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Farm Leader Slaughters Pig At Market

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 17, 2009

ANew Brunswick director of the National Farmers Union in New Brunswick hauled a pig to town and slaughtered it at a local farmers’ market Dec. 5. Jean-Eudes Chiasson, brought one of his pigs to market in Dieppe, where he set up signs in French, stressing the desperate circumstances now faced by family farmers. He then

Country Crossroads

Colony Women Sew For A Cause

By Dora Maendel December 17, 2009

Distinctively stylish, the bags feature a variety of African motifs including orchids, orange tigers, a striking mask collage, leopards, elephants and giraffes… CORRECTION The correct address to link to the website of Prairie Pens to purchase a copy of their new book From All Directions is www.fromalldirections.com.An incorrect e-mail address was published in the Dec.

Hogs, Livestock

Big Sky Files For Creditor Protection: Reports

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 19, 2009

Big Sky Farms, the largest hog production company in Saskatchewan, has applied for creditor protection, according to Saskatchewan media. The Humboldt, Sask. company cited an unprecedented downturn in North America’s markets for pork, Canadian Press said Nov. 11. CBC quoted Big Sky CEO Casey Smit as saying in a news release that “while today’s actions

News

Local Food Plus Coming To Manitoba

By Daniel Winters October 29, 2009

“It’s definitely in the millions of dollars since we’ve started” – LORI STAHLBRAND Local Food Plus (LFP) has crossed the border. The Ontario-based, non-profit local food certifier has begun inspecting local farms and approaching food services outlets and retailers ahead of a planned expansion into Manitoba, according to LFP president Lori Stahlbrand, who founded the

News, Other livestock

Conference Organizers Hope For Good Turnout In 2009

By Lorraine Stevenson October 8, 2009

Organizers of the 2009 Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference say they hope a late harvest won’t deter too many women from attending. This is the 23rd successive year rural and farm women have organized the three-day event, which annually attracts women to hear speakers, attend workshops and network. Oct. 15 is the early deadline to register

Cereals, News, Pulses

Co-Operator Staff Win Awards

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 17, 2009

The Manitoba Co-operator’s managing editor Dave Bedard is a two-time gold medal winner in the 2009 Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation (CFWF) awards held last weekend in Edmonton. Bedard was awarded first place in the Press Editorial category (the O. R. Evans Award) sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited for his editorial titled Policy Plonk. Bedard and

News

In brief continued

September 10, 2009

Piggies dumped: The Ottawa Humane Society (OHS) said Aug. 25 it was “scrambling” to find foster care for these piglets and three more left in a plywood pen outside Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s constituency office with food, water and a sign CBC quoted as saying: “Because of market conditions and H1N1, we are no longer

Opinion

Ghost Of The Crow

September 10, 2009

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Afew years ago CBC’s “As it Happens” radio show host introduced a political panel on federal-provincial equalization with the question “Now that the Crowsnest rate is no longer an issue, is equalization destined to take its place as a synonym for ‘bore you to death?’” For those who participated in the

Hogs, News

Small Farmer Beats Commodity Price Trap

By Daniel Winters September 10, 2009

“I’m getting just over $200 per pig. I should be happy.” – IAN SMITH It seems the more the “big” hog farmers hurt, the wider the grin on Ian Smith’s face stretches. Thanks to his carefully nurtured, direct-marketing strategy, the operator of Argyle-based Natural Raised Pork is still getting good prices for 75 to 80

Hogs, News

Swine Flu Spreads From People To Pigs

By Ron Friesen May 7, 2009

The discovery last weekend of the H1N1 Influenza A flu virus in an Alberta pig herd is the latest blow for Canada’s hog farmers already reeling from a barrage of bad news. The so-called swine flu spreading around the world had already disrupted markets and created a public image problem for pork producers, even though

Daily Network News

USDA predicts more wheat in Australia, smaller crops elsewhere

‘Like gold’: Europe’s barley prices climb as buyers chase supply

Ag in Motion wins business tourism award

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