Other & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

Second Cup owner to buy Milestones dining chain

Foodtastic plans to expand brand to Quebec

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 17, 2021

Future growth of the Milestones chain of grill-and-bar restaurants across Canada will take place under different ownership. Vaughan, Ont.-based Recipe Unlimited, owner of fast-casual and dining chains such as Swiss Chalet, The Keg, Harvey’s, St-Hubert and Montana’s, announced Monday it will sell the Milestones chain to Foodtastic, owner of the Second Cup and Nickels Deli

Deloraine’s former Presbyterian Church was only used for 21 years as a church.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Plan a day trip to visit a historic church

Manitoba’s small towns have many culturally significant houses of worship

By Donna Gamache June 16, 2021

Feeling housebound? With present-day limitations, consider alternatives. A rural drive can be a pleasant diversion — to view the scenery or visit some of our historic churches. The buildings may be closed, but usually we can walk around them and explore nearby cemeteries. Depending on where you live, there are one or more historic churches

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Province announces rural internet deal with Xplornet

Some rural residents less than pleased with the government’s choice of provider

By Geralyn Wichers June 16, 2021

The Association of Manitoba Municipalities has praised the Manitoba government’s deal with Xplornet Communications to improve rural internet and cellular coverage throughout the province. In a tweet May 13, the AMM thanked Central Services Minister Reg Helwer for signing a memo of understanding with the internet service provider. The province says the deal will bring

There’s potential for broken temperature records soon if an omega block setting up over the central U.S. pushes farther north.

Other, Weather

Heat waves: Sunshine and sinking air

A heat wave is defined by effects on people as much as by underlying weather

By Daniel Bezte June 16, 2021

With an early-summer heat wave impacting our region as I write, I thought we should take a short break from severe summer weather and re-examine this topic. I went into a fair bit of detail about summer heat waves last July, so I will only do a short summary this time around. When you think about it, we are

Don’t cheap out on materials and “start basic,” says Greg Paranich, an agricultural field specialist and electric fence “troubleshooter."

Livestock, News, Other

How to stay (properly) grounded when installing electric fencing

Quality — whether ground rods, wire or insulators — is worth the money, says fencing expert

By Jeff Melchior June 15, 2021

To anyone who’s never built one, an electric fence can seem like a pretty simple structure. In some ways they’re right — like any kind of electrical circuit, an electric fence requires a source of power, a conduit, some kind of ground and usually insulators. But, as is often the case, it’s only as good

News, Other

Foodgrains Bank program to bring COVID relief to African countries

The pandemic has made bad situations worse in countries struggling with conflict, displacement and economic disaster

By Geralyn Wichers June 15, 2021

A $10-million federal grant will help Canadian Foodgrains Bank partners bring aid to several African countries affected by COVID-19, the organization announced May 27. “(The pandemic) has made a bad situation worse,” said program manager Stefan Epp-Koop. “Many of these countries have conflict or political instability, high levels of displacement — people being forced to

The pork sector was among those applauding the passage of the new legislation.

Livestock, News, Other

Ag leaders pleased on passage of anti-trespassing laws

Strong opposition highlights the need for more conversations around biosecurity and farming practices

By Geralyn Wichers June 11, 2021

Agriculture leaders say they’re pleased to see two biosecurity and anti-trespassing bills pass into law. Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl thanked the province for “helping producers protect their biosecurity as well as help them protect their workers and their families on the farm.” “These bills go a long ways to helping with those efforts,” he told the

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Hot weather looks set to continue

Forecast covering the period from June 9 to June 16

By Daniel Bezte June 10, 2021

Well, the warm, dry weather won out in last forecast. All it took was a northward shift of a few hundred kilometres to go from highs in the upper 20s to highs in the low to mid-30s. The area of low pressure that was forecast to track through southern and central regions late last week

News, Other

PCs push through controversial planning bill

Municipal governments feared Bill 37 would strip them of autonomy, developers said change was needed

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2021

A bill that drew criticism from municipal governments and opposition leaders quietly passed into law on May 20. Bill 37, which amended the Planning Act, passed on May 20. At time of writing, it awaits royal consent before it takes effect. The Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act gives the Municipal Board

Map from the Canadian Drought Monitor as of May 31, 2021. (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

Crops, Other, Weather

Drought conditions improve in May for some of Prairies, not all

By GFM Network News June 9, 2021

MarketsFarm — Significant precipitation through May relieved drought conditions across parts of the Prairies, while other areas remained significantly dry, according to the latest assessment from the Canadian Drought Monitor as of May 31. This precipitation improved soil moisture conditions for the short-term, decreasing the area of moderate (D1) and severe drought (D2) in central

Daily Network News

Health Canada stops sales of coccidiosis medication Deccox on procedural issue

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

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