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The Bank of Canada continues to raise interest rates in an effort to stamp out inflation.
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Understanding risk exposure key to managing rising interest rates

The Bank of Canada is still signalling that more rate hikes are coming

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Farmers need to thoroughly understand their risk exposure as they view the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hike, says Farm Credit Canada (FCC) economist J.P. Gervais. The Bank of Canada on Sept. 7 announced a 75-basis-point increase in its key rate, bringing it to 3.25 per cent. It followed a 100-basis-point increase in July and was the
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack and Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace in ceremonial role as members of the Royal Company of Archers guard the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign's orb and sceptre, lying in state on the catafalque in Westminster Hall, at the Palace of Westminster, London, ahead of the Queen's funeral on Sept. 19.
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: End of an epoch

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The world has lost two great leaders in recent days. First came news from Moscow of the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last general secretary of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent bad behaviour aside, it’s difficult some days to remember just how close the geopolitical bomb he defused was
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: A slow return to seasonal temperatures

Forecast issued September 9, covering the period from September 14 to 21, 2022

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It’s interesting how the forecast played out over the last period. At first glance it seemed off the mark, but on a closer look it was off only in the timing of the weather trends. The heat built in over the long weekend and into the first week of September, but cooler air moved in
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Warm end to summer may continue into fall

The Winnipeg and Calgary areas booked above-average rainfall over their summer months

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Where does the time go? Not only have we come to the end of another month, but also the end of climatological summer. That means it is time for a double look back at the weather — first for August, then for the summer. We will begin in Manitoba and move westward across the Prairies.
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Summer heat trying to hold on

Forecast issued September 2, covering the period from September 7 to 14, 2022

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After a few weeks of less than accurate forecasts, last issue’s forecast was nearly perfect. The western ridge of high pressure did push eastward, bringing sunny, hot and dry weather. The only hitch in the forecast was the slight cooldown last Friday and Saturday, which was the result of a cold front sliding southward behind an area
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

How has a warming climate impacted Manitoba?

Let’s see if my 15-year-old predictions for our province panned out

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Every so often I like to look back at some of the articles I’ve written over the years. While doing this, I came across an article from 2007 that was my attempt to answer the question of how climate change will impact the weather across agricultural Manitoba over the next 10 to 20 years. I
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’

Agricultural policy used to be aimed at the middle — but what if the middle is missing?

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Canada’s agriculture industry has been undergoing significant changes over the past 45 years. Since the 1970s, the number of farms has been steadily declining, but not all farms have been impacted equally — mid-size farms have been hit the hardest, as the number of small and large farms increases. The mid-size farm category used to
The results of the actions of this butterfly are impossible to predict because the amount of detail we’d need to do so accurately is too massive to effectively gather.
Other, Weather

Weather modification and chaos theory

We can’t say exactly what weather will do, so good luck forcing it to do what you want

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I was asked some questions last week about weather modification. Can we do it? Is it happening? Has it been weaponized? Is this why we are seeing all this extreme weather? In this day and age, when conspiracy theories seem to spring up and run rampant, the timing of these questions could not be better.
Internally displaced Ethiopians queue to receive food aid in the Higlo camp for people displaced by drought, at the town of Gode in Ethiopia’s Somali region on April 26, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Tiksa Negeri)
Crops, Other, Weather

Acute food insecurity now touching 345 million worldwide

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Baghdad | Reuters — The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide has more than doubled to 345 million since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. Before the coronavirus crisis, 135 million suffered from acute hunger worldwide, Corinne Fleischer, the WFP’s regional
A sign marks the entrance to the homestead.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

A heritage homestead and our last river ferry

Take the back roads to the Criddle-Vane homestead and make time for a short crossing at Stockton

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For a day trip that takes you back to an earlier time, try a drive to the Criddle-Vane Homestead Provincial Park south of Shilo. And be sure to make a side trip across the Assiniboine River on the Stockton Ferry, southern Manitoba’s last operating river ferry. Anyone interested in the province’s history would likely find

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