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Cattle graze in Manitoba’s Parkland.
Beef cattle, News

Skyrocketing pasture prices concern beef producers

Prime cattle regions saw values jump by well over a quarter

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The price of pasture land in Manitoba grew faster than anywhere else in the country last year, according to the latest farmland values report from Farm Credit Canada. The report, posted in mid-March, said Manitoba’s pasture land values had increased 19 per cent through 2023, compared to 12.7 per cent in Saskatchewan and 9.6 per
Opinion: WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism

While farmers are protesting, the WTO continues to twiddle its thumbs

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On March 2, the 13th World Trade Organization ministerial ended the same way most previous ministerial gatherings have. Member ministers discussed the burning need to change two key international trade rules (on ag trade and overfishing), and then everyone went home without changing any key international trade rules. This time around, the actionless talkfest carried
LeeAnn Peters of Maple Leaf Foods speaks at the 2024 Swine Seminar in Winnipeg.
Hogs, News

Detective work solves swine sickness mystery

Maple Leaf official recounts challenges faced while trying to put a stop to a Streptococcus zooepidemicus outbreak

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Glacier FarmMedia – When a multiplication pig barn came down with a Streptococcus zooepidemicus outbreak in March 2019, Maple Leaf Foods staff scrambled to figure out what it was and how to treat it. At first, they dealt with it as suggested by worldwide veterinary authorities. Believing the gilts were over the illness, they were sent into four sow
BDO Canada Limited has been appointed as receiver and manager for Genesus Inc., Genesus Genetics and Can-Am Genetics, Inc.
News

Smart tech tool helps identify sick pigs

More advanced camera systems could help farm workers keep watch on animal wellness, even if the sick pigs don’t look sick

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Glacier FarmMedia – A sick pig doesn’t want anyone to know it’s not well, and that can stop even the best barn staff from intervening before the animal’s condition worsens. With smart technology and artificial intelligence, it should be possible to flag illness long before humans can identify it, Tami Brown-Brandl of the University of Nebraska said during
Keeping safe around anhydrous tanks
Equipment, News

Keeping safe around anhydrous tanks

Anhydrous ammonia tanks require robust testing, and an incident out of the U.S. shows why

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Brian Downie, who handles the regulatory side of Shur-Gro’s anhydrous ammonia operations, says he feels comfortable standing next to any nurse tank currently in service in Canada. The ag industry weeded out problem tanks when more robust testing was implemented about a decade ago, he said. Today, he’s confident in the required regimen. “They’re tested
(Dave Bedard photo)
National news, News, Other

Economic outlook marks hazards ahead

From interest rates to the dollar to commodity prices, here’s what Farm Credit Canada sees coming

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Farm Credit Canada predicts a bit of a rocky road ahead for Canadian farmers, with input prices high, commodity prices low and interest rates not expected to drop in the short term. “The sentiment of the industry is not the greatest right now,” said Desmond Sobool, FCC’s director of economics and deputy chief economist, speaking
Panelists talk about agricultural sustainability at the 2024 Canadian Crops Conference in Winnipeg in early March.
News

Agriculture needs better frame for carbon value

Farmers and industry need to join forces to guide the conversation on carbon and climate change, panel says

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The ag industry has a chance to get a hand on the reins of climate change discussions. That was the takeaway from a panel discussion at the 2024 Canadian Crops Convention in Winnipeg March 6. Why it matters: Farmers are being pushed to be more sustainable and to have evidence to support sustainability claims. Kristjan
“…a plus or minus 10 per cent change in feed costs can lead to a plus or minus 40 per cent change in net profitability.” – J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada.
News

Calmer dairy waters predicted for 2024

Stresses from borrowing and feed costs should ease: FCC

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A recent outlook released by Farm Credit Canada says there’s room for optimism in the dairy sector. “It has been a volatile few years for dairy producers, but 2024 is shaping up to be calmer — a return to a more normal environment, if you will,” FCC senior economist Graeme Crosbie said in a Feb.
Left to right: Michael Nadler, CEO of Ducks Unlimited Canada; Dr. Gordon Goldsborough, Manitoba Historical Society; Hon. Tracy Schmidt, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; Roger D’Eschambault, President of Ducks Unlimited Canada.
News

March 17 declared Ducks Unlimited Canada Day in Manitoba

Celebrating 85 years of wetland conservation

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March 17 is officially Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) Day in Manitoba. The official designation is intended to honour the conservation organization’s long history of restoring and managing wetlands and grasslands and protecting waterfowl and other wildlife in the province. “On behalf of the Manitoba government, I would like to congratulate everyone at Ducks Unlimited Canada
The Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 3, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
News

ADM accounting probe escalates in U.S.

FBI agents deliver grand jury subpoenas, sources say

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FBI agents delivered grand jury subpoenas to current and former employees of grain trader Archer-Daniels-Midland during the first full week of March, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The subpoenas were signed by officials at the U.S. attorney’s Manhattan office and delivered to recipients’ homes in the region of Decatur, Illinois, where

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