one thing. Encouraging farmers to use them are another — that requires expertise in ‘extension,’ a word which has unfortunately fallen

Opinion, Other

Editorial: Winds of war

By Gord Gilmour May 23, 2019

Are we staring down the barrel of another agriculture trade war? That’s the multibillion-dollar question that should be keeping the Manitoba agriculture sector up at night. After all, there are few that are more trade dependent. Manitoba is an export juggernaut. A few numbers from Statistics Canada help set the stage. In 2017 Manitoba sent

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Hands up!

By Gord Gilmour May 16, 2019

As someone who just turned 50 this past winter, I have no personal memories of the Great Grain Robbery of the summer of 1972, only what I’ve heard and read. The tongue-in-cheek name references the Great Train Robbery nine years earlier, when a Royal Mail train from Glasgow to London was relieved of 2.6 million

Farmers want to do what is best now and for years to come.

Opinion, Other

Opinion: Gaining consumer confidence in the agri-food industry

By Paul Bootsma May 14, 2019

Canada’s agri-food industry is moving forward with ways to strengthen and build its relationship with consumers. As consumers are more and more interested with what they eat and how it is produced, the industry needs to send a positive message. After all, the customer is always right. Recently Farm & Food Care Ontario hosted a

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: Playing the long game

By Gord Gilmour May 9, 2019

Some canola growers are clearly getting frustrated by what they perceive as inaction on the part of the federal government. As our Allan Dawson reports from the front page of our May 9 issue, some are saying the government of the day hasn’t done enough, or indeed, even anything. Why, they wonder, hasn’t there been

Opinion, Other

Stay safe seeding

These tips and reminders can help keep your farm safe and sound this season

By Rene Simcoe May 6, 2019

Spring has finally arrived, and in Manitoba that means there is a small window of time for farmers to get seed in the ground. Being prepared before you begin is critical to avoiding risk and potential fines. The Manitoba Farm Safety Program has identified ways you can ensure a successful, safe season: 1. Train your

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Opinion

Comment: Blurring the lines in the protein battle for consumers

Editorial: Wild things roaming

Comment: Protecting trade in a protectionist era

Comment: Defending market access for Canadian canola

Comment: Bring back the PFRA

Editorial: Winds of war

Editorial: Hands up!

Opinion: Gaining consumer confidence in the agri-food industry

Editorial: Playing the long game

Stay safe seeding

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