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Provinces creating new dairy class

The move is seen as a proactive strike against cheap imported milk proteins

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Anew initiative by Ontario milk producers could help to slow the growing flood of milk protein imports undermining the Canadian dairy industry. Dairy Farmers of Ontario has implemented a new class for dairy ingredients which will allow processors to get competitively priced milk protein concentrates domestically instead of importing them. The new milk class, known
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Parties urged to focus on innovation

Agriculture innovation is both an urban and rural affair, but it requires strong support and investment

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Manitoba could be a hub of agriculture innovation but not enough is being done to foster that potential. That was the message the Keystone Agricultural Producers brought to the Finny and Murray building in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District last week. That structure has, over the years, been home to the Western Glove Works, Garry Press
Sections of the provincial highway running through Carman, cited as ‘Main Street South and North’ now have the dubious distinction of being the worst roads in the province.
Local news

Rural roads worst in CAA’s 2016 voting

Carman mayor says 2016 campaign sends strong message about just how bad roads are

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The mayor of Carman isn’t very happy to have his town’s Main Street now known as Manitoba’s worst road. But Bob Mitchell says at least it draws attention to a problem local people regularly give him and his council an earful about. Two sections of Provincial Hwy. 13 intersecting his town — dubbed Main Street
Opinion

Editorial: Future non-farmers

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The agriculture community spends a lot of time and energy worrying about the future of the next generation of farmers. Succession planning has become a cottage industry, governments and agencies fall over backward creating young farmer programs, and there’s constant fretting over how we might smooth their way. But the fact is most of your
This photo by Terry Roberts of Brandon was winner of the Adult People’s Choice award and Crocus Cluster in Arden Crocus Festival photo contest in 2015.
Local news

Arden festival’s crocus photo contest returns for 2016

Capturing a stunning portrait of a Prairie crocus could earn you a few dollars in prize money

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It’s time to grab your camera and head to the old crocus patch. Manitoba’s provincial flower is about to have its moment in the sun and if you capture them in all their glory, you may wind up sharing in $500 in prize money, to be awarded at the Arden Crocus Festival on May 7.
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Livestock, News

Zimbabwe drought opens can of worms for poultry farmers

With feed in short supply, feeding maggots produced from waste 
looks to be a winner for drought-stricken nation

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Lovemore Kuwana cheerily lifts the lid of a container full of fresh maggots in his backyard, which he will feed to the poultry he keeps once the worms are dried. Amid Zimbabwe’s worst drought in 25 years, which has killed more than 19,000 cattle in the last few months and left 2.8 million people facing
Colleen Granger presented her bachelor of fine arts thesis exhibition at the Glen 
Sutherland Art Gallery at the Brandon University on March 17 to 25.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Art down on the farm

Colleen Granger says inspiration for her art exhibit comes from her experience on the family farm

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You know a place has become very special to you when you find yourself making art about it. That’s the position Colleen Granger, who lives on a farm south of Brandon with her husband and two teenage daughters, finds herself in. Over the past eight years, she’s been pursuing a degree in fine arts from
Farmland prices, on average, were up 12.4 per cent and 10.1 per cent in Manitoba and Canada, respectively, says Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist J.P. Gervais. The annual rise in farmland values is slowing, but still expected to be positive in 2016 so long farm cash receipts remain stable.
News

Manitoba, Canadian farmland values up again in 2015

Farm Credit Canada says the annual percentage increase in farmland values is getting smaller

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Manitoba farmland values led the way with the highest average percentage increase in Canada last year, says Farm Credit Canada (FCC). But the pace of increases the last few years here and across Canada is slowing in step with the plateauing of farm cash receipts, and slower drop in interest rates, J.P. Gervais, FCC’s chief
News

Census of Ag set for this May

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It’s time for Canadian farmers to stand up and be counted — in the 2016 Census of Agriculture. The process kicks off in early May and Statistics Canada is reminding growers there are plenty of reasons they should want to participate. A recent email alert from the agency pointed out it’s the best, and in

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