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Educators Leah Obach and Devon Caldwell are adding "teaching teachers" to their resumés.
Local news, Other

The ‘Kenton Girls’ are educating the educators

Passion for teaching and lifelong learning leads two Manitoba teachers on a unique adventure

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As teachers and students from across the province headed back to school this fall, two women from Kenton embarked on new roles in the classroom of life. As educators, they have become teachers to the teachers, by taking their classroom roles to a whole other level with KG (Kenton Girls) Education, an online and in-person
You don’t have to finish harvest before filing your MASC Harvest Production Report. You have until Dec. 2.
Crops, Local news

MASC harvest production reports deadline Dec. 2

Farmers who file online will find out right away if they are in a claim position

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The deadline for Manitoba farmers to submit crop insurance Harvest Production Reports to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) is Dec. 2, whether the farmer completed harvest or not. Both the paper and online report forms should be easier for farmers to fill out because less information is now required, David Van Deynze, MASC’s vice-president
The Pallister government has reconfirmed its commitment to removing education taxes from farmland.
Local news, News, Other

Pallister committed to education tax phase out

That’s just one of several election promises included in the new Manitoba government’s throne speech

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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he’s committed to phasing out education taxes on farmland and other property over 10 years starting in 2022 when the Manitoba government’s books are expected to be balanced. It’s a promise welcomed by farmers who say the burden of funding schools in rural areas has shifted disproportionally to them because
Robert (Bob) McNabb, with wife Elaine, was inducted into the Canadian Conservation 
Hall of Fame on November 13.
Farmit Manitoba, Local news, News, Other

Manitoba zero-till pioneer inducted into conservation hall of fame

Robert (Bob) McNabb called for greater passion for soil, aligning profit with ecology

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Manitoba farmer Robert (Bob) McNabb called for greater passion for soil as he was inducted into the Canadian Conservation Hall of Fame in Winnipeg, November 13. In his acceptance address, McNabb called on those gathered to approach soil conservation with the same passion as teenage, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. “If we could get on
Markets, News

Australian terminal deal passes major regulatory hurdle

The deal is a precursor to a ‘demerger’ of GrainCorp’s malt division

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Reuters – Two of Australia’s largest grain handlers are one important step closer to a key asset sale. GrainCorp passed a major regulatory hurdle November 15 to sell its Australian bulk liquid terminals business to ANZ Terminals, propelling its shares around eight per cent higher. The clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Farmers have enough challenges on their hands this season without the added stress 
of higher costs due to the carbon tax, producer groups say.
News

Farm groups say ‘Harvest from Hell’ underlines need for carbon tax relief

Fuels used for this operation have not been exempted from the federal carbon tax

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Farm groups have fired off urgent appeals for government financial help for producers struggling with a weather-disrupted harvest made worse by the imposition of the federal carbon tax on fuel used to dry grain. Grain Farmers of Ontario and a coalition of Alberta commodity groups sent their requests directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau because
Farmit Manitoba, Letters, News

Letters: Wild boars are bad news

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There might be a lot of differences between rural Manitoba and the Italian countryside, but there is one similarity. In Italy about 1,000 farms around Rome have had to deal with the destruction caused by wild boars. That country has been forced to defend its agricultural history — grape production reaching back centuries. The wild
Farmit Manitoba, Letters, News

Letters: What’s the true value of life?

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A recent article by Allan Dawson on seed royalties included this statement under the ‘why it matters’ heading: “The seed industry says Canadian farmers need to pay more for cereals varieties to make farms profitable.” In my understanding of the world there is a lot of history behind that statement, history which we need to
Federated Co-op eggs to bear EQA symbol
News, Poultry

Federated Co-op eggs to bear EQA symbol

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Federated Co-op is the latest organization to pick up Egg Farmers of Canada’s Egg Quality Assurance branding on some of its packaging. “We know Co-op customers care where their food comes from and how it’s produced,” said Ron Healey, vice-president of ag and consumer business at Federated Co-operatives Limited in an Oct. 29 news release.
Start stretching feed early in the season to make sure you’re not managing a late-winter crisis, extension staff say.
Livestock, News

Shortage of livestock feed leads to balancing act

Cattle can eat anything from potatoes to grain byproducts, but coming up with the right nutrition for the right price is the challenge

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It’s been a dismal weather year from start to finish — but at least there will be plenty of feed grain. That’s the searching for a silver lining thought among Manitoba livestock producers facing yet another year of scrimping and culling to get their cattle through the winter. Stressed pastures, silage harvest difficulties, extended feeding

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