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Manitoba ships millions of weanlings into the U.S. each year.
Hogs, News

Manitoba Pork pushes for VCOOL prep 

Manitoba Pork wants retaliatory tariffs locked and loaded if VCOOL goes ahead

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Manitoba Pork will support retaliatory tariffs if the U.S. goes ahead with its voluntary country of origin labeling scheme, producers heard at a recent meeting. “It’s my view that if the U.S. moves ahead with these changes, Canada will have the right to impose those retaliatory tariffs … We are again requesting the government of Canada to fight back,” said Cam Dahl, general manager
John McGregor (left) and Larry Wegner are this year’s MFGA wall of fame inductees.
Faces of ag, News

Two names added to MFGA wall of fame

Faces of Ag: Larry Wegner and John McGregor are this year’s inductees

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Two people who are institutions at the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association have now been added to the organization’s wall of fame. Long-time board member and past chair Larry Wegner, and John McGregor, probably best known for his years managing the Green Gold alfalfa quality monitoring program, are this year’s inductees for the honour. Why it matters: It is the third
Canadians trust farmers, but lack of farm knowledge can open chinks in that armour.
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Canadians trust farmers despite food costs – for now

Public Trust: How farmers have maintained, and could risk, public trust

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Glacier FarmMedia – Rising food prices have been drawing the ire of the Canadian public, but the bulk of that frustration and anger is not directed at farmers. Not yet, at least. Why it matters: Lack of understanding about food production and the workings of food supply systems poses risks to the high levels of
“…we’re hopeful to have projects throughout the province in as many watershed districts as possible.” – Lynda Nicol, Manitoba Association of Watersheds.
News, Other

New Manitoba Living Lab takes things up a notch

Living Labs Eastern Prairie successor to be bigger, with wider range

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The Manitoba Association of Watersheds is hammering out specifics for the next five years of Living Labs work. On Nov. 15, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced Living Labs Manitoba. Why it matters: The national network of Living Labs aims to work the kinks out of new sustainable ag practices so they will be adopted more
Otters need access to water to hunt. Tracks are usually not far from access points used to get under the ice.
News

Wildlife stories in the snow

Winter is one of the best times to get a peek at the habits of wild critters

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In my early 20s, I had the privilege of tagging along with Cree trappers in northern Manitoba. It was part of my youthful dream to learn how to live off the land, and who better to learn from than the people and communities that had been doing it for millennia? When it came to hunting
GPS Ontario showcases Canada’s first Level 5 autonomous tractor, the Sabanto Steward, installed on a Kubota tractor along with BX992 Trimble antenna at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.
Equipment, News

Autonomous tractor retrofit arrives in Canada

A Kubota tractor outfitted with the Sabanto system was demonstrated in Ontario this fall

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This tractor has a lot of firsts to it,” said Jordan Wallace, as he motioned to Deacon, the Sabanto Steward-equipped Kubota M5 111 demonstrated at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Ontario in September. “It’s the first aftermarket installed Level 5 autonomous tractor in Canada,” said Wallace, GPS Ontario’s advanced solution technician. “It’s the first BX992 Trimble
Filiz Koksel speaks at the Food Technology and Research Day Nov. 1 at the Richardson Centre for Food Technology and Research in Winnipeg.
News

Pushing the envelope on food extrusion

U of M extrusion research aims to open new crop and byproduct markets

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It’s a bit like a high-tech playdough machine. But instead of pliable, multi-coloured dough, the extruder at the University of Manitoba uses pulses or cereals as base ingredients. And instead of a string of dough forced through molds to create basic shapes, the result is value-added food products. Researchers hope their work will lead to
Line of Angus cattle
Livestock, News

JBS improves record on cattle buying, audit finds

Less of the firm’s beef is coming from ranches with environmental or human rights issues

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Reuters – JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, has reduced cattle purchases from ranches with “irregularities” such as illegal deforestation, federal prosecutors found in their latest round of audits in the Amazonian state of Para, released Nov. 9. Prosecutors said in a briefing that six per cent of JBS’s audited cattle purchases came from farms potentially
U.S. beef exporters such as Tyson, Cargill and JBS face a “double whammy” from higher prices and strength in the U.S. dollar.
Markets, News

U.S. reduces beef exports as cattle herd shrinks

Major American meat companies caught in the squeeze

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Reuters – The United States is importing record amounts of beef this year and exporting less after ranchers slashed the nation’s cattle herd to its lowest level in decades. That has tightened margins for meat companies like Tyson Foods. Why it matters: The U.S. and Canada have the same drought-related stresses that pressure national herd
KAP president Jill Verwey.
News, Other

KAP looks to build bridges with provincial government

Challenges and opportunities of new administration feature at fall advisory council meeting

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Keystone Agricultural Producers had Manitoba’s new government top of mind when the general farm group met for its fall advisory council meeting Nov. 8. “Our team has already engaged with the NDP for the past year, and we believe that we have a strong working relationship with them,” said KAP President Jill Verwey. Why it

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