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Farmers Edge plans IPO

Winnipeg-based company has made the initial steps in its plan to go public

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Manitoba’s homegrown digital ag multinational has plans to go public. Farmers Edge this week announced it has filed a preliminary prospectus with provincial and territorial securities regulation authorities throughout Canada. National Bank Financial and CIBC Capital Markets will spearhead the offering, along with Scotia Capital, Cannacord Genuity and Raymond James. The expected number of common
Roquette initially thought the bulk of its peas for its processing facility would come from Saskatchewan, but so far Manitoba producers have risen to the challenge.
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Manitoba ‘the Silicon Valley of plant-based protein’

Regulatory burdens are holding back the sector's true potential, one industry leader says

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The person tasked with opening the world’s largest pea protein facility says Manitoba “can be the Silicon Valley of plant-based proteins” – but regulatory changes are needed. Dominic Baumann, CEO of Roquette Canada, made the bold declaration during a virtual event put on by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) focusing on investment and sustainability
China finds illegal work on genetically modified crops
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China finds illegal work on genetically modified crops

The nation has signalled it will accept the technology, but has not yet officially done so

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China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has found eight companies and research institutes that illegally produced or carried out research on genetically modified (GM) seeds. The companies included two seed marketing companies in northeast Liaoning province and two corn breeders in northwest Xinjiang province that were producing GM corn seed. The ministry said seeds
Toews Family Enterprises tops corn competition
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Toews Family Enterprises tops corn competition

A harvest of 281.9 bushels to the acre earned the farm the annual honours

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Toews Family Enterprises, of MacGregor, has earned top spot in the 50th annual corn yield competition, hosted by the Manitoba Crop Alliance, with 281.9 bushels an acre. It will get its name inscribed on the trophy and will safeguard it for the year, as well as earning a $1,000 cash prize donated by the winning
Sixty-four per cent of farmers said they were thinking about dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak at their farm.
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Farmers concerned about transportation delays, input costs because of COVID-19

Preliminary CAHRC survey results show 26 per cent of farms saw workers take temporary leave for self-isolation, and 22 per cent take leave because of illness

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Three-quarters of Manitoba farmers are concerned about transportation delays caused by the pandemic, according to preliminary survey results from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC). Jennifer Wright, senior HR adviser with CAHRC, shared initial survey data at the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual general meeting on January 26. CAHRC spoke to 448 farm operators across
Chorney given Canola Award of Excellence
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Chorney given Canola Award of Excellence

Farmer contributed to growth of biodiesel markets

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Farmer Brian Chorney has been named the recipient of the 2021 canola award of excellence. The announcement was made at the Manitoba Canola Growers Association virtual annual meeting, as part of the Crop Connect event. Chorney has been actively involved within canola organizations and renewable fuel organizations, which has led to the development and growth
KAP delegates ask for extended drivers’ licensing for foreign workers
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KAP delegates ask for extended drivers’ licensing for foreign workers

Sam Connery-Nichol said no workers on her farm were able to get necessary road tests in 2020

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Farmers who hire seasonal agricultural workers say staff should have their foreign drivers’ licences extended for the duration of their work permit in 2021. Pandemic disruptions to testing made it difficult to get Manitoba licences in 2020, which meant workers could not drive or move equipment between fields. “It was brutal. We did not get
Ag in Motion sets digital schedule
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Ag in Motion sets digital schedule

COVID uncertainty moves farm show online

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As COVID-19 restrictions continue to make in-person gatherings at the Langham, Sask. site uncertain this summer, Ag in Motion is forging ahead with a suite of online events, beginning in March. “We learned in 2020 through our Ag in Motion digital farm show that farmers appreciated being in touch with experts and each other to
About 90 per cent of Manitoba’s cultivated acres are covered under AgriInsurance.
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Insurance coverage up, costs down

Record crop insurance coverage and moderately lower premiums expected in 2021

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Manitoba AgriInsurance coverage is expected to hit a record $3.128 billion this year, while premiums will be moderately lower, says a joint federal-provincial news release. It’s due to a combination of higher crop values and reduced crop insurance payments over time. “There are two pieces of the puzzle,” David Van Deynze, chief product officer with the

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