A former board member of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) offers thoughts on harvest 2025 yields, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms.
Op/Ed
Farmer musings of post-harvest Manitoba
Harvest 2025 results, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms
‘Everything is tuberculosis,’ ag funding debates included
Even in this advanced technological age, our tools against tuberculosis in both people and cattle still date back to the dawn of germ theory
Tools available against tuberculosis, in people and cattle alike, still appear to date back to the dawn of germ theory, showing a gap still exists between public interest and commercial profitability when it comes to innovations in human and animal health.
When ag science meets ag culture
Reporter’s Notebook: With traditional agricultural practices of Indigenous peoples gaining scientific backing, a mindset shift may become more possible
Long overdue it may be, but the wider farming and ag science communities are now earnestly revisiting “ancient” techniques, rooted in the principle of maintaining natural balance, for use in contemporary gardening, cropping and livestock husbandry, Janelle Rudolph writes.
Resolving Chinese tariffs will require balancing act
China’s tariffs are very clearly tied to Canada’s decision to impose our own tariffs on its electric vehicles and steel and aluminium.
The double-edged sword of being an agricultural innovator
Canadian agriculture needs innovation and resilience, but being first in line also means taking on risk, sometimes without much of a safety net
A new report suggests Canada’s farmers have been “overly reliant” on business risk management programs such as crop insurance, AgriStability and AgriRecovery as “the only risk management solution.” Should farmers now go out on a limb trying new ways to mitigate those risks?
NFU condemns seed destruction in Palestine
Gaza seed bank held local crop genetics that were key parts of cultural and physical survival
Canada’s National Farmers Union (NFU) issues a statement condemning Israeli military forces’ targeted damage of a Seed Multiplication Unit in July 2025 in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
LETTER: Canola versus cars
Letter to the editor
The Co-operator article ‘Canola or cars? Canada can’t save both’ is bang on, the author writes.
Canada’s slaughter horse industry lacks transparency
Slaughter for horses has a role, but traceability and humane handling must be in play
Horse slaughter is a fraught issue right now in the Canadian livestock sphere. The author writes that, while it has a role, traceability, transparency and humane handling must be in play.
The case for better farmer swag
Customer gifts, chemical or seed company merchandise and farm show give aways don’t have to be boring or repetitive
Customer gifts, chemical or seed company merchandise and farm show give aways don’t have to be boring or repetitive
Diversifying Canada’s economy means bucking north-south trade patterns
U.S. President Donald Trump has been a cold wake up call for Canadians, and we may have to choose between maintaining our cultural values and the allure of economic integration
U.S. President Donald Trump has been a cold wake-up call for Canadians, and we may have to choose between maintaining our cultural values and the allure of economic integration, Laura Rance writes.
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