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Equipping young people with good food skills will help them and all Canadians.

Editor’s Take: Kitchen aid

By Gord Gilmour March 4, 2021

Earlier this winter I had the chance to give an old friend a call and spend an hour or so catching up. We were talking about how our lives have changed due to COVID and how we haven’t welcomed a lot of these changes, but some have actually been good. One thing we both remarked

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Spring weather is trying to move in

Covering the period from March 3 to March 10

By Daniel Bezte March 4, 2021

Once again, the weather models did a pretty good job over the last seven to 10 days. I think I should point out that when I say “weather models,” I am referring to the fact that I look at the different models and combine each, sometimes using what one model predicts, other times ignoring one

Elanco Animal Health CEO Jeff Simmons speaks during an interview at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Sept. 20, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid)

Livestock, Other

Second activist investor buys into Elanco

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 3, 2021

Reuters — Hedge fund Starboard Value LP has taken a stake in Elanco Animal Health and nominated three directors to the animal healthcare company’s board, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The WSJ report did not mention the size of Starboard’s stake in Elanco, which makes treatments for pets

News, Other

BASF renews partnership with 4-H Canada

The company pledged $600,000 to boost the club’s community engagement and communications programming

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 3, 2021

BASF will continue to fund 4-H Canada’s community engagement and communications programming into 2023, the organization announced February 17. “Throughout the first year of our partnership with 4-H Canada, we were constantly inspired by Canada’s youth – their drive to take action and inspire change within their local communities is admirable,” said Jonathan Sweat, vice-president of BASF

Presenting — and voting on — policy resolutions, as seen here in a 2017 file photo, is an important part of KAP and other advocacy groups. Reg Dyck is making sure his students know how the system works.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

An education in engagement

Ag in the Classroom resolution ‘educational’ for ag diploma students

By Allan Dawson March 3, 2021

There are problems. And then there are problem solvers. Reg Dyck teaches a course encouraging the latter. “It’s easy for farmers to bitch and complain,” Dyck, who farms at Starbuck and teaches ‘Issues in Agriculture and Food’ as part of the University of Manitoba’s diploma in agriculture, said in an interview Feb. 10. “Each of

Other, Weather

Explaining the cold snap, ordering a weather station

A sweet deal on a weather station becomes slightly less so when fees are added up

By Daniel Bezte March 2, 2021

Well, one of the longest and coldest cold snaps in a couple of decades has now come and gone. Since several different news outlets have already reported on all the different records and statistics about his cold snap, I am not going to rehash those here. Instead, I thought I should do a quick little

Crops, News, Other

The four horsemen of the crop-pocalypse

Three of the big four crop pests could be poised for a comeback in the coming season

By Gord Leathers March 1, 2021

Four pests caused the most problems last season, and given the right spring conditions, three are poised to return. That’s according to John Gavoloski, provincial entomologist, who says farmers should head into spring watching the weather and with their eyes open. “If I had to predict which three pests farmers could be at a higher

“Other Canadian sectors are being well supported to reduce emissions and re-skill the labour force, but farmers are being left behind."

News, Other

Farmer coalition calls for $300 million to cut ag emissions

The group recommends six programs it says will boost climate-friendly farming practices

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 26, 2021

A coalition of farmers, scientists, economists and policy experts are calling for the federal government to put $300 million of its 2021 budget toward cutting agriculture greenhouse gas emissions. “Most Canadians, and almost all supply chains, are asking for more sustainable food and farming,” said Ian McCreary in a news release. “But as a farmer,

File photo of a rye field in Kazakhstan. (Stsmhn/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Other

Kazakhstan’s president orders ban on foreign ownership of farmland

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 25, 2021

Almaty | Reuters — Kazakhstan will permanently ban foreigners from owning or renting farmland in the vast central Asian nation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Thursday, ending a lengthy dispute that once prompted anti-government protests. Kazakhstan is a major producer of grains, oilseeds and meat in the former Soviet region sandwiched between China and Russia

(Photo courtesy Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan)

Crops, Other

Canary seed competing with other crops on the rise

'There's a fight for acreage'

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News February 25, 2021

MarketsFarm — During the fall of 2020, canary seed crossed above the 30 cents per pound mark — where it’s currently staying. And those who work with the crop expect its price to remain above that mark this year. David Nobbs, pulse merchant for Purely Canada Foods at Saskatoon and former chair of the Canary

Daily Network News

OPINION: How the Iran war could create a ‘fertilizer shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming

Farmers expected to boost canola area beyond Statistics Canada intentions report

Bunge exploring alternative shipping routes amid Middle East conflict

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