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Editorial: Preparing for an uncertain future

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It’s a hot, dry summer on the Prairies, so much so that farmers farther west have started to harvest their cereal crops for livestock feed. A heat wave nicknamed “Lucifer” is scorching much of Europe this summer and climate change experts are suggesting these are a greater threat to human life in the short term
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Wilf Keller elected new AIC board chair

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Wilf Keller is the new head of the Agricultural Institute of Canada. Keller is a well-known agricultural researcher who has worked for nearly 40 years mainly in the field of biotechnology development and application for the genetic modification of crops. In this time he has led numerous major research efforts. Keller worked at the Research
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Report discusses disseminating agricultural research

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The Agricultural Institute of Canada (AIC) says the next suite of Growing Forward programs should include funds dedicated to communicating about research to the general public. Its 2016 Conference Report (the Report), which summarizes the need for the agricultural sector to better disseminate research results to producers, farmers, industry, academia, consumers and among the research
Opinion

Editorial: The trouble with science: it changes

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Growing up on the farm in the 1960s, two events caused a dramatic shift in the family’s eating habits. First, the cow died. She was replaced with skim milk powder, which scientifically speaking, offered similar nutrition, was less expensive, stored better and was much more convenient than maintaining a cow and milking two times a
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Agriculture Hall of Fame

Five Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions

Ed Tyrchniewicz was born on January 20, 1941, and grew up on a farm at Prairie Grove, just outside of Winnipeg. He attended a one-room, one-teacher school up to Grade 8. Following high school at Provencher Collegiate in St. Boniface, Ed attended the University of Manitoba from which he obtained a degree in agricultural economics
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OUR HISTORY: July 4, 1957

Our July 4, 1957 issue reported on an expected record wheat carry-over of 640 million bushels (17.4 million tonnes), which compares with only six million tonnes expected this year. At the annual meeting of the Agricultural Institute of Canada, a Vancouver doctor “laid down the gauntlet” in an address encouraging members to do more to
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Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 4, 2011

Keith Smith was born and raised on a farm in the Oak Lake area of Manitoba. Following high school, Keith attended the University of Manitoba from which he graduated with a B. Sc. in agriculture in 1955. Three years later, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin with an M. Sc. in Extension Education. In
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Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Sep. 2, 2010

Cam Brown was born and raised on a farm in the St. Vital/St. Boniface area where his family produced cereals, vegetables and livestock. He attended Provencher School in St. Boniface. Upon graduation, he enrolled in the University of Manitoba where he obtained a BSA (’52) and an MSc (’55) in Swine Nutrition. Cam had a
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Agriculture Hall Of Fame – for Sep. 10, 2009

Bert Sandercock was born and educated at Morden, Manitoba. He completed his BSA and MSc in agriculture at the University of Manitoba. In his undergraduate years, he worked at the Morden Research Centre where he acquired a keen interest in horticulture. In 1950, Bert married Ella Eriksson. They raised three children: Shelley, Blair and Garth.
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Agriculture Hall Of Fame – for Aug. 20, 2009

John Murray Cormack was born and raised on a family farm at Rossburn, Manitoba. He obtained a BSA from the University of Manitoba, an MSc from the University of Nebraska and a PhD from Iowa State University. Murray and Cather ine (nee Crookshank) raised four sons: Ron, Ken, Neil and David. From 1957 to 1959,

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