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Co-operator reporter Geralyn Wichers says there’s always value in seeing both sides of an issue.

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FIRST PERSON | Animal rights, deconstructing the ‘farm wife,’ and criticizing charity: what could possibly go wrong?

By Geralyn Wichers January 11, 2022

There’s this moment I think sums up my year well. It was October, and in the span of a few hours I, a) booked off time to go deer hunting and b) registered to go to an animal rights conference. It did break my brain a little. This year Co-operator editor Gord Gilmour advised me

News, Other, Weather

Precipitation, moisture low in Manitoba despite fall reprieve

Interlake and Eastman regions had 50 to 85 per cent normal soil moisture; Red and Assiniboine River valleys had 85 to 115 per cent normal moisture, says new report

By Marketsfarm January 10, 2022

Last summer’s drought resulted in below-normal soil moisture and precipitation levels in most of southern Manitoba but some areas received late relief, according to a new report from the province. Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre released its 2021 fall conditions report on Dec. 16, stating that most of southern Manitoba received only 50 to 85

Crops, Other

Yara to stop buying potash from Belarus due to sanctions

Fertilizer firm buys 10-15 per cent of country's potash output

By GFM Network News, Terje Solsvik January 10, 2022

Oslo | Reuters — Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara said on Monday it will wind down purchases of potash from Belarus by April 1 as international sanctions made it impossible to continue the trade. Yara estimates that it buys 10-15 per cent of the annual output of state-owned Belaruskali, one of the world’s largest producers of

Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Dec. 29, 2021. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Other, Weather

La Niña introduces itself with Prairie cold snap

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News January 8, 2022

MarketsFarm — The frigid conditions which had enveloped the Prairie provinces in recent weeks is a sign La Niña has come again, according to a Kansas-based meteorologist. Since mid-December, the Prairies have been in a deep freeze beginning with temperatures at least 10 C below-normal. Since the holiday season, many towns and cities in the

More people are interested in adopting dogs from the Barrhead Animal Rescue Society, says Terry Colborne.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Pandemic fads: Are puppies, plants and backyard chickens still popular?

Nearly two years on, how are newbie pet owners, gardeners, and poultry enthusiasts making out?

By Alexis Kienlen January 7, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – Puppies, plants, and backyard chickens became hot trends when the pandemic took hold — but are they still popular almost two years in? Pandemic pets “At the beginning of the pandemic, we were swamped with people,” said Sharla Willis, who has operated a dog-breeding business for 16 years with her mother Dorrie

A General Motors illustration featuring a display version of its 2024 Silverado EV pickup, due for release in the fall of 2023. (Media.GM.ca)

Other

GM to chase rivals with US$105,000 electric Silverado

Less expensive retail Silverado EV to follow in 2024

By GFM Network News January 7, 2022

Detroit | Reuters — General Motors’ US$35 billion electric vehicle strategy will face its biggest test in 2023 when it launches an electric version of its Chevrolet Silverado pickup with a six-figure price tag, more than a year after rivals Ford and Rivian Automotive. GM CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday told the annual CES technology

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Canada’s top weather stories of 2021

Part 1 | The country’s two biggest weather stories this year should rank worldwide also

By Daniel Bezte January 6, 2022

As another year comes to an end, that means it’s time to look back at 2021 through the lens of the weather. Over the next few issues, I will look back at the top weather stories from across Canada and around the world. Since Environment Canada has already come out with the top Canadian weather

Environment Canada’s forecast probabilities of precipitation for the January-through-March period. (Weather.gc.ca)

Crops, Livestock, Other, Weather

Colder-than-normal Prairie winter forecast

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm January 4, 2022

MarketsFarm — Colder-than-normal temperatures are in the long-range forecast across Western Canada over the next three months, while much of Eastern Canada should be warmer. The latest seasonal forecast from Environment Canada, released Friday, calls for a 50 to 90 per cent chance of below-normal temperatures from January through March for the four western provinces.

Grade 8 teacher Benita Shwaluk, instructs students, (from left) Chase Myhill, Colby Tataryn, and Brooke Stebeleski on planting tips.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Shoal Lake students put backs and brains into tree planting

Planting 100 spruce saplings tied together many school subjects for Benita Shwaluk’s Grade 8 students

By Darrell Nesbitt January 4, 2022

A Shoal Lake Grade 8 class put math, research and good old-fashioned hard work into planting a 100-tree shelterbelt at their school’s track. “Students were eager to be involved in this one-of-a-kind project blessing the community as a whole,” said their teacher, Benita Shwaluk. Shoal Lake School connected with the University of Manitoba and Science

Markets, Other

Record amount of grain moved, CN goes over revenue limit

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm December 29, 2021

The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) recently ruled that Canadian National Railway exceeded its maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2020/21 crop year. Meanwhile, the CTA stated that Canadian Pacific was under its entitlement. The CTA’s report stated that CN’s revenue from transporting Western Canadian grain was nearly C$1.045 billion and was C$2.4 million over its

Daily Network News

Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché