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Mid-Plains Implements commits funds to Prairie Innovation Centre

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Assiniboine College’s campaign to expand its agriculture training capacity got an influx of cash in late February. “Manitoba’s economy is based in agriculture, and our company deals directly with the needs of agricultural producers,” said Fokko Buurma, owner and sales manager at Mid-Plains Implements. “The Prairie Innovation Centre will ultimately give back to the economy
Families are invited to bake savoury pizza swirl buns with Emily Richards, a cookbook author and home economist.
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Canola Eat Well to host free virtual ‘bake-along’

Home economist Emily Richards will demo savoury pizza swirl bun recipe

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Canola Eat Well is offering a free, virtual ‘bake along’ cooking course on Sunday, March 21. Emily Richards, a professional home economist, Canada food guide contributor and cookbook author will demonstrate how to bake savoury pizza swirl or asiago garlic buns. The class will celebrate Nutrition Month and Canadian canola. Baking with canola oil gives
Grade 7/8 students explore Canada’s role in global agriculture and trade during Agriculture in the Classroom’s Manitoba Ag Days Adventure 2018.
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AITC out of the classroom, but still in the game

Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba looks into 2021, COVID-19 restrictions and all

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The last 12 months have been a period for resource development for Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba (AITC-M), and executive director Sue Clayton says there’s more coming down the pipe as the calendar ticks into another year under COVID-19 restrictions. “It’s really changed our thinking on how we do our programming and that’s only going
Canada’s military commitments can signal we’re a good partner to the U.S. Seen here a Canadian Army M777 hotwitzer firing during military exercises in Adazi, Latvia.
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More Canadian defence spending, more exports to U.S.

David MacNaughton, Canada’s former U.S. ambassador, isn’t sure Biden will be any less protectionist than Trump

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The key to boosting Canadian exports to the U.S. could be more Canadian military spending, says David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. from 2016 to 2019. “We have to become a better partner on security and defence if we expect to have some type of partnership and some kind of recognition on trade that
Smaller packing operations struggle to compete in part because of the heavy regulatory burden, MPs heard recently.
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CCA calls for optimizing meat-packing system

Processing study ending soon, producer group calls for comprehensive action

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It’s time to create an environment to support an “optimal Canadian packing system,” the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has told MPs. The group was speaking to the federal committee on agriculture which will soon be wrapping up its study into Canada’s meat-processing capacity during a February 23 meeting. Beginning in Nov. 2020, MPs have heard from
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China to raise grain purchase prices, support breeding sector

The country aims to secure animal- and plant-breeding resources

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Reuters – China’s government said on March 5 it will raise its minimum purchase price for wheat and rice and expand corn-planting areas this year, reiterating earlier plans to boost grain output after prices soared last year. The moves, outlined by Premier Li Keqiang and the state economic planning agency in annual reports to parliament,
Pilot project to try veterinary health products on for size
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Pilot project to try veterinary health products on for size

The CFIA has said the pilot program will inform potential Feeds Regulations changes

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The call is coming for feed companies wanting to add “general health” products into their lineups. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada say they will start taking applications for a pilot project — which will allow commercial livestock feed mixed with a limited list of veterinary health products (VHPs) such as organic
Some U.S. meat packers announce vaccine plans
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Some U.S. meat packers announce vaccine plans

Many workers are still waiting for their first jabs

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COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into the arms of U.S. meat and agriculture workers, but companies and union officials say progress needs to be faster after coronavirus outbreaks idled slaughterhouses and sickened thousands of workers. Vaccinating food workers could help prevent further production disruptions that sent meat prices soaring in spring 2020 and forced retailers like Kroger
CGC fully compensates farmers owed by Canpulse and Global Grain
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CGC fully compensates farmers owed by Canpulse and Global Grain

The fact that some farmers were able to retrieve some of their grain helped the situation

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The Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) producer security program will fully compensate all eligible farmers owed money for grain they delivered to Canpulse Foods Ltd. and Global Grain Canada Ltd., but weren’t paid for. “The Canadian Grain Commission is committed to ensuring producers are fairly compensated for their deliveries,” CGC chief commissioner Doug Chorney said in
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Manitoba farmland values higher again in 2020

FCC says, on average, this province's land prices rose 3.6 per cent versus 5.4 per cent nationally

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Average Manitoba farmland prices were up 3.6 per cent in 2020, slightly below the Canadian average increase of 5.4 per cent Farm Credit Canada (FCC) announced in a news release Monday. A combination of low interest rates, which cut the cost of borrowing money to buy land, and higher farm cash receipts, especially for crops,

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