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Multiple actions needed to address world hunger

Leaders in agriculture and science gathered in Winnipeg to discuss solutions towards feeding the world’s rising population

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The number of hungry people in the world could drop dramatically in our lifetimes — but achieving that goal will require action on many fronts, the former head of the United Nations World Food Program told a conference in Winnipeg last month. By 2050 the Food and Agri­culture Organization (FAO) anticipates food production must rise
Owen Campbell (r) and members of the Wayfinders program prepare dishes for the Food Matters Manitoba AGM.
Local news, Other

Food Matters holds AGM

Food Matters Manitoba changes bylaw to better emphasize importance of access to food

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Why tell people what your organization is up to when they can taste success for themselves? That was the approach taken by Food Matters Manitoba at its recent annual general meeting in Winnipeg, where youth from one of the organization’s outreach programs served up their new skills by preparing creative dishes for attendees. VIDEO: Food
Meg Reynolds came too close to the flames for comfort when fire broke out in the combine she was driving on her 
Saskatchewan farm in early September.
Crops, Local news

Dry season causes combine fire concern

It was an issue for poducers in Saskatchewan, but there are no official numbers available for Manitoba

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Meg Reynolds had little warning before the combine she was driving went up in flames. The Saskatchewan producer was midway through a field of durum wheat Sept. 9 when the blaze sparked in the engine. Her engine temperature was clear the last time she checked it, she said, something she does regularly while in the
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How many fire extinguishers are enough?

Experts weigh in on how to avoid combine fires

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Keith Castonguay, Manitoba Farm Safety Program director, says walkabouts are critical to catch combine blockages before they heat up and catch fire. “When you shut the machine off, you walk around looking for hot spots or any accumulated chaff that you might have there that might pose a problem,” he said. Combine fires are a
Dakota Tipi First Nation took part in the Roquette groundbreaking near Portage la Prairie Sept. 28. Chief David Pashe (r) passes the pipe to Premier Brian Pallister.
Local news, Pulses

Roquette breaks ground on Portage pea-processing plant

A ceremony held last week marked the formal start of the construction phase

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Manitoba farmers don’t grow many field peas anymore, but that could change when the world’s biggest pea-processing plant, being built here by French-based Roquette, starts operating in April 2019. Pascal Leroy, Roquette’s vice-president for pea and new protein business line, and Premier Brian Pallister, broke ground Sept. 28 for the $400-million facility, in what had
Shannon VanRaes (l) and Allan Dawson.
Local news, Other

Reporters claim national awards

The annual awards ceremony was held this year in Quebec City

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Manitoba Co-operator reporters Shannon VanRaes and Allan Dawson were among several Glacier FarmMedia staff who received national awards at the annual Canadian Farm Writers Federation annual meeting in Quebec City Sept. 28 to 30. VanRaes won the silver award in the press feature category for an article that appeared in Country Guide on halal meat. She
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: A case of beer

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For all the ink and vitriol that’s been spilled over supply management in Canadian agricultural commodities over the years, not much has changed. There’s been a bit of evolution around the edges and some grudging concession on imports, but the fundamental bedrock of the system remains. Now an earthquake could be coming, from the most
Trespassing during hunting season is a growing problem in rural Manitoba.
Local news

Hunters trespassing on farmland ires southwest

Local leaders say more hunters than ever are coming into the area

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ATV and truck tracks found in a soybean field that hunters entered to retrieve moose they’d shot is just the most recent incident of hunting on farmland without permission, say southwestern Manitoba municipal leaders. A Reston-area farmer, whose neighbour first discovered gut piles in his unharvested soybeans, reported the matter, which is now under investigation,
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, seen here at an Ottawa press conference July 18 announcing tax changes, 
has been getting a rough ride over the proposed policy.
News, Other

Did Bill Morneau just blink?

The finance minister says proposed tax changes will be altered so they don’t discourage incorporated farmers from selling to family members

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Farmers’ concerns about the federal government’s proposed controversial tax reforms for private corporations haven’t fallen on deaf ears. Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the reforms will be changed so as not to discourage farmers from saving for retirement, employing family members, or selling their operations to the next generation. Read more: Q & A: Brian Pallister
One end use for Canadian wheat in China is in dumpling making, a favourite food in the region.
Country Crossroads, News

From farm gate to China’s plates

Joining the Junior Team Canada mission to China provided invaluable opportunities to promote agriculture

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This summer I decided to work full time on the family grain farm. But my summer plans took a turn when I applied for, and was selected to be a member of Junior Team Canada (JTC) trade mission to China. From July 26 to August 13 I joined 30 young Canadians, representing various industries, on

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