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A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)

Non-essential travel limits extended at U.S. borders with Canada, Mexico

By GFM Network News July 16, 2020

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Restrictions on non-essential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug. 21, Canada and the United States announced Thursday. “Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the current border measures by one month until Aug. 21, and we’re going to keep working closely

It has been estimated that 250 million people are at risk of facing acute hunger due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: A global barn raising

By Laura Rance-Unger July 16, 2020

Whenever you hear people romanticizing the good old days of pioneering life on the Prairies, the nostalgia is almost always tied to the community spirit. By most measures, the early settlers lived a miserable existence. But they were all in it together and all working towards the same end, firstly to survive and then to

A program distributing food – particularly perishables – to help feed Canadians who would otherwise not be fed is admirable.

Op/Ed, Opinion, Other

Opinion: Food recovery program should be permanent and expanded

The program isn’t a true win for farmers, but it’s better than food waste and total losses

By D.C. Fraser July 15, 2020

Now that we know more about how the Surplus Food Rescue program will work, there should be a recognition for its need beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was announced as part the federal pandemic response and comes with $50 million in funding to help move extra food to vulnerable Canadians. Now that details are available, there is clear indication the program

QR codes (shown above) will be located at field stations along the self-guided tour.

Crops, News

Novel 4R Nutrient Stewardship Self-Guided Field Days created

COVID-19 changed lots of things, including this year's 4R event July 23-25

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2020

Because of the novel coronavirus, there’s now also the novel 4R Nutrient Stewardship Self-Guided Field Days July 23-25, three miles north of PTH 3 on PTH 13 near Carman. “This is something very different,” University of Manitoba soil ecology professor Mario Tenuta said in an interview July 14. There are 15 stations to learn various

China is the largest fertilizer consumer in the world, consuming close to 50 million tonnes a year.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Fertilizers ride the coronavirus storm

Economies may struggle in the wake of COVID, but fertilizers remain essential and available

By Julia Meehan July 14, 2020

The domino effect of the coronavirus, as it has spread across the globe, has so far had a limited impact on the fertilizer industry. However, the full effects of the global pandemic are starting to show in some sectors owing to cash flow problems caused by decomposing crops, such as fruit and vegetables. China, having

The biggest challenge we have faced has been the lack of reliable internet connections outside of the school setting, due to inadequate rural internet services.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Pandemic shows value of local education oversight

Local input in the form of school boards can tailor solutions to the area

By Jan Mcintyre July 13, 2020

On Friday, May 29, the Winnipeg Free Press published a front-page article “‘Pandemic-proof pedagogical system’: Lessons as usual for Hutterite colonies.” During this time of suspended in-person classes due to the COVID pandemic, the article explained how across the province “an easy upload to distance learning has been all but impossible for teachers and students.”

Mobile butcher Gerrit vande Bruinhorst works on a beef carcass.

Livestock, News, Other

Have gun will travel

Coronavirus at meat plants builds demand for mobile butchers

By Rod Nickel July 13, 2020

Reuters – Slaughtering cattle is a solitary, but personal business for Gerrit vande Bruinhorst, 55, the mobile butcher of Picture Butte, Alberta. On this day, vande Bruinhorst, a .303 rifle in hand, arrives early at a customer’s ranch. He wears boots, coveralls and a rubber apron to catch any blood. With one shot to the forehead, the 1,300-pound Black Angus steer

News, Other

Committee continues review of BRM programs

After being derailed by COVID response, it’s back to regular business for MPs

By D.C. Fraser July 13, 2020

Members of Parliament continued their study into business risk management (BRM) programs offered by the federal government during recent virtual meetings of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. The study was interrupted by COVID-19, which prompted meetings specifically about government’s response to the pandemic, but during meetings on June 12 and June 17, the

Crops

Ontario to insure for crop loss due to lack of labour

AgriInsurance offering hailed as a first in Canada

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 10, 2020

Ontario’s federal/provincial AgriInsurance program has been temporarily expanded to include coronavirus-related labour shortages as a covered cause for crop loss. Producers already enrolled in an eligible production insurance plan and hit by crop losses due to labour disruptions during the 2020 growing season will be able to get further insurance coverage, the Ontario and federal

Livestock, Markets

China’s slower meat imports seen worsening its protein shortage

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 9, 2020

Beijing | Reuters — China’s dwindling pace of meat imports, thanks to its tough measures against coronavirus contamination, will provide further support for prices already buoyed by a severe shortage of pork, analysts said. Purchases of pork and other meats have soared this year after domestic production shrank 30 per cent following an outbreak of

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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