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Roquette’s pea plant has promised to be a boon for the sector, but are growers ready to sign on the dotted line?
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Farmers weighing the balance on Roquette pea contracts

The upcoming pea protein plant has gained a lot of attention, now farmers are wondering if the premium will be worth the trouble

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Farmers now see what Roquette wants in its first yellow pea contracts — and some are questioning whether there is enough bang for the buck to make the crop worthwhile. The company will be contracting yellow peas for its long-awaited plant in Portage la Prairie this year, ahead of the plant’s planned opening this fall.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media outside his Ottawa home, March 16, 2020.
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Border closure likely to leave most commerce unscathed

COVID-19: Essential movements will continue, and industry hopes that includes inputs like fertilizer

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Canada and the United States have mutually agreed to close their shared border to non-essential travel, a move the Canadian government has been hinting at since Monday. United States President President Donald Trump tweeted the news Wednesday saying “trade will not be affected.” On March 16 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several of his ministers
Poultry farmers’ groups have said they support the private member’s bill.
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Industry supports bill to punish on-farm protests

The federal private member’s bill increases fines for trespass that threatens animals

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Glacier FarmMedia – The growing issue of on-farm protests threatening the health and safety of animals is the subject of a private member’s bill recently introduced to the House of Commons. Conservative Party of Canada Agriculture Critic John Barlow introduced the bill with the goal of punishing those responsible for on-farm protests. Why it matters:
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UPDATE: Travel exception for temporary workers secured

COVID-19: Travel bans sent ag organizations scrambling to ensure seasonal farm labour would be available

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[UPDATED: March 21, 2020] Temporary foreign workers will be permitted to enter Canada, despite travel bans and border closures that, for a time, sent agriculture organizations scrambling. “The presence of temporary foreign workers on our farms and in our agrifood businesses is absolutely necessary. It is nothing more than a food security issue,” said federal
Turn on the six-inch auger under this bin and the demonstration mannequin will be chest deep in grain in just eight or nine seconds.
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Proper grain storage can prevent entrapments

Ag Safety Week: ‘Out of condition’ grain is a common reason a producer might enter a bin

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As farmers, you understand the importance of proper storage of your crops. High temperatures and humidity level can drastically impact grain quality, but they can also be a safety concern. Last year we experienced a very wet harvest season and many producers put crops into storage in wet conditions. Once spring weather arrives, the grain
Richardson International's oilseed processing facility at Yorkton, Sask.
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UPDATE: Richardson to pay quarantined employees

COVID-19: An earlier memo indicated staff under self-isolation would be required to take unpaid leave or holiday time.

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Richardson International has clarified it intends to pay employees forced to self-isolate due to COVID-19 concerns, provided they did not travel after federal restrictions were announced March 16. “Currently that is our intention,” said Jean-Marc Ruest, senior vice-president for corporate affairs and general counsel at Richardson International, a large agribusiness company based in Winnipeg. The
Manitoba hay production goes well beyond alfalfa — and so should forage insurance, producers say.
Forages, Livestock, News

Province says mic is open on forage insurance review

The province says it is looking for producer feedback as the first step of its promised forage insurance review

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The floor is open for producers to let the province know what they want to see change on forage insurance. The government has launched the first steps of its promised review of forage insurance programs in Manitoba. An online survey is now open at engagemb.ca or available at six Agriculture and Resource Development offices across
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Co-operator reporter Dawson honoured by NAAJ

His work covering the trade landscape garnered recognition

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Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson has been recognized for his work by the U.S. National Association of Agriculture Journalists (NAAJ). The group is in the midst of its 2020 writing competition and is releasing results from individual categories. He was awarded third place in the “Series” category for his work on the changing international trade landscape.
Protests which began in February and stretched into March caused rail shipping disruption threatening critical shortages for a variety of goods.
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CN executive thanks customers for patience, warns protesters

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Sean Finn, CN rail’s executive vice-president of corporate services and chief legal officer, is thanking customers, including farmers, for their patience in the wake of a rail shipping backlog. His message to the protesters, whose blockades added to the backlog, is their actions put themselves and CN staff in danger. Several times CN trains came
First rural Manitoba COVID-19 case reported
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First rural Manitoba COVID-19 case reported

Rural testing centres set to open in the next week

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Three more “presumptive” cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the province, including one in the Interlake. That brings the total number of Manitoba cases of the novel coronavirus that’s sweeping the globe to seven, the province announced Sunday. The Interlake case is the first one that’s been logged outside of Winnipeg. The province will

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