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Brenna Mahoney’s first day as general manager at KAP is June 14.
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Brenna Mahoney new KAP general manager

Mahoney comes from Cereals Canada where she was communications director, sat on steering committee for Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops

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Brenna Mahoney says she’s looking forward to building relationships with Manitoba farmers as general manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). “Relationship building is something that’s really core to who I am, and I think when you have such a broad, diverse and dynamic group around the table at KAP, having people who are there to
Average sea surface temperature anomalies over the equatorial Pacific Ocean for the week centred on May 5, 2021 compared to 1981-2010 base period. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
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La Nina done, U.S. CPC says

Neutral weather likely through summer

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Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday La Nina has ended and El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions are likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer. “ENSO neutral” refers to periods in which neither El Nino nor La Nina is present, often coinciding with the transition between the two weather patterns,
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: We’re not done with the cool temps

Forecast covering the period from May 12 to 19

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The two big forecast questions for this forecast period are: Will we finally see some consistently warm temperatures? And are we going to see any significant precipitation — preferably in the form of rain? Well, to start off this forecast period, the weather models show seasonable temperatures as our region finds itself in a light
A forecast for a cool May usually points to a wet May, but where do we see any signs of wet weather ahead?
Other, Weather

Will May weather return to above-average temperatures?

So far we’ve flipped into a cooler-than-average pattern much like February’s

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April 2021 started off nice, with temperatures running well above average. Daytime highs were routinely in the 14 to 18 C range, making most of us believe the long- range forecast was going to be correct in its prediction for a warmer-than-average month. Then, on April 12, a storm system moved through, stalled out, reversed
Conservation Trust funds totalling $2.8 million awarded
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Conservation Trust funds totalling $2.8 million awarded

A total of 23 ventures by 20 conservation groups are getting needed cash

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A total of $2.8 million in new funding for conservation projects has been announced by the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation. The funds are coming from the province’s Conservation Trust, one of the endowments of $204 million made by the province and financially managed by the Winnipeg Foundation. MHHC selects the projects to be funded, and
Anna Hunter demonstrates how to skirt a fleece.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

‘Field schools’ teach fibre enthusiasts textile skills

Most people completely disconnected from the origin of their clothing, says Ste. Genevieve sheep farmer

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A Manitoba sheep farm is hosting field schools to teach fibre aficionados wool and textile production skills and to connect people with the sources of their clothing. “If we can look at how we are consuming clothes and textiles in the same way that we look at how we’re consuming food, I think we’ll realize we have a huge opportunity
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: In praise of processed foods

A new study shows there’s no clear-cut consensus on what ‘processed’ means

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Processed foods exist so we can save time, money, and energy. It has made our food systems more efficient over the years. It is all about convenience. In recent years though, the health attributes of processed foods have increasingly come under scrutiny for a variety of biased and unbiased reasons. Many reports by professional and
The old red barn with the roof overhang for the hated sling to put up loose hay—rendered obsolete by a ‘new’ baler from an auction.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Auction sale action thrills farm boys

There was nothing like an auction sale to create memories

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Name a farm boy who doesn’t like an auction sale. There were different machines to climb on, a neighbourhood buddy to meet, a barn cat to befriend (maybe her kittens too), and a haul of treasures to take home. Plus, if we behaved, Dad might treat us with homemade pie. My older brother David and
Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid speak with a panel of Manitoba women in agriculture which was broadcasted live on Facebook on April 27.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Federal ag minister talks childcare with Manitoba farm women

The Liberal government pledged to fund Canada-wide childcare as part of its 2021 budget

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The Liberal government pledged to fund Canada-wide childcare as part of its 2021 budget

Farm families need access to flexible childcare to allow women farmers to better balance their lives, the federal ag minister told media and a panel of Manitoba women in agriculture. “If we want Canadian agriculture to be more economically and environmentally sustainable, we must break down the barriers for hard-working women in the sector,” said
Provincial childcare report offers few fixes for farm families
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Provincial childcare report offers few fixes for farm families

Funding channels for the extended-hours care farm families need are already in place but need more dollars

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A recent provincial report which recommends the province fix Manitoba’s childcare system through ‘market stewardship’ is just more of what got us into this mess, says one childcare expert. “In a way it’s just a new rhetorical package for an old reality,” said Susan Prentice, a childcare researcher from the University of Manitoba. The report’s

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