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Editorial: Easy to say, not easy to do
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Editorial: Easy to say, not easy to do

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Most would agree that the so-called revenue cap on Canada’s two national railways is an imperfect solution to a complicated problem. Officially called the Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE), it was implemented as part of a major reform of grain transportation policy by Justice Willard Estey in 2000. It was an alternative to his proposal to
ice fishing
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Province urges fishers to remove ice shacks from lakes, rivers in southern Manitoba

Warm weather is impacting ice conditions

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Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship urges anyone with an ice shack on a lake or river in southern Manitoba to remove the structure as soon as possible, as long as ice conditions are safe to do so. Warm temperatures are causing ice conditions across much of southern Manitoba, from Lake of the Prairies to Dauphin
Laura Sytnyk (l to r), Charlee McLaughlin-Ventnor and Donovan Hickson earned first place in this year’s agribusiness plan challenge at Assiniboine Community College.
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ACC students propose new learning program

In an annual competition, business students propose a certificate program for essential hands-on farm training

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A plan to provide more agricultural training in western Manitoba has won first prize in a competition among second-year agribusiness students at Assiniboine Community College. Charlee McLaughlin-Ventnor of Shoal Lake along with Donovan Hickson from Forrest and Laura Sytnyk of Rivers developed a fictional company called the Agricultural Training Farm of Manitoba — an extended
Visitors check out Deere equipment at the National Farm Machinery show in Louisville, Kentucky on Feb. 11. With U.S. farmers bracing for a third year of declining incomes, many have said 
they can’t afford upgrades — which means tough times for Deere and rivals such as Agco, CNH and Claas.
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Tighter credit heralds more pain in U.S. farming downturn

Adjusted for inflation, U.S. farm debt is at its highest levels since the 1980s

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Steve Irish used to farm 450 acres of rich crop fields in east-central Illinois, but that 15-year chapter of his life ended with a recent conversation with his banker. The banker was blunt. Irish was deep in debt from the farm equipment he bought, and needed to pay back the money he owed. So now
The Canadian Grain Commission’s David Hatcher updated the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s annual meeting in Saskatoon Feb. 24 on coming changes to Western Canada’s wheat class system.
Cereals, Crops, News

Alberta raises concerns about changes to Western Canada’s wheat classes

Moving some popular wheats to a new class could see lower prices for those wheats, 
Alberta Wheat Commission officials say

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Alberta wheat growers are worried Western Canada’s revamped wheat class system could result in lower prices for farmers growing certain varieties. Their concerns were raised at the Prairie Grain Development Committee’s (PGDC) annual meeting here Feb. 24. Two popular wheats in Alberta — Harvest, a Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat and AC Formost, in
mother and daughter cooking
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Plant-based egg offers new market for soybeans

Does this mean we can go back to eating raw cookie dough?

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An Iowa company has launched a soy-based egg substitute in a bid to capitalize on shaken processor confidence after avian influenza caused egg shortages and price spikes in the U.S. last year. Sioux Natural is promoting Veggan, a gluten-free, plant-based egg alternative that can be used for baking waffles, doughnuts, cookies, muffins, cake mixes and
VIDEO: Canola is weak today, but hope glimmers on the horizon
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VIDEO: Canola is weak today, but hope glimmers on the horizon

The Western Producer's Ed White talks with the SciBabe, one of the speakers at the Canola Council of Canada's annual conference in San Diego

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Day one of the Canola Council of Canada’s main program in San Diego was threaded together with concerns about weak crop prices, volatile markets, food politics and the management skills needed to run businesses in industries that not only involve changing technologies, but also disruptive factors and different expectations. And as always in recent years across
A 58,000-bushel grain elevator at the Hubbell Siding in the Municipality of Lorne was built in 1938 and its annex was built in 1953. 

Country Crossroads, Local news

PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: February 2016

Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba

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In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator
Brian Amiro and Karin Wittenberg look over their presentation at Crop Connect in Winnipeg.
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Prairies to play pivotal role in future food production

Climate change will provide both challenges and opportunities for Prairie producers by the year 2050

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What will Prairie agriculture look like in the year 2050? That’s something a diverse group of experts and researchers set out to determine in a Green Paper presented at the Alberta Institute of Agrologists, titled Moving Toward Prairie Agriculture 2050. “Our future includes change from a number of perspectives, we understand some better than others,

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