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A field and a patch of prairie are very different, but some similar principles can apply.
Crops, Farmit Manitoba, Other

The many faces of resiliency: Resilience lessons can be learned from nature

There are no simple answers when it comes to protecting farms and the environment

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About a year ago the COVID-19 lockdowns led to an odd phenomenon. Home bakers went to the store looking for yeast and found the shelf completely cleaned out. If you asked a grocer about it you were told that there’s none to be had, even the warehouse was empty. The entire stock was bought out
The flags of countries who are members of the AEC (ASEAN economic community).
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ASEAN trade pact looms as Canada explores bilateral deals

The smaller deals are seen as building blocks for a larger regional agreement

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Canada continues to pursue a multilateral free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations, and those involved with negotiations say bilateral deals in the region could lead to larger pacts. The pursuit of a free trade deal with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a block of 10 member states, began three years ago but
The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Oct. 28, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)
News, Other

Agriculture groups share thoughts on WTO reform

Organizations say the WTO remains the best path forward for the country

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Meetings held by Canada’s International Trade Committee garnered responses from farm organizations expressing broad support for efforts to continue reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO). The country’s chief negotiator, Steve Verheul, told committee members in early March that even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, “… the multilateral trading system was facing an increasingly challenging environment,
News, Other, Weather

India likely to get average monsoon rains

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India is likely to get average monsoon rains this year, a private weather forecasting agency said April 13, raising prospects of higher farm and economic growth in Asia’s third-biggest economy. Monsoon rains are expected to be 103 per cent of a long-term average, and there is a 60 per cent chance that India will get
Letters, Op/Ed, Other

Letters: Buying carbon indulgences

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I find David McInnes’s gushing about Canada’s record in food sustainability appears to be suspect. I duly note that he is under contract to 22 various and sundry special interest groups seeking some sort of good agribusiness seal of approval for food sustainability. You report Maple Leaf Foods, of listeriosis infamy, buying indulgences in response
In the latest provincial budget released April 7, the Progressive Conservative government called for about $248 million in education tax rebates in 2021.
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KAP welcomes education property tax rollback

Budget pledges a 25 per cent rebate cheque in 2021; existing farmland school tax rebate to be reduced

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A promised start to the phasing out of the education property tax is “welcome news,” said KAP president Bill Campbell. “Farmers pay a disproportionate amount of education property taxes, and the disparity between what farmers are paying and what the average homeowner is paying remains an issue,” Campbell said in a statement April 9. “Until the tax is completely removed, farmers will continue to pay more
Letters, Op/Ed, Other

Letters: Promote peace not war

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I am responding to a recent article in the March 11 issue: “More Canadian defence spending, more exports to U.S.” David MacNaughton, Canada’s former ambassador to the United States, addressing the Canadian Crops Convention, suggests that if Canada spent more on defence it would pay dividends in trade with the U.S. Surely Mr. MacNaughton must
Such criticism is misleading, and wrongly places the blame on Ottawa.
Op/Ed, Opinion, Other

Opinion: Feds came with cash, Prairies didn’t

The western provinces want to blame the feds for failing to fund, while keeping their own purses closed

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The Prairie provinces are being disingenuous in their failure to take responsibility for AgriStability reform talks that floundered largely due to their tight pockets. Yes, the AgriStability saga between Prairie provinces and the federal government continues, despite the two sides agreeing on a major reform. After more than a year of back-and-forth negotiations, provinces agreed
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Cool start, then milder temperatures

Forecast covering the period from April 14 to April 21

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Well, the last forecast turned out to be partially correct, but as usual, little changes can be amplified over time. We saw the area of low pressure push by to our south and east last Thursday and Friday, bringing clouds and some showers a little farther into eastern regions than originally expected. Then, colder and
From left, Liz Finch, Floyd McTavish, and Morley Butler, RM of Prairie View deputy reeve.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Foxwarren citizen embodies community service

Floyd McTavish is the RM of Prairie View’s Volunteer Citizen of the Year

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Floyd McTavish, like many volunteers, is part of the glue that holds his community together. “Volunteers are a treasure; Floyd’s quiet commitment to service has indeed made our community richer, in ways that words cannot possibly describe,” said Liz Finch, a Foxwarren resident. Finch nominated McTavish for Prairie View municipality’s 2020 Volunteer Citizen of the

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