Other & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Agriculture plastics are an area Cleanfarms hopes to expand its recycling rate in the coming years.

Ag diploma students meet with Cleanfarms

A class project turned into a real-life demonstration of how to affect change

By Allan Dawson February 18, 2022

Learning about developing farm policy and lobbying isn’t just theoretical for Reg Dyck’s ‘Issues in Agriculture and Food’ class of about 40 students studying for a diploma in agriculture at the University of Manitoba. “I think this has been a really good experience in a number of ways,” Dyck said Feb. 8 after his class met online

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Farm face of protest unhelpful

By Laura Rance-Unger February 17, 2022

Like many Canadians watching the pandemic protests unfold across the country, it’s taken me some time to sort out how I feel about it all. Everyone loves a parade. No one likes the pandemic restrictions. We’d all like to be done with COVID-19. The question is, restrictions or not, whether it’s done with us. As

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: One more shot of arctic air ahead?

Forecast issued Feb. 11, covering the period from Feb. 16 to Feb. 23, 2022

By Daniel Bezte February 17, 2022

Well, last forecast wasn’t too bad; we saw a couple of storm systems move through and the cold air did arrive over the weekend as predicted. I started to get a little worried that I may have lost my touch. For this forecast period it looks like our general weather pattern is fighting between staying

Markets, Other

Gasoline, diesel prices set to continue rising

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm February 17, 2022

MarketsFarm — The steady rise in crude oil prices is based on three factors, according to Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service at Lakewood, N.J. One of those factors is the amount of crude oil produced by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), along with some

Technological advances have greatly improved the general quality of weather forecasting.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: What weather forecasting takes and why it’s so hard to get right

Developing countries will be hardest hit by a changing climate and lack forecasting capacity

By Victor Ongoma February 16, 2022

Weather forecasting is an important science. Accurate forecasting can help to save lives and minimize property damage. It’s also crucial for agriculture, allowing farmers to track when it’s best to plant or helping them protect their crops. And it will only become more vital in the coming years. Severe weather events are becoming more frequent

An image created by Nexu Science Communication, together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus, the type of virus linked to COVID-19. (Nexu Science Communication via Reuters)

Other

Canada to ease travel requirements as COVID cases decline

By GFM Network News, Steve Scherer February 15, 2022

Updated — Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will ease entry for fully vaccinated international travelers starting Feb. 28 as COVID-19 cases decline, allowing a rapid antigen test for travelers instead of a molecular one, officials said Tuesday. Antigen tests are cheaper than a molecular test and can provide results within minutes. The new measures, which

Agronomists say the drought has left a lot of variability out there, so careful soil testing will be a valuable tool.

News, Other

This is a year for a plan when planting

Have Plans A, B and C in place this spring, agronomists say

By Gord Leathers February 14, 2022

This is going to be the year for cagey planning, according to Manitoba agronomists Wendy Kostur of Gilbert Plains and Jason Voogt of Carman. The two big factors are last year’s drought, which has left moisture levels low, combined with this year’s input costs, they told the Manitoba Agronomist Conference earlier this winter. “This is

A great horned owl perches on a tree branch.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Forget Super Bowl Day let’s talk Superb Owl Day

Manitoba has an abundance of owl species, especially in the winter months

By Donna Gamache February 11, 2022

Recently someone suggested a single letter change in a news headline. For those more interested in outside activities than watching American football, move a single letter and it becomes ‘Superb Owl Day.’ Manitoba has a variety of owls that both birders and non-birders might enjoy viewing. (And if February 13 is already past, don’t worry;

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: The countdown on the next farm policy review begins

By Gord Gilmour February 10, 2022

The next national agricultural policy framework will take effect April 1, 2023. That gives the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers just over a year to make the new rules that will govern countless aspects of your business’s financial life. That’s not much time to get them right. One of the biggest bones of contention

Rising commodity prices, energy shortages, capacity constraints in manufacturing, errors in demand forecasting and rising interest rates are themselves all potential triggers.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Commodity prices likely to be hit by slowdown before end of 2023

The current price expansion is already getting a bit long in the tooth

By John Kemp February 9, 2022

Reuters – Prices for a wide range of commodities have climbed to their highest level for seven years or more as drillers, miners and farmers struggle to keep up with booming demand as the economy recovers from the pandemic. Energy prices are at the highest level since 2014 while non-energy prices are the strongest since

Daily Network News

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

Growth capital hard to find for Canadian agri-food