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Grain shortage, cold snap cause delays at West Coast ports

'...the vessels continue to arrive'

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MarketsFarm — Grain movement in Western Canada remains faced with significant difficulties, according to Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., which monitors rail traffic and vessel movements in Canada. February’s cold snap resulted in grain movement across the region falling below its three-year average. The most pressing issue has been a shortage of grain to
News, Other

Prairie Innovation Centre gets $10,000 boost

Donation will support sustainable agriculture

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Assiniboine College’s Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture fund is $10,000 richer after a donation by Guild/HMS Insurance Group. The campaign to build this facility, Assiniboine’s response to labour market demands in agriculture, was announced in October 2020. “Agriculture is an important part of the communities (and we are) proud to operate across Westman,” said Brett McGregor, president at Guild/HMS. “Farmers feed
It’s not just a pretty sight, a natural landscape also benefits everyone.
News, Other

What’s the value of our natural landscapes?

Taking care of the environment isn’t free and should be compensated

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If you have looked around your local countryside, you may have noticed that we are losing our trees. This is considered progress as we are developing more arable land to grow more food which makes our farms more profitable. But on the other side of the coin, we need the benefits that natural landscapes provide
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Other, Weather

Switching up my personal weather station

You know which way the wind blows when the old anemometer starts grinding down

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As I write this, a large portion of central North America is in the middle of a cold snap that looks to be one of the more significant ones in the last 20 or so years. I will do a full analysis once it’s over, but I do have to mention a couple of things.
During the pandemic, a good number of younger Canadians have left cities for the suburbs, or in some cases, the countryside.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: The end of cities?

The work-from-home revolution could lead to a rural renaissance

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It is no secret the pandemic has caused many Canadians to move from cities to the suburbs and even the countryside. According to Statistics Canada, the phenomenon led to a record loss of population in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver in 2020. Vacancy rates are skyrocketing in many urban centres across the country. The same phenomenon
The Roland 4-H museum is a nod to the town’s status as the founding community for the clubs in Canada.
News, Other

Roland 4-H museum puts out call for help

The pandemic shut down fundraising and kept many guests away from the museum

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The 4-H museum in Roland says $5,000 is all it needs to get back into the black after the pandemic cancelled most of its fundraising in 2020 and kept many guests away. The sum represents about half of the museum’s budget. The museum launched a pledge campaign via posters and social media to try to
Markets, News, Other

Farmers Edge plans IPO

Winnipeg-based company has made the initial steps in its plan to go public

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Manitoba’s homegrown digital ag multinational has plans to go public. Farmers Edge this week announced it has filed a preliminary prospectus with provincial and territorial securities regulation authorities throughout Canada. National Bank Financial and CIBC Capital Markets will spearhead the offering, along with Scotia Capital, Cannacord Genuity and Raymond James. The expected number of common
Sixty-four per cent of farmers said they were thinking about dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak at their farm.
News, Other

Farmers concerned about transportation delays, input costs because of COVID-19

Preliminary CAHRC survey results show 26 per cent of farms saw workers take temporary leave for self-isolation, and 22 per cent take leave because of illness

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Three-quarters of Manitoba farmers are concerned about transportation delays caused by the pandemic, according to preliminary survey results from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC). Jennifer Wright, senior HR adviser with CAHRC, shared initial survey data at the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual general meeting on January 26. CAHRC spoke to 448 farm operators across
KAP delegates ask for extended drivers’ licensing for foreign workers
News, Other

KAP delegates ask for extended drivers’ licensing for foreign workers

Sam Connery-Nichol said no workers on her farm were able to get necessary road tests in 2020

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Farmers who hire seasonal agricultural workers say staff should have their foreign drivers’ licences extended for the duration of their work permit in 2021. Pandemic disruptions to testing made it difficult to get Manitoba licences in 2020, which meant workers could not drive or move equipment between fields. “It was brutal. We did not get
Ag in Motion sets digital schedule
News, Other

Ag in Motion sets digital schedule

COVID uncertainty moves farm show online

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As COVID-19 restrictions continue to make in-person gatherings at the Langham, Sask. site uncertain this summer, Ag in Motion is forging ahead with a suite of online events, beginning in March. “We learned in 2020 through our Ag in Motion digital farm show that farmers appreciated being in touch with experts and each other to

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