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Britain’s wheat imports slow during October

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Britain’s wheat imports slowed during October but are still running at more than double last season’s pace, customs data showed Dec. 11. Wheat imports for the month totalled 174,914 tonnes, down from 337,212 tonnes in September. Germany was the largest supplier in October, shipping 71,277 tonnes, followed by Denmark with 65,862 tonnes. Cumulative imports since
Farmers, ag groups asked for feedback on recycling plan
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Farmers, ag groups asked for feedback on recycling plan

Cleanfarms is set to transition its Manitoba pilot to a permanent, province wide program

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Farmers, producer groups and agricultural suppliers in Manitoba are invited to give feedback on a plan for a province-wide agricultural waste recycling program. Cleanfarms, which recycles ag plastics and waste across the Prairies, is preparing to transition its Manitoba pilot to a permanent, industry-funded recycling program it said in news release on December 16. It’s
To discourage carbon emissions and mitigate climate change, the federal government is increasing the carbon tax to $170 a tonne over the next decade.
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KAP pushes back on federal carbon tax increase

Farm equipment fuel is exempt from tax, but not grain drying or barn heating

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is calling on federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau to “support farmers and stand up to her government’s recently announced carbon tax increase.” “Putting in place an exemption for fuel used for drying grain and heating and cooling barns, just like the one in place for greenhouses, is a start,” KAP
Nunavut residents wear masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Rural communities hard hit by coronavirus

From Steinbach to Shamattawa and Nunavut, rural and remote communities are suffering COVID’s worst wrath

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Reuters – The coronavirus pandemic is racing through Canada’s remote and rural regions, as isolation, a crucial buffer during the first wave, left their limited health-care systems vulnerable once the virus arrived. The latest spread opens a new front for the world’s second-largest country by area as it prepares for a logistically difficult vaccination program
We really want to cement KAP as the farm policy leader. We want to bring the policy discourse up a notch.” – Patty Rosher, KAP
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KAP closer to completing new strategic plan

Details will be presented at the AGM, but there’s a proposal for a ‘grassroots committee’ to explore membership fees and district consolidation

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is putting the finishing touches to a new strategic plan. “We really want to cement KAP as the farm policy leader,” Patty Rosher, KAP’s general manager told its online district meeting Nov. 27. “We want to bring the policy discourse up a notch. We need to think about the long-term financial
The halls of the Keystone Centre will remain silent this January, but the Innovation Showcase portion of Ag Days will go on this winter.
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Manitoba Ag Days to host Innovation Showcase online, in print

Exhibitors and Ag Days Specials to get listing in publication, web platforms

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Producers and exhibitors will still be able to interact and show off ag innovations through Manitoba Ag Days this year, albeit in a very different format. “We know we cannot physically be together this year and so our board wanted to remain committed to ag education, innovation and supporting the communities where our exhibitors and
Farmers say railway crossing rule changes need more time.
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Prairie farm groups want deadline extended on private rail crossing upgrades

Farmers also don’t want to foot the bill for upgrades and crossing maintenance

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Private grade railway crossings must be upgraded to make them safer by Nov. 28, 2021, but Prairie farm groups want the federal government to extend the deadline. The groups also oppose farmers having to pay for the upgrades and ongoing maintenance. “It has traditionally been the responsibility of the railways to maintain and upgrade the
This truck didn’t survive its meeting with a train, but the driver did, and was released from hospital the same day with minor injuries.
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One train, two accidents

Manitoba RCMP say one train was involved in two separate non-fatal incidents at uncontrolled intersections

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Call it a Christmas miracle. A Canadian Pacific train was involved in two separate non-fatal accidents at uncontrolled intersections within a couple of hours, underlining the need for proactive safety measures on the part of drivers, according to the RCMP. “Many railroad tracks in Manitoba go through rural areas and cross roads at uncontrolled intersections,”

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