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Quarry Rehab program open for applicants

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 25, 2022

The Manitoba government is opening a third intake for the Quarry Rehabilitation on Private and Municipal Land Program the province announced May 9. Up to $2.8 million will be available for the 2022-23 program, it said in a news release. Owners of private and municipal lands with a registration certificate or private quarry permit issued

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Private sector push will give farmers carbon opportunities

Companies like MacDonald’s and Maple Leaf foods will likely partner with farmers to offset emissions

By Jennifer Blair March 4, 2020

Western Canadian farmers lead the world in reducing greenhouse gas emissions — they just don’t get paid for it, says an expert in the carbon-credit market. But that’s starting to change, said Jon Alcock, sustainability specialist at Viresco Solutions, a company that develops carbon credits and “carbon intensity scores.” Compliance-based carbon offset credits in Canada

A University of Oxford study says oat milk is a “guilt-free option.”

News

Oat ‘milk’ gets high marks

It’s now the fastest-growing dairy alternative in the U.S.

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 10, 2020

If you’re a dairy producer, you won’t think much of the alternative “milks” reviewed in a recent article in the U.K.’s The Guardian. But if you grow oats, you might be a bit less rankled. The article claims dairy milk is an environmental “disaster” and quotes a University of Oxford study which says it results

Local news, News, Other

Manitoba government proclaims Watershed District Act

District members had expressed concern that act would be delayed, complicating plans

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 8, 2020

The act that reforms conservation districts along watershed lines was proclaimed Dec. 30, slightly ahead of schedule. “This new model of improved watershed management strategies will improve the quality of our water in lakes, wetlands, rivers and streams, an important step towards mitigating climate change locally and globally,” said Blaine Pedersen, minister of Agriculture and

Farmit Manitoba, Op/Ed

Editorial: Corporate interest makes sustainability in agriculture tangible

By Laura Rance-Unger December 19, 2019

It didn’t take long for a young cattle rancher from Saskatchewan to capture the audience’s attention at the Canada 2020 National Forum on Agri-Food in Ottawa earlier this month. “For me, the word ‘sustainability’ is synonymous with McDonald’s,” said Adrienne Ivey, who is part of a family corporation managing 3,000 beef cattle on a 10,000-acre

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: Charting a different path for Canadian ag

By Gord Gilmour December 12, 2019

The National Farmers Union used its 50th annual convention to release a major discussion paper that charts a new path for agriculture. There are a lot of details, but it makes the case that farmers have committed to a form of high-input agriculture that can be environmentally harmful and economically risky. The document’s key conclusion

Canadian farmers can help save the planet and themselves by cutting petroleum-based farm inputs, according to a discussion paper written by farmer, researcher and author Darrin Qualman in co-operation with the National Farmers Union.

News

Rethinking the Green Revolution

Canada needs to ‘swing for the fences’ and transform its agriculture, says a new discussion paper

By Allan Dawson December 12, 2019

The climate change and farm income crisis have many of the same causes and solutions, according to a major new discussion paper. Cutting back on petroleum-based inputs, including nitrogen fertilizer, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and increase net farm incomes by lowering input costs. The result: more farmers and revitalized rural communities, says the

Farmers have enough challenges on their hands this season without the added stress  of higher costs due to the carbon tax, producer groups say.

News

Farm groups say ‘Harvest from Hell’ underlines need for carbon tax relief

Fuels used for this operation have not been exempted from the federal carbon tax

By Alex Binkley November 27, 2019

Farm groups have fired off urgent appeals for government financial help for producers struggling with a weather-disrupted harvest made worse by the imposition of the federal carbon tax on fuel used to dry grain. Grain Farmers of Ontario and a coalition of Alberta commodity groups sent their requests directly to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau because

Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain says the carbon neutral status isn’t the end of the  company’s efforts to minimize its environmental footprint.

News, Other

Maple Leaf Foods goes carbon neutral

The move positions the Canadian company as a global leader

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 19, 2019

Through reducing emissions and investing in offsetting projects, Maple Leaf Foods has become the first major food company in the world to become carbon neutral, the company announced Nov. 7. “Given the impact that climate change is having on our planet, our vision is one that calls us to strive for continuous improvement by reducing

A farmer shows a corn shoot infested with fall armyworm at his farm in Narayangaon village in the western state of Maharashtra, India, Dec. 18, 2018.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other, Weather

Technology eases farming ‘drudgery’ and risk as climate threats grow

Farming technological innovations can make the work more secure and appealing around the world

By Laurie Goering November 13, 2019

Thomson Reuters Foundation – In India, farmers growing crops for seed company Mahyco get a text message after they deliver their harvest, noting its weight and how much was usable — followed quickly by another text saying their money is in the bank. That reliable flow of cash through their accounts means when a farmer

Daily Network News

Pulse Weekly: SPG looks back at harvest, ahead to trade

U.S. grains: Soy futures set 15-month high after China agrees to purchases

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures take a pause after recent slides

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Quarry Rehab program open for applicants

Private sector push will give farmers carbon opportunities

Oat ‘milk’ gets high marks

Manitoba government proclaims Watershed District Act

Editorial: Corporate interest makes sustainability in agriculture tangible

Editor’s Take: Charting a different path for Canadian ag

Rethinking the Green Revolution

Farm groups say ‘Harvest from Hell’ underlines need for carbon tax relief

Maple Leaf Foods goes carbon neutral

Technology eases farming ‘drudgery’ and risk as climate threats grow

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