Prairie farmers didn’t ask for a Mideast conflict to squeeze global fuel and fertilizer supply chains — threatening to send farm costs spiking — but here we are.
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Iran war catches Prairie farmers in the geopolitical crossfire — again
Prairie farmers didn’t ask for a Mideast conflict to squeeze global fuel and fertilizer supply chains — threatening to send farm costs spiking — but here we are
A short recap of the never-ending glyphosate saga
Editorial: Farmers are watching on the sidelines as the glyphosate story twists and turns
Prairie farmers are concerned about the chances of losing a herbicide that’s played a pivotal role in conservation agriculture — and the chill this saga puts on new product investment.
Canadian agriculture has to back up diverse trade if it wants it
Cheap and easy access to U.S. trade is a relic of the past; it’s time for Canadian agriculture to buy into market diversification efforts if they’re to succeed
Cheap and easy access to U.S. trade is a relic of the past and market diversification is expensive: What's Canadian agriculture to do?
Government silence loud on AAFC cuts
Fiscal responsibility should mean owning the responsibility for fiscal decisions
Canada’s federal government trumpets fiscal responsibility; their silence on a day of massive Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada cuts was baffling at best.
Pragmatism prevails for farmers in Canada-China trade talks
Canola tariff reductions and a more even-keeled trade tone with China a positive for Canadian farmers, despite risk of irritating a volatile U.S.
Canada’s trade concessions from China is a good news story for Canadian farmers, even if the U.S. Trump administration may not like it.
Bug farming has a scaling problem
Insect farms hoped to tap into protein markets, particularly for animal feed, but around the world companies have hit financial difficulties in 2025
Why hasn’t bug farming scaled despite huge investment and subsidies? A look at the technical, cost and market realities behind its struggle.
The poetic epic of Manitoba farming 2025
Former Manitoba Co-operator editor John Morriss returns for his yearly poetic sum up of the farming year and look ahead into 2026
Former Manitoba Co-operator editor John Morriss returns for his yearly poetic sum up of the farming year and look ahead into 2026.
Roundup retraction makes public trust ripples
Bayer has already hinted they might ditch Roundup production, given lawsuits against the key agricultural herbicide
A foundational study on glyphosate safety was recently retracted, while Roundup maker Bayer has already said it may ditch the key agricultural herbicide after lawsuits piled up.
Introducing the purple tomato
Recently approved, genetically altered purple tomato promises an antioxidant boost to Canadian diets, and maybe a resurrection of fun-coloured food?
Health Canada has approved bioengineered The Purple Tomato (TM), maybe leading to new culinary uses and health benefits?
Calling all Co-operator readers
We want to hear your stories of the Manitoba Co-operator: the memories, the articles that stuck out, the farm history you watched play out on our pages
Hey farmers, we want to hear your Manitoba Co-operator stories: the articles that stuck out, the farm history you watched on our pages.