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Boissevain plan this year’s crop via Zoom meeting.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Foodgrains Bank bringing food aid to locked-down families

Manitoba growing projects preparing to plant as fundraising becomes crucial

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Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing projects in Manitoba are preparing to plant as usual despite the complications of COVID-19. These fundraisers will be more crucial than ever, as a worldwide health crisis quickly is becoming a food crisis, the organization says. “The situation is very dire. Families can’t last more than a few more weeks like
A file photo of cattle mustering in Australia’s Outback. (Hypedesk/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets

Australia requests China trade talks over beef, barley

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Sydney | Reuters — Australia’s trade minister is seeking urgent talks with his Chinese counterpart after key agriculture exports were hit with suspensions and tariff threats, but said Australia will continue to push for an inquiry into the COVID-19 outbreak. Trade minister Simon Birmingham requested a telephone call with Chinese commerce minister Zhong Shan after
CME June 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: June live cattle limit up on soaring beef prices

Large supplies of hogs, cattle still loom over futures

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed higher on Tuesday, with nearby contracts rising the daily maximum, as surging wholesale beef prices and expectations U.S. beef and pork production would drop spurred speculative buying, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle futures settled up 4.5 cents, the expanded daily limit, at
File photo of a quality control check on fresh peppers in a Canadian vegetable packing plant. (Jeffbergen/E+Getty Images)
Markets, Other

Laid-off foreign workers may get conditional clearance for other jobs

Workers allowed to start new jobs while permits are processed

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Approved temporary foreign workers (TFWs) whose jobs disappeared before they could begin work in Canada this spring can now get much quicker approval to start at other workplaces, including farms, where the workers are needed. The federal government said Tuesday it will, effective “immediately,” temporarily waive its rule requiring a TFW to receive federal approval
A batch of cheese underway at the Bothwell Cheese factory in New Bothwell.
Farmit Manitoba, News

Bothwell, Dairy Farmers turning excess milk into cheese donation

Dairy producers are advised to reduce production after drop in demand due to the COVID-19 crisis

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After a drop in dairy demand, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba and Bothwell Cheese are turning excess milk into thousands of kilograms of cheese for Winnipeg Harvest. “Everyone is under hardship,” said David Wiens, chair of the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba. “The need for food banks will only go up at this time.” DFM, Bothwell Cheese,
CME August 2020 live cattle with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures lower on profit-taking

August, October cattle limit down; June hogs also down

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, with some contract months falling their daily three-cent limit on profit-taking amid signs the U.S. meat-packing sector was stepping up beef production, traders said. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) June live cattle futures settled down 1.975 cents at 92.675 cents/lb., after surging to a
Younger farmers say cash advance delays are preventing them from accessing spring inputs.
News

Canola Growers’ cash advances delayed by COVID, new rules

Canadian Canola Growers Association has made some changes that are causing farmers some short-term pain for long-term gain

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COVID-19 and new government cash advance rules are slowing Canada’s biggest cash advance administrator from getting badly needed money to farmers this spring. But the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) says it’s now in a better position to serve farmers no matter how long the pandemic lasts. In mid-March CCGA CEO Rick White moved 50 employees focused on the
Has COVID-19 nixed AAFC’s 2020 research program?
Crops, News

Has COVID-19 nixed AAFC’s 2020 research program?

With spring seeding underway Prairie wheat and cereal commissions are urging AAFC to find ways to do some of its research, while keeping staff safe

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It could be the lost year for agriculture research in Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) says its research could be sidelined by COVID-19 this year. But the Prairie wheat and barley commissions that invest millions of dollars in that work are urging the federal department to reconsider and continue important projects. Why it matters: A disruption in research will mean
Matt Kynoch, solutions supply specialist with Enns Brothers, demonstrates a worn spray nozzle at the June 22, 2017 canolaPalooza event in Portage la Prairie. The 2020 events have been cancelled due to the pandemic.
News

Canola council wants federal research to go forward

However, because of the pandemic, 2020 canolaPaloozas have been cancelled

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The Canola Council of Canada believes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) can still take on high-priority research projects this growing season, including canola yield trials and research into yield-robbing canola diseases, despite COVID-19. However, this year’s canolaPalooza events in the three Prairie provinces showcasing the latest canola agronomy have been cancelled because of the virus,

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