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University of Manitoba to helm protein research
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University of Manitoba to helm protein research

Up to $100,000 in federal, provincial funds promised to develop research strategy

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Researchers at the University of Manitoba will lead the charge to develop a new protein research plan as part of the Manitoba Protein Advantage strategy. The governments of Canada and Manitoba will give up to $100,000 in funding to develop the research strategy and establish a protein research chair, announced federal ag minister Marie-Claude Bibeau
With canola prices on the rise, time to make a marketing plan
News, Oilseeds

With canola prices on the rise, time to make a marketing plan

Start by knowing your costs and break-even prices

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With canola prices the highest they’ve been in two years, and the added stress of harvest, it’s a good idea to have a marketing plan, says Darren Bond, farm enterprise management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) in Teulon. “We have to take that step back when we are marketing our grain and
China’s near-insatiable appetite for canola won’t be met with domestic production.
Grain Markets, News

Political posturing can affect grain prices

China is still buying Canadian canola through the various back doors it’s found to exploit

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When you cut through the politics and posturing, China still needs some of what Canada is selling. “They are repopulating their hog herd so they need feed,” Darren Bond, a farm enterprise management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, told the CropTalk Webinar Sept. 16. “They have developed a taste for canola oil. At
The historic dome building on the Keystone Centre grounds in Brandon.
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Provincial Ex hosts alternative events due to COVID-19

The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba is hoping a lineup of smaller events can help mitigate the financial damage of cancellations

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The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba is fighting for its financial life. The organization has been forced to cancel its entire slate of Brandon-based fairs this year due to COVID-19. The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba hopes that a rush of small events will help take some of the sting out of losing all three major fairs
Crop Report, Crops, News

Manitoba harvest at 70 per cent, soy, corn crops rapidly mature

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 22

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Southwest Region Another dry and windy week in southwest Manitoba. Subzero temperatures arrived for one or two nights but daytime temperatures were mostly double-digit, which allowed farmers to continue harvest and other field operations. Recent frost is not damaging anything at this stage as soybean and corn are already maturing and drying down due heavy
The stolen canola was worth about $25,000.
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Fifty tonnes of canola stolen from Manitoba farmer

Consider securing grain bins from grain thieves, especially in remote locations

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Farmers busy harvesting have another potential distraction — grain theft. A farmer near Kaleida, Man., reported Sept. 21 to Morden RCMP that about 50 tonnes of canola was stolen from his yard probably between Sept. 10 and 18, Manitoba RCMP media relations officer Sgt. Paul Manaigre said in an email Sept. 22. With spot canola
STAR-7 lifts-off during a mock accident exercise in the RM of Rosser in 2018.
News, Other

STARS sees summer spike in calls

The Manitoba base saw a near-record 81 calls in August

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STARS air ambulance saw its second-highest number of monthly calls to date last month, with 81 calls during August this year. Of those, 45 were on-scene emergencies, while the remaining 36 were inter-facility transfers. Why it matters: With so many farms being remotely located, STARS unfortunately responds to a number of agricultural accidents each year, with call
Climate Corp. has launched a new tool within its web-based field management system.
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FieldView getting into the zone on crop protection

Climate FieldView has expanded its scope of zone-based variable-rate mapping from seed and fertilizer to crop protection products

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Climate Corporation argues that every spray droplet should land where it’s going to do the farmer the most good, and it says new features of its Climate FieldView management system are letting producers do exactly that. The company has launched a new tool within the web-based field management system; one that allows the producer to create customized variable-rate
Timelines to redistribute excess food supplies will vary on the types of food being delivered.
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Feds roll out Surplus Food Rescue Program dollars

Seven groups will distribute excess food to those in need

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Food Banks Canada and seven other organizations have been selected by the federal government to redistribute excess food supplies to communities in need. The Surplus Food Rescue Program was created in May with $50 million in funding as part of Ottawa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We wanted the projects to be all inclusive, from
Quarry site owner Colleen Munro speaks during the hearings in late July.
News, Other

Provincial tribunal rules quarry can proceed in precedent-setting case

Construction of the contentious Lilyfield Quarry will go forward under stringent conditions

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A limestone quarry will be built at Lilyfield in the RM of Rosser the Municipal Board has ruled in what has been called a precedent-setting decision. Lilyfield Quarry Inc. and owner Colleen Munro are the first to appeal under changes to the Planning Act made in 2018. The changes allow aggregate quarry owners to appeal

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