“Sharing the stories of TESA winners at both the provincial and national level helps to build public trust and confidence in the beef industry.” – Manitoba Beef Producers.

Call out for TESA hopefuls

The beef sector’s annual environmental stewardship award is open for nominations until Dec. 4

The Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is once again looking for the cream of the crop when it comes to sustainable beef production. Nominations are open for TESA (The Environmental Stewardship Award). Producers have until Dec. 4 to complete their 2021 nominations. The award — presented first at the provincial, and then at the national level

Starting to plan now can help make the most of pastures in the spring.

Now is the time to plan for 2021 grazing season

Pastures stressed by drought or overgrazing this fall more than likely will experience a delay in grazing readiness in spring

The region has received several seasons of drier-than-average weather. While some locations did get some relief this year, the effect on pastures is lingering. Ranchers here in North Dakota have reported up to 60 per cent reductions in forage production on pasture, range and hay land due to the drought in 2020, according to North


President-elect Biden expected to be ‘very U.S. minded’

President-elect Biden expected to be ‘very U.S. minded’

China, WTO and CPTPP are all international issues that could benefit

President-elect Joe Biden is not expected to drastically change American trade policy, but his approach to other nations, particularly China, will likely differ. “The spirit of American trade policy is actually quite consistent between the Democrats and the Republicans,” said Canola Council of Canada’s Brian Innes. “That spirit is being aggressive with the world to get terms that help America.”

Canada has a good quality crop to sell

Canada has a good quality crop to sell

But markets are uncertain as geopolitics ‘trumps’ supply and demand

On average western Canadian grain farmers harvested a high-quality crop this fall, and lots of it, but they’re selling into an uncertain market where politics obscures supply and demand. “Overall the crop quality is really, really nice,” Daryl Beswitherick, the Canadian Grain Commission’s program manager for national inspection standards, said in an interview Nov. 9.


A wheat crop on the Prairies nears harvest in 2018.

High-quality online presentations to promote high-quality Canadian wheat

COVID-19 has sidelined Cereals Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission’s annual in-person fall new crop missions, to major Canadian cereal customers around the globe. But Cam Dahl is confident the live, online seminars starting Nov. 20, will be effective. “This is something we’re putting a lot of effort into,” Dahl, Cereals Canada’s chief strategy officer,

Canadian Grain Commission 2020 crop quality info

Canadian Grain Commission 2020 crop quality info

Besides a good-quality crop of Canada Western Red Spring wheat in 2020, the quality of other western Canadian crops harvested in 2020 is good too, says Daryl Beswitherick, the Canadian Grain Commission’s program manager for national inspection standards. Canola “Grade-wise it was fantastic,” Beswitherick said in an interview Nov. 9. This year 92.5 per cent


A drone photo of wheat being harvested near Moree, Australia, Oct. 27.

Just when Australia needs it, wheat farmers start bumper harvest

Australia to produce third-biggest wheat crop in 30 years as Black Sea conditions lead to wheat price rise

Reuters – For the past few years, crop machinery has sat idle in many Australian farm sheds as a devastating drought left almost nothing to harvest across the country’s pancake-flat eastern Wheat Belt. As the southern summer approaches, however, Ben Ledingham now watches combine harvesters race up and down wheat fields on his family’s property

Fred Greig.

Greig to chair wheat research council

CWRC announces new executive and president; AWC obtains host duties

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) — a collaboration between the Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA), Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), has announced its newly appointed executive and president. The new executive is comprised of chair Fred Greig (MCA) who farms at Reston, vice-chair Jake Leguee (Sask Wheat), a farmer from


U.S. president-elect Joe Biden, seen here at the rally kicking off his campaign in May 2019.

Manitoba farm leaders watching U.S. closely

POLITICS | Trade, international relations and the tone of the conversation all of interest

POLITICS | Trade, international relations and the tone of the conversation all of interest

Manitoba’s agriculture sector is taking a wait-and-see approach to the prospect of a Biden presidency in the U.S. Bill Campbell, president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers, said the key thing he’ll be looking for is clarity on trade, when speaking to the Co-operator the week after the vote. “Trade will be the primary interest of

The Roquette pea processing plant under construction in Portage la Prairie in October 2020.

Roquette site falls prey to pandemic

The site of the pea processing facility, due to open late this year, has now had several COVID-19 cases

The site of the pea-processing facility, due to open late this year, has now had several COVID-19 cases

The site of the under-construction Roquette pea protein plant at Portage la Prairie has joined the list of workplaces fighting COVID-19. Roquette confirmed five positive tests for COVID-19 on the site as of Nov. 9. “Four of the affected individuals are contracted construction workers helping to build the plant,” Michelle Finley, Roquette’s communications and public