Darren Bond, farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, speaks at St. Jean Farm Day on Jan. 8, 2026.  Photo: Greg Berg

VIDEO: Farmer inflation double that of other Canadians

Darren Bond with Manitoba Agriculture says farm inflation is hitting Manitoba producers as high as 50 per cent over the past five years.

Darren Bond with Manitoba Agriculture says farm inflation is hitting Manitoba producers as high as 50 per cent over the past five years.





Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership

Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership

Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping. In a ‘roadmap’ agreement signed on Thursday, Canada and China committed to “maintaining open channels of communication” to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products like canola.

Zack Koscielny tours visitors through his cover crops and perennial pastures during a field tour in 2022.

Koscielny in as MFGA board chair

Zack Koscielny is one of several more youthful faces chosen for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s incoming board

Zack Koscielny is one of several more youthful faces chosen for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s incoming board.