Manitoba farmers grapple with sandblasting, crop damage from hail after June storms.
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Storm damage, seeding deadlines sends farmers scrambling
Damaging hail and wind was poorly timed, given looming MASC deadlines
Manitoba beef eyes Alberta AgriStability pilot
The program aims to identify how to close gaps for cow-calf producers
Manitoba’s beef sector is hopeful an Alberta pilot program that addresses AgriStability’s position on cow-calf expenses might spread to other regions. “We hope to see it kind of nationwide as long as the pilot shows benefit to our industry, whether that’s reflecting pasture costs in the eligible expenses or looking at how they do the
Editorial: Time to plug the BRM leak
As reporter Don Norman notes in the front-page story of our Aug. 3 issue of the Co-operator, business risk management came up a few times when Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ag ministers met in New Brunswick in July. That’s not unexpected. Farmers are being told to expect more volatile weather as a result of
Federal and provincial ag ministers meet in Fredericton
Environmental issues remain a hot topic for provincial agriculture ministers. That and sustainable agriculture dominated discussions during the recent federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers meeting in Fredericton, N.B. The annual conference was held from July 19-21. The focus on sustainable agriculture tracks, as this is the first time the ministers have met since
Insurers seen reviewing Black Sea ship cover after Russia quits deal
Last ship covered under deal left Sunday
London | Reuters — Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The agreement, brokered by Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global
Comment: Protecting our farms for the long term
Farmers are supporting farmers to improve business risk management in the face of climate change
A recent opinion piece in the Manitoba Co-operator references the Business Risk Management Task Force report that Farmers for Climate Solutions released almost a year ago (“NFU stance on BRM programs mystifying,” Feb. 16). The article makes a number of claims that are not correct and require clarification. I am a farmer who has been
Comment: NFU stance on business risk management programs mystifying
Why would a farm group dedicated to farmers support a report undermining farmers?
POLICY Why would a farm group dedicated to farmers support a report undermining farmers?
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has a long and proud history of supporting the pillars of Canadian farm policy. The NFU has over the years supported good public policy such as crop insurance, the Crow Rate, orderly marketing, supply management, the Canadian Wheat Board, public plant breeding, and the PFRA, which included the tree nursery
Pork packer Olymel laying off dozens of managers
Market unpredictability, 'growth challenges' cited
Major Canadian pork and poultry packer Olymel has laid off 57 people from its management ranks and eliminated another 120 administrative positions, citing the company’s current “market context and growth challenges.” Olymel, the meat packing arm of Quebec-based Sollio Cooperative Group, said Tuesday its affected employees were notified Monday and have received their layoff notices.
New ag policy framework gets mostly thumbs-up
Change in the AgriStability reference margin from 70 to 80 per cent may encourage more participation
The new national business risk management plan is getting a generally positive reception from farm organization leaders. The new framework, titled the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, was announced by federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers following their annual meeting at the end of July. Grain Growers of Canada chair Andre Harpe said he was glad the ministers were able to reach a decision,
BRM programs a poor fit for challenged livestock sector
With so much extreme weather, is it time to change the approach to the livestock sector’s safety net
This time, it was April when disaster struck. Calves were dropping across the province. Livestock operations, bitten hard by the 2021 drought, were urgently waiting for pastures to green. Nobody needed a half-metre of snow, enough precipitation to send parts of the province under water and extended power outages. In the aftermath, producers began to
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